Riders from Redhill Cycling Club have recently been caught testing out a highly original formation for riding a team time trial.

The idea was the brainchild of the club's innovative racing secretary, Richard Sanders, allegedly.

'Traditionally, teams have focused on the negative effects of drag due to headwind', commented Sanders, allegedly, 'but our research has led us to concentrate instead on countering sidewinds, by using a two-abreast formation, with a tricycle bringing up the rear'.