Endurance Innovation 94 – Aero Talk with Martin Toft Madsen and Magnus Ditlev

04 Mar Endurance Innovation 94 – Aero Talk with Martin Toft Madsen and Magnus Ditlev

Four engineers walk into a (virtual) recording studio … Danish Hour Record holder Martin Toft Madsen and pro triathlete Magnus Ditlev join Andrew and Michael for a discussion on aero testing and going fast!

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• 2:15 meet Martin Toft Madsen
• 6:00 how a UCI rule change in 2015 made the hour record exciting again
• 9:45 meet Magnus Ditlev
• 16:00 Martin’s role in making Magnus more slippery on the bike
• 17:45 the evolution of cycling aerodynamic analysis
• 21:45 the latest step in testing: track and outdoor
• 22:15 the process for Martin’s work with Magnus
  • Test positions
  • Test helmets
  • Test suits
• 26:15 outdoor (field) testing methods
• 30:45 the challenge of picking the ‘best’ helmet
• 34:30 do you make race-day aero decisions?
• 38:15 adapting this testing approach to age-group triathletes
• 41:15 the interference effect between positions, helmets, and suits
• 43:15 lower isn’t necessarily faster
• 45:30 our guests weigh in on the #nohumanislimited sub 7 / 8 attempt

Follow Martin on his Instagram page. Look out for updates from Magnus on his Instagram page and watch him take on another stacked field at Challenge Miami.