08/09/2026
Champions have not always followed the standard.
Ullrich raced with an extremely narrow Q-factor. Indurain changed crank length during the season. Sean Kelly kept using toe clips and straps when almost the entire peloton had already switched to clipless pedals.
Very different choices, but with one thing in common: they knew what worked for them and did not simply follow everyone else.
In our latest Daccordi Magazine article, we look back at some of these stories.
If you think the technical pursuit of performance on a bicycle is something that belongs only to the present day, you are very much mistaken.