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Improper Bottle Handoff Technique

Posted on 1 May 20097 August 2018 by cosmo

I realize it’s just Tour de Gila, and I realize you aren’t even racing as your proper Astana squad, but jeez, Johan. You’ve been around the block. Not only does Chris have none of these bottles shoved down his shirt, but you didn’t push on a single bottle!

It should take *at least* two seconds for a DS to hand a bottle to a rider. They’re slippery plastic, likely a little wet from being filled, they’re cold—you gotta make sure he has a good grip on it before you let go!

I expect more from you guys. America expects more from you guys. Heck, Kazakhstan expects more. Better not let this happen at the Giro.

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Best known for his How The Race Was Won® video series, Cosmo Catalano began blogging about pro cycling from a bike shop in 2005. Between then and now, he's designed cycling infographics, built cycling web apps, and supplied cycling content to print and broadcast media, all in the name of backing up his near-endless criticism with proof that it can be done better. He complains about cycling on Twitter at @Cyclocosm.

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