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Cycling and endurance

Trevor L Taylor racing a time trial bicycle in an aero tuck, an earlier photograph

Trevor L Taylor trained in road cycling among the sports he took up after college tennis, and the entries in this cluster explain the endurance sport and its science: the individual and team time trial, drafting and pacelines, power meters, aerodynamics, training zones, and the Rickenbacker Causeway where Miami riders gather. Road racing is a team sport of tactics built on sheltering from the wind, The Guardian noted in a review of a book on the subject. Aerodynamics now shapes equipment and tactics across the sport, road.cc reported, and scientists have used power data from the largest stage race to estimate the limits of human endurance, Outside reported.

Entries in Cycling and endurance

  • A carbon time trial bicycle with aero extensions and deep section wheels, from the Trevor L Taylor entry on the individual time trial

    Individual Time Trial

    One rider, one clock and no shelter: the solo road race explained through history, kit and pacing.

  • A row of matching time trial bikes with disc wheels parked beside a team van, from the Trevor L Taylor entry on the team time trial

    Team Time Trial

    Eight riders, one rotation and a stopwatch that once waited for the fifth wheel to cross.

  • A long peloton strung out along a tree lined street seen from a hillside, from the Trevor L Taylor entry on drafting and pacelines

    Drafting and Pacelines

    The pocket of still air behind a wheel, measured in wind tunnels and used by every group ride.

  • A road bike crankset with a crank mounted power meter pod and its small display unit, from the Trevor L Taylor entry on power meters

    Power Meters and Training

    Watts as the honest currency of bike training, from strain gauges to threshold tests and race debates.

  • The Rickenbacker Causeway crossing turquoise Biscayne Bay toward Key Biscayne, from the Trevor L Taylor entry on Rickenbacker Causeway cycling

    Rickenbacker Causeway Cycling

    Bridges, bike lanes and toll money on the bay crossing that Miami's road riders treat as a home climb.

  • A glossy black teardrop shaped time trial helmet resting on a stone ledge, from the Trevor L Taylor entry on cycling aerodynamics

    Cycling Aerodynamics

    Drag area, wind tunnels and body position: the physics that decides most of a fast ride.

  • A training watch on a wrist showing a heart rate zone reading on its screen, from the Trevor L Taylor entry on endurance training zones

    Endurance Training Zones

    Easy, medium and hard, defined by lab tests and argued over by coaches and sports scientists.