Cycling, explained.
Grand tours, classics and the track: power data, team tactics, aerodynamics and how a race is really controlled.
7 articlesExplainerGuideTacticsAnalysis
- ExplainerPeloton drafting explained, and why the bunch rides as it does20 minWhy drag dominates at racing speed, how the wake behind a rider works, why shelter moves sideways in a crosswind, and how a paceline functions.
- ExplainerHow the Tour de France jerseys work, and what each one means18 minThe Tour de France jerseys explained properly: what yellow, green, polka dot and white actually count, how the classifications are scored, and who wears what.
- GuideGrand tour team selection: how eight places get filled21 minHow grand tour team selection works: the eight places, the roles they cover, the sprinter trade-off, and why the route decides more than the riders do.
- ExplainerCycling time trial explained: inside the race of truth20 minHow a cycling time trial works: start intervals, the drafting ban and how it is policed, the position trade-off, pacing, team time trials and UCI rules.
- TacticsCycling team tactics explained: why nobody wins alone19 minHow cycling team tactics work: drafting, domestiques, breakaway arithmetic, echelons, lead-out trains, and why the strongest rider so often loses the race.
- AnalysisCycling power meters and FTP explained, watt by watt18 minWhat a cycling power meter physically measures, why normalised power exists, what FTP really approximates, and why critical power is better founded.
- ExplainerCycling aerodynamics explained: why position beats kit20 minHow cycling aerodynamics really work: the cube law, CdA, why most of the drag is the rider, yaw angles, wind tunnel testing and the UCI equipment rules.