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Tag: tour de france
Cycling Skinsuits and Vortex Generators
It didn’t take long for an aerodynamic controversy to crop up in this year’s Tour de France. At the 14km individual time trial, riders from Team Sky wore custom Castelli Keep reading
How Cycling Position Affects Aerodynamics
New FYFD video! How much does a rider’s position on the bike affect the drag they experience? To find out I teamed up with folks from the University of Colorado Keep reading
Cars Helping Cyclists
This year’s Tour de France opened with an individual time trial stage in which riders competed solo against the clock. But, according to numerical simulations, some riders may get an Keep reading
Tour de France Physics: Wind Tunnel Testing
Over hours of racing, even a few grams of drag can be the difference between the top of the podium and missing out. For manufacturers as well as for Keep reading
Tour de France Physics: Time Trials
Unlike road stages in which cyclists can draft off one another to reduce drag, in the time trial a cyclist is on a solo race against the clock with nowhere Keep reading
Tour de France Physics: Lead-Out Trains
[original media no longer available] One of the most impressive cycling techniques for drag reduction on a rider is the lead-out train that delivers a sprinter to the finish line. Keep reading
Tour de France Physics: Breakaways
In cycling, a small group of riders often leave the protection of the peloton in a breakaway. These riders will often spend 80% or more of a stage or race Keep reading
Tour de France Physics: Pelotons
July is well underway and for cycling fans around the world that means it’s time for the Tour de France. This week at FYFD we’re going to do something a Keep reading