>>1100153For the most part pros would avoid triples because of q-factor and chainline reasons. Instead, they'd do weird stuff like run 53/34 if there were a big climb at the finish where they'd not have to shift back up to the big ring, sometimes go up to 25t on the back. That would happen in Italy and Spain, though, where some of the climbs are insane. And since everyone started moving to lower gearing, they've added more insane climbs like Zonclon, where a lot of the riders run close to 1:1 for their lowest gear.
It would be really weird to see a pro roadie do something like run a sub compact chainset, although with races that involve gravel climbing sections becoming more popular, who knows?
