timtak

I am new to ankling having done it only for the past few days but it is going well.

Schwin's book says "ankling is the trademark of the good cyclist." This is clearly not true bearing in mind that many or most in the pro peloton, from the late nineties, or the turn of the century, moved to a toe down type of pedalling style and won.

But this may be because
The advances in the media allowing anyone with a phone or computer to view the tour de France
The greater number of people cycling
The bigger more profitable bicycle manufactures
The more money in the sport
The greater ability to employ elite cyclists as support cyclists
The increased use of radios by the teams
resulting in enhanced teamwork and
POSSIBLY the increased use of drugs by the cyclists
that turned the grand tours into sprint relays in which a five minute sprint relay toe down style of cycling was paramount, thereby resulting in a cycling style, and bikes that were, and are unsuitable to the majority of solo cyclists.

However, Tom Pidcock ankles and breaks away. If he continues to be successful, he may result in a reappraisal of the ankling style.

It's irrelevant, so it must be witty.