Message #19527

[Liam]

Nice video of Cancellara on a long twisty descent.  He's pushing it to catch the peloton, which he does, but you have to love those great lean angles (at points he even drops his should/ butt deeper into the turn than the midline), and he even does the old-school point the inside knee into the turns (which technical mavens will denounce as unnecessary, but every great descender I know still does it!).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxXqQqAc2pA&feature=related


I'll add he's moving over 50mph through most of this and in excess of 60 in some parts..much like other 'euro-sports', people don't always appreciate the technical mastery these athletes possess in a sport that is mostly touted for it's over-the-top fitness demands.