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2025-07-23

Ruapuna drag racer Craig Smith killed after parachute deployment caused crash at 250km/h, coroner finds

Smith’s 1967 Ford Cortina veered off the Ruapuna Raceway track at nearly 250km/h, leading to a fata…
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2024-08-02

Wind plays a major role in cycling, since aerodynamic drag is the greatest force hampering a cyclist. In road racing, both individual cyclists and teams use tactics that vary based on the wind speed and direction. Crosswinds — when the apparent wind comes from the side in the cyclist’s point of view — are some of the toughest conditions to deal with. In races, groups will often form echelons to minimize the group’s overall effort in a crosswind. Alternatively, racers looking to tire their competitors out will position themselves on the road so that the rider behind them gets little to no shelter from the wind; this is known as guttering an opponent.

In this study, researchers put a lone cyclist in a wind tunnel and measured the effects of crosswind from a pure headwind to a pure tailwind and every possible angle in between. From that variation, they were able to mathematically model the aerodynamic effects of crosswind on a cyclist from every angle. With rolling resistance (a cyclist’s second largest opposing force) included, they found relatively few conditions where a crosswind actually helped a cyclist. Most of the time — as any cyclist can tell you — hiding from the wind is beneficial. (Image credit: J. Dylag; research credit: C. Clanet et al.)

Related topics: The physics of the Tour de France, how the peloton protects riders aerodynamically, track cycling physics, and a look inside wind tunnel testing bikes and cyclists

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https://fyfluiddynamics.com/2024/08/paris-2024-cycling-in-crosswinds/

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A cyclist competes in a time trial, in which a lone cyclist races for the best time on a course.
2023-10-03

"Breaking the Peloton Apart" @seppkuss @JumboVismaRoad along w/ @EvenepoelRemco @soudalquickstep & Vlasov @BORAhansgrohe drive the pace in the #crosswinds in stage 9 of @lavuelta This #cycling #art & more are available at greigleach.com/large-multi-vie #ciclismo #wielrennen #cyclisme

2023-07-04

Ooohh some action #CrossWinds #Cycling #TDF2023 #tdf

James Stanford 🇭🇲 🛴 🖖itslifejimbutnotasweknowit@mastodon.au
2023-05-16

Today's #kickbike #ride was the longest one I've done in the last few months - 39.9km. I had 10 kph #headwinds and #crosswinds all the way, and still averaged 15kph. Overall, I'm pretty pleased with the ride.

#kickbiking #footbike #footbikinglife #exercise #cycling #rideyourbike #outsideisfree #kickbikesportg4 #Snake #railtrail #murraytomountainsrailtrail #countryroads #backroads

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2023-01-21

"Echelons in Australia" this is the group that got split off from the #peloton in the #Crosswinds in the #McLaren #valley More Stage 4 #TDU #cycling #art #watercolors at theartofcycling.blogspot.com #cyclisme #ciclismo #wielrennen @tourdownunder @mcewenrobbie @AnnaMeares

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