Aerodynamic drag area of cyclists determined with field-based measures

Aerodynamic drag is an important factor in the performance of competitive track and road cyclists. Recently we used wind-tunnel testing to validate a practical measure of aerodynamic drag derived from a field test. We present here instructions for performing the field test on a straight flat road or in a velodrome, and we include a spreadsheet for performing the calculations.
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Bibliographic Details
Subjects:
Notations:endurance sports
Published in:Sportscience
Language:English
Published: 2006
Online Access:http://www.sportsci.org/2006/jcm.pdf
Volume:10
Pages:68-69
Document types:electronical journal
Level:advanced