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My favourite of these is probably Graeme Obree[1] who managed to get not one, but two very different bike positions banned in the ’90s after setting the hour record using one of them and winning the world championship using the other.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graeme_Obree

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A bit like Michael Guerra? I haven't checked, but if his trick didn't get banned...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3Iz7ZMALaCY

Heh, I'd never seen the full clip of that and the scooter driver's reaction just about had me spit on my keyboard over here.

Same here. Your comment convinced me to click, no regrets. :D

1. The scooter guy reaction

2. The scooter guy decides "can't beat 'em might as well join him"

3. The poor mobility scooter being passed by all this

Saw this recently. Amazing and frightening!

while this is of course very cool, I was always convinced that it also included a motor. The acceleration seems too abrupt for just a Cd advantage, and that was right around the time of the big motor in chassis scandals

He's riding a fixie (presumably it's a fixie race). On a downhill, your legs are slowing you down; presumably he would have gained some advantage just by taking his feet off the pedals, but this would give a bit more advantage.

Planking is how the kids here race 70cc Honda cub motorcycles. They shift with their hands and have specially modified seats to support the prone riding position.

And it's interesting how long some of these GameCube moves/bike positions can leave a mark on a sport. Just three weeks ago Filippo Ganna broke the Boardman's superman position record (from 1996), finally topping the last of the hour record tricks [1].

[1] https://www.velonews.com/news/road/filippo-ganna-smashes-uci...

Graeme Obree tested in a wind tunnel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ9H0INZ2_s

Interesting video with Obree where his positions are tested in a wind tunnel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ9H0INZ2_s

1930s: going fast by leaning backward, banned

1990s: going fast by leaning forward, banned

I look forward to 2100 when they will simply ban going faster than a specific speed.

going fast by leaning forward has definitely not been banned.

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