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With the countdown to the 114th Milano-San Remo ticking away, we wonder if we will see more dropper posts. After last year’s harrowing attack on the Poggio descent and lower center of gravity, thanks to the use of a short travel dropper post, there was lots of debate on the subject. The UCI said they are legal, and looking further back to 2017, some neutral support bikes have even been equipped with them, allowing for a quick adjustment until a proper team-issue bike can be supplied.
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Speaking in the post-race press conference last year immediately following his first monument win, Matej Mohoric explained how he had prepared all winter with San Remo in mind, including working with the team to add the dropper post to his Merida Scultura.
“I was thinking about this race for the whole winter,” Mohorič said after the race. “The team came up with the idea of using a dropper post because this race suits me pretty well and it has a descent at the end.”
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