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Take your feet out
of your bike shoes
With 200m left of the bike
course, it’s time to get ready
to dismount. A time-saving
tip is to skilfully take your feet
out of your shoes, place them
on top and continue cycling
without slowing down.
Ideally, you want to have
quick-release shoes, which
will make it easier to take your
feet out and smoothly get back
into your pedalling.
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Perfect a confident dismount
Dismounting is just as, if not more, difficult as mounting the
bike. The potential for things to go wrong is greater as you’ll now
be sufficiently fatigued. When riding up to the dismount line,
feather the brakes to control your speed. Confidently take one leg
over the top tube, putting your weight on the remaining pedal,
then step off the bike while carrying the momentum forward.19
Useyourbiketohelp
youintotherun
Runningwiththebike
to transitioncanbean
unforgivingexperience.
Trading yourcyclinglegsfor
running onescanbea shock
and couldcauseanawkward
couple ofstrides.Relax,take
control ofthebikeandthe
directionit needstogointo
T2. Keep yourcadencehighas
you run torackthebikeasthis
will helpprepareyourlegsfor
the run section.DISMOUNTING THE BIKE
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