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Usually the best technique is to sit upright with hands on the tops, some club roller racers even turn their bars round to be even more upright. why?
if it wasn't for wind resistance top track sprinters would sit more upright as you can produce more power from your back(watch Chris Hoy outta the starting blocks and see how he uses his back)... there is no headwind on the rollers.
yes, holding the bars near the stem does restrict your lungs, but bending over double on the drops probably restricts your lungs more due to reduced body cavity capacity, being upright with your arms apart is probably best.
racing on the drops encourages you to "wrestle" the bike, wasting power and fatiguing earlier, keeping upper body relaxed let's you put more energy into pedals as well as encouraging spinning technique.
Also having your saddle lower than a regular bike helps you maintain higher cadences...
Of course there are some guys (Simon) who break all the above "rules" but can still win....this technique is called "animalism".
BTW our very own Caspar and Therese set the new fastest times with the new gearing.....22 1/2 secs for the males and 26 something for the females.