Cycling Aerodynamics and Performance Modeling Symposium/Webinar today

[sciguy]

This will be taking place this evening Monday, June 24th at 5:30 MDT.
Jim Martin, Thorsten Dahmen and Andy Froncioni will be presenting.



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Hugh

 

[CoachFergie]

This is on NOW, if Jim can get the USTREAM sorted.

 

[CoachFergie]

No, apparently in 3 hours time. There goes my mid day ride.

 

[sciguy]

The program should be starting any time now. Minor technical delays for the moment.

 

[CoachFergie]

Wicked cool presentation. When will they discuss the effect of crank length on aerodynamics

 

[FrankDay]

Wicked cool presentation. When will they discuss the effect of crank length on aerodynamics

Actually, I thought one thing Martin said regarding the Australians sprinting in the saddle has to do with a lot of the threads that go on here. "They just won't try" were his words as I remember them. Looks like people are afraid to try a lot of things that might give them an advantage. LOL

 

[M Sport]

Actually, I thought one thing Martin said regarding the Australians sprinting in the saddle has to do with a lot of the threads that go on here. "They just won't try" were his words as I remember them. Looks like people are afraid to try a lot of things that might give them an advantage. LOL

Cervelo and Sky tested the theory. For sprints out of saddle sprinting was superior. For track it's in saddle.

 

[Alex Simmons/RST]

Cervelo and Sky tested the theory. For sprints out of saddle sprinting was superior. For track it's in saddle.

I don't think it's as simple black/white as that, as track geometry and rider morphology and performance variance standing to seated may change the equation. For some it might be a function of getting into the saddle earlier, rather than staying in saddle the whole time.

The issue is using the data available in unique ways to answer the question, and work out if there are other ways that lead to a speed improvement. It might be that a rider is technically uncomfortable with the transition at certain parts of the track and it needs practice before an overall improvement can be attained. But such improvement should be detectable in one or two sessions, and not require months.

Sprints efforts that are not TTs and involve more than one rider also mean the craft of sprinting and track/road position matters, a lot. Which is why slower riders in the flying TT still win sprints.