Cyclists' Time-Trial Dilemma Solved

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Marc Erickson

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Sep 23, 2013, 9:34:43 PM9/23/13

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On a closed track against a powerful head/tailwind, what racing strategy should a cyclist adopt? One engineer has derived a simple rule-of-thumb that gives the answer

http://www.technologyreview.com/view/519506/cyclists-time-trial-dilemma-solved/

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