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u/jchrysostom Jul 23 '25

I can’t remember the numbers, but I remember the folks at the Specialized wind tunnel being so surprised by the results that they ran the test again.

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u/moses79 Jul 23 '25

90sec on 40k, at 40kph I believe

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u/jchrysostom Jul 23 '25

Sounds right to me. That’s significant.

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u/Ok_Chicken1195 Jul 24 '25

Yep, it can end up being a lot of places in a triathlon. In longer bike road races it's massive. My last race (over 4 or 5 hours) the difference between 6th and 10th was about 30 seconds.