Why do so many Pro Racing Cyclists now have Beards ?

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Anthony.R.Brown
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Why do so many Pro Racing Cyclists now have Beards ?

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Which is a Joke! especially when it comes to cleanliness for other riders around them,regarding dust & insects that stick to the beard ?,and just as important when they do a Time trial ? or is it a modern day wanna be macho thing ?
Teams spend thousands of euros reducing the aerodynamic drag for the rider and bike in wind tunnels etc. shaving micro seconds off,and then the rider turns up on the start ramp with a mass of hair around their face,not much different to the aerodynamics of Rolf harris :(
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A beard/facial hair makes no difference to how Aero a rider is apparently.
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Doesn't slow Cav.
It's the same the whole world over
It's the poor what gets the blame
It's the rich what gets the pleasure
Isn't it a blooming shame?
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Five winners so far and one, Alaphillipe, has a beard.
Does Cav have a beard or designer stubble?
Three clean shaven is it a draw or is there a clear winner?
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Mike Sales wrote: 1 Jul 2021, 4:44pm Doesn't slow Cav.
It does in a Time trial he came in a number 77 ? :(

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Anthony.R.Brown wrote: 1 Jul 2021, 4:53pm
Mike Sales wrote: 1 Jul 2021, 4:44pm Doesn't slow Cav.
It does in a Time trial he came in a number 77 ? :(

https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour- ... 5/results/
Irrelevant.
He’s never been known to be a top timetrialist.
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Maillot Rouge wrote: 1 Jul 2021, 5:01pm
Anthony.R.Brown wrote: 1 Jul 2021, 4:53pm
Mike Sales wrote: 1 Jul 2021, 4:44pm Doesn't slow Cav.
It does in a Time trial he came in a number 77 ? :(

https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour- ... 5/results/
Irrelevant.
He’s never been known to be a top timetrialist.
Ha! you have to check your resources! if he done better in Time trials then he would more than likely have won the Tour more times! :)
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Well, In a cutting edge sport they're dodging the razor!
Maybe it is similar to the U-Boat practise of not shaving whilst on service? Maybe Gillette should become an "Extra Sportif", to follow Nivea which was the first in that role! IGICB MM
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Anthony.R.Brown wrote: 1 Jul 2021, 5:07pm
Maillot Rouge wrote: 1 Jul 2021, 5:01pm
Anthony.R.Brown wrote: 1 Jul 2021, 4:53pm

It does in a Time trial he came in a number 77 ? :(

https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour- ... 5/results/
Irrelevant.
He’s never been known to be a top timetrialist.
Ha! you have to check your resources! if he done better in Time trials then he would more than likely have won the Tour more times! :)
Cab has never won the Tour or any other GT.
He’s a Sprinter not a GC rider.So Hed need to improve his climbing also.Funnily enough he’s not known to be a decent climber either.
So no,beard or no beard Cavendish would never have been a GC contender.
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merseymouth wrote: 1 Jul 2021, 5:08pm Well, In a cutting edge sport they're dodging the razor!
Maybe it is similar to the U-Boat practise of not shaving whilst on service? Maybe Gillette should become an "Extra Sportif", to follow Nivea which was the first in that role! IGICB MM
Well there is a Big! difference in a U-Boat is about as Aero as it gets as a person is inside a covering! so a person could be as hairy as an ape and it would not make any difference to the Drag! stick the people of the outside of the Sub and watch the difference! :)
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Maillot Rouge wrote: 1 Jul 2021, 5:12pm
Anthony.R.Brown wrote: 1 Jul 2021, 5:07pm
Maillot Rouge wrote: 1 Jul 2021, 5:01pm
Irrelevant.
He’s never been known to be a top timetrialist.
Ha! you have to check your resources! if he done better in Time trials then he would more than likely have won the Tour more times! :)
Cab has never won the Tour or any other GT.
He’s a Sprinter not a GC rider.So Hed need to improve his climbing also.Funnily enough he’s not known to be a decent climber either.
So no,beard or no beard Cavendish would never have been a GC contender.
Exactly! reduce the Drag and it just might help! :)
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Anthony.R.Brown wrote: 1 Jul 2021, 5:14pm
Maillot Rouge wrote: 1 Jul 2021, 5:12pm
Anthony.R.Brown wrote: 1 Jul 2021, 5:07pm

Ha! you have to check your resources! if he done better in Time trials then he would more than likely have won the Tour more times! :)
Cab has never won the Tour or any other GT.
He’s a Sprinter not a GC rider.So Hed need to improve his climbing also.Funnily enough he’s not known to be a decent climber either.
So no,beard or no beard Cavendish would never have been a GC contender.

Exactly! reduce the Drag and it just might help! :)
I think this is actually a spoof thread.
Unless the OP thinks being clean shaven can shave 4 or 5 hours off Cavendish’s overall time over three weeks?
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Maillot Rouge wrote: 1 Jul 2021, 5:18pm
Anthony.R.Brown wrote: 1 Jul 2021, 5:14pm
Maillot Rouge wrote: 1 Jul 2021, 5:12pm
Cab has never won the Tour or any other GT.
He’s a Sprinter not a GC rider.So Hed need to improve his climbing also.Funnily enough he’s not known to be a decent climber either.
So no,beard or no beard Cavendish would never have been a GC contender.

Exactly! reduce the Drag and it just might help! :)
I think this is actually a spoof thread.
Unless the OP thinks being clean shaven can shave 4 or 5 hours off Cavendish’s overall time over three weeks?
So your expecting Cavendish to lose by 4 or 5 hours over three weeks ? and if he shaved it would make no difference ? in the Time trials he has done ? or will do ?
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In Paul Kimmage's book he tells that he decided to retire when he was grinding up a climb far behind the bunch and he was overtaken by a bearded tourist with panniers. As if the beard was the crowning indignity.
It's the same the whole world over
It's the poor what gets the blame
It's the rich what gets the pleasure
Isn't it a blooming shame?
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We only have to look at Nature to get the answer! the fastest animals regarding less Drag are the Cheetah with micro short hair,and the Dolphin with no hair! :smile:
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