The FDJ team does some wind tunnel testing.
Last week, our road bike engineers joined the Française des Jeux racers in Magny Cours, Nièvre, for a series of wind tunnel tests.
The wind tunnel simulates the aerodynamic conditions of air movement, and consequently allows engineers to analyze the way a rider affects this movement. These tests generate results that are much more accurate than in real conditions, since it is possible to adapt the strength of the wind (between 40 and 60 km/h, with 5km/h intervals).
Sandy Casar, Matthieu Ladagnous, Jérémy Roy, and Rémy di Gregorio, among others, all took part in the 2 hour session that lasted 2 days in total. The riders rode their X-Lite and time trial bikes.
Test in the wind tunnel
This helped the team technicians determine which position and accessories (clothes, helmet, gloves…) will enable the riders to save some precious seconds in future races.
No doubt our engineers also left the test session with some new ideas for the next collection of road bikes...
A technician prepares the bike for the test
