Surprises in cycling aerodynamics

Bert Blocken; Thijs Defraeye; Erwin Koninckx; Jan Carmelie; Peter Hespel

doi:10.1051/epn/2013102

Surprises in cycling aerodynamics

Bert Blocken^*, Thijs Defraeye, Erwin Koninckx, Jan Carmelie, Peter Hespel

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Drafting is riding close behind each other to reduce aerodynamic drag. New simulations and measurements for drafting cyclists show that also the leading cyclist experiences a drag reduction, up to 3.1%. For six more similarly-sized drafting cyclists, the position enjoying the largest drag reduction is the one-but-last position.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	20-23
Number of pages	4
Journal	Europhysics News
Volume	44
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1051/epn/2013102
Publication status	Published - Jan 2013

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