
Tour de France Wrap: The Moments That Decided The Winner
The Real Science of Sport Podcast
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The Skepticism of Pergacha
The shape of your bike is very concerned about aerodynamics. The technology in the bikes is all being driven towards making that bike move more cleanly through the air with less resistance. There's a reason I've never thought about aerodynamics is because it's like putting an aerodynamic on a hippopotamus. It's not really going to help much. But if you can add to the power the actual aerodynamic component, then you almost have a complete picture. And if that picture doesn't add up, then you already got grants to be suspicious.
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