Riding against the wind: a review of competition cycling aerodynamics

TN Crouch, D Burton, ZA LaBry, KB Blair - Sports Engineering, 2017 - Springer
Aerodynamics has such a profound impact on cycling performance at the elite level that it
has infiltrated almost every aspect of the sport from riding position and styles, equipment …

[HTML][HTML] Cyclist aerodynamics through time: Better, faster, stronger

F Malizia, B Blocken - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial …, 2021 - Elsevier
The last decades have seen an increasing interest in cycling aerodynamics, with the design
of more aerodynamic bicycles and wearable equipment such as helmets and skinsuits and …

[HTML][HTML] Aerodynamic drag in cycling pelotons: New insights by CFD simulation and wind tunnel testing

B Blocken, T van Druenen, Y Toparlar, F Malizia… - Journal of Wind …, 2018 - Elsevier
A cycling peloton is the main group of cyclists riding closely together to reduce aerodynamic
drag and energy expenditure. Previous studies on small groups of in-line drafting cyclists …

[HTML][HTML] Aerodynamic analysis of different cyclist hill descent positions

B Blocken, T van Druenen, Y Toparlar… - Journal of Wind …, 2018 - Elsevier
Different professional cyclists use very different hill descent positions, which indicates that
prior to the present study, there was no consensus on which position is really superior, and …

[HTML][HTML] Aerodynamic drag in cycling team time trials

B Blocken, Y Toparlar, T van Druenen… - Journal of Wind …, 2018 - Elsevier
In a team time trial (TTT), the main strategy is based on drafting, where team members
alternately take the lead while others ride behind the leading cyclist. TTTs can contain up to …

[HTML][HTML] Aerodynamic impact of cycling postures on drafting in single paceline configurations

T van Druenen, B Blocken - Computers & Fluids, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents finite-volume-based scale-adaptive simulations of single paceline
configurations up to eight cyclists for three different postures. In cycling, drag reduction by …

Effect of array submergence on flow and coherent structures through and around a circular array of rigid vertical cylinders

WY Chang, G Constantinescu, WF Tsai - Physics of Fluids, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Flow past a submerged array of rigid cylinders is more complex compared to the limiting
case of an emerged array because part of the flow approaching the array is advected over it …

[HTML][HTML] Aerodynamic benefit for a cyclist by a following motorcycle

B Blocken, Y Toparlar, T Andrianne - Journal of Wind Engineering and …, 2016 - Elsevier
In recent years, many accidents have occurred between cyclists and in-race motorcycles,
even yielding fatal injuries. The accidents and the potential aerodynamics issues have …

On the flow and coherent structures generated by a circular array of rigid emerged cylinders placed in an open channel with flat and deformed bed

WY Chang, G Constantinescu, WF Tsai - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2017 - cambridge.org
The flow and the turbulence structure generated by a circular porous cylinder of diameter)
considered, the simulation results show that the antisymmetric (von Kármán) shedding of …

Aerodynamic benefits for a cyclist by drafting behind a motorcycle

B Blocken, F Malizia, T van Druenen, S Gillmeier - Sports engineering, 2020 - Springer
Motorcycles are present in cycling races for reasons including television broadcasting.
During parts of the race, these motorcycles ride in front of individual or groups of cyclists …