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 …

Aerodynamic drag in cycling: methods of assessment

P Debraux, F Grappe, AV Manolova… - Sports …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
When cycling on level ground at a speed greater than 14 m/s, aerodynamic drag is the most
important resistive force. About 90% of the total mechanical power output is necessary to …

[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 …

On the cylinder noise and drag reductions in different Reynolds number ranges using surface pattern fabrics

C Zheng, P Zhou, S Zhong, X Zhang - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
This study experimentally investigates the potential of using surface pattern fabrics for the
cylinder noise and drag control in different Reynolds number ranges. The aerodynamic and …

Aerodynamic study of time-trial helmets in cycling racing using CFD analysis

F Beaumont, R Taiar, G Polidori, H Trenchard… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
The aerodynamic drag of three different time-trial cycling helmets was analyzed numerically
for two different cyclist head positions. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) methods were …

[HTML][HTML] CFD simulations of spoked wheel aerodynamics in cycling: Impact of computational parameters

F Malizia, H Montazeri, B Blocken - Journal of Wind Engineering and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Spoked wheels are commonly used in cycling races and their aerodynamic performance is a
critical factor in the overall cycling performance, as the wheels can be responsible for about …

[HTML][HTML] Cyclist Reynolds number effects and drag crisis distribution

W Terra, A Sciacchitano, F Scarano - Journal of Wind Engineering and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The Reynolds number effects on body limbs of a cyclist model, namely leg and arm, are
investigated via robotic volumetric Particle Image Velocimetry measurements in the velocity …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical-physical modelling of the long jump flight of female athletes: Impact of jump style, hairstyle and clothing

B Blocken, F Malizia, P Laguna, D Marshall… - Journal of Wind …, 2024 - Elsevier
The long jump is a track and field event in which the athlete sprints down a runway and tries
to leap as far as possible from a take-off line. To the best of our knowledge, there are no …

A review on skin suits and sport garment aerodynamics: guidelines and state of the art

L Oggiano, L Brownlie, O Troynikov, LM Bardal… - Procedia …, 2013 - Elsevier
The present work describes and compares previous results in the field of garment
aerodynamics combined with not published results coming from recent experiments …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of roughness and trips on the drag of a circular cylinder at subcritical flow

VN Esfahani, V Rajavarothayam, K Quan… - Journal of Wind …, 2024 - Elsevier
The aerodynamic impact of surface roughness and trips on a circular cylinder was
investigated. Surface roughness was caused by textile sleeves of seven distinct fabrics …