no he doesnt need the frame ill agree, but if yeah he could race on some 200 pound frame but he would be alot slower, but the frame is made my a company BMC and only 50 of the frame being made and it it the dogs bollocks of time trials frames,
and by the way he is a semi pro used to be a pro byt due to injury in his career he had to step down, he was set to ride the tour but then got injured