Getting aero - how riding position affects cyclists

Nicole looks at how a cyclist's body position affects their aerodynamics using flow visualization and computational fluid dynamics. Thanks to SimScale for sponsoring this video. Check them out and try out some CFD of your own: https://goo.gl/WXPJZV Sports Aerodynamics Workshop available here: https://goo.gl/dej478 ---- Follow FYFD on: Tumblr: http://fyfluiddynamics.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/fyfluiddynamics Thanks to my Patreon patrons and FYFD supporters who help make FYFD and FYFD video possible! Patreon: http://patreon.com/FYFD FYFD Supporters: http://fyfluiddynamics.com/supporters ---- Further resources: Drag and cyclist leg position: T. Crouch et al., "Flow topology in the wake of a cyclist and its effect on aerodynamic drag," https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2013.678 Tour de France footage: timpy88, "Tour de France 2015 - Stage 2 @ Utrecht, Marnixlaan", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhE2KsjjXZg (Creative Commons licensed) Music: Laserdisc by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/honor/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Silver by Riot Special Thanks To: Ali Arafat Jean Hertzberg James Hoskins Brett Poulton James Rouse Netty Zaharia ----- FYFD video is written and hosted by Nicole Sharp, Ph.D.