USA Pro Challenge time trial tech – gallery

<source media="(max-width: 320px)" srcset="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/1377381083311-1p7mo321edlmu-707a565.jpg?quality=90&resize=160%2C208, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/1377381083311-1p7mo321edlmu-707a565.jpg?quality=45&resize=320%2C416 2x, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/1377381083311-1p7mo321edlmu-707a565.jpg?quality=45&resize=462%2C600 3x" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(max-width: 375px)" srcset="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/1377381083311-1p7mo321edlmu-707a565.jpg?quality=90&resize=190%2C247, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/1377381083311-1p7mo321edlmu-707a565.jpg?quality=45&resize=380%2C494 2x, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/1377381083311-1p7mo321edlmu-707a565.jpg?quality=45&resize=462%2C600 3x" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(max-width: 425px)" srcset="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/1377381083311-1p7mo321edlmu-707a565.jpg?quality=90&resize=215%2C279, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/1377381083311-1p7mo321edlmu-707a565.jpg?quality=45&resize=430%2C559 2x, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/1377381083311-1p7mo321edlmu-707a565.jpg?quality=45&resize=462%2C600 3x" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(max-width: 992px)" srcset="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/1377381083311-1p7mo321edlmu-707a565.jpg?quality=90&resize=136%2C176, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/1377381083311-1p7mo321edlmu-707a565.jpg?quality=45&resize=272%2C353 2x, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/1377381083311-1p7mo321edlmu-707a565.jpg?quality=45&resize=408%2C530 3x, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/1377381083311-1p7mo321edlmu-707a565.jpg?quality=45&resize=462%2C600 4x" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(min-width: 993px)" srcset="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/1377381083311-1p7mo321edlmu-707a565.jpg?quality=90&resize=155%2C201, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/1377381083311-1p7mo321edlmu-707a565.jpg?quality=45&resize=310%2C403 2x, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/1377381083311-1p7mo321edlmu-707a565.jpg?quality=45&resize=462%2C600 3x" type="image/jpeg"> <img class="wp-image-148213 size-portrait_thumbnail image-handler__image image-handler__image--aspect no-wrap js-gallery-grid-src-image" src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/1377381083311-1p7mo321edlmu-707a565.jpg?quality=90&resize=461%2C600" width="556" height="723" data-crop-width="" data-crop-height="" alt="Team Novo Nordisk was one of many teams at the USA Pro Challenge stage 5 time trial with a varied mix of aero gear for riders" title="1377381083311-1p7mo321edlmu-707a565" style="width: auto; height: 100%;"> Team Novo Nordisk was one of many teams at the USA Pro Challenge stage 5 time trial with a varied mix of aero gear for riders Ben Delaney/Future Publishing

Uphill time trials always prompt the question, road bike or time trial bike? For stage 5 of the USA Pro Challenge , riders raced up a 10-mile (16.1km) course that climbed roughly 1,500ft. All the GC contenders ran full time trial setups, opting for aerodynamic benefit over weight reduction.

However, many riders just used road bikes with clip-on aero bars. With the top European teams operating out of rented busses and trucks instead of their own fleet, some bikes didn’t make the transatlantic flight.

Further, with time trialing being an inherently uncomfortable venture, riders and mechanics modified their bikes in a variety of ways, stacking extra padding onto arm rests and wrapping them with electrical tape, and running nose-less saddles.

Click through the image gallery , right, for a detailed look at the bikes used for the stage 5 time trial of the USA Pro Challenge. And check out Cyclingnews for complete coverage of the USA Pro Challenge .

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