Will TUD graduation project lead to Dutch victory at the Tour de France?

Have you ever cycled at a speed of 70 km/h? Would you dare to cycle this fast, downhill? It is everyday business for the cyclists of the Tour de France. Good descenders even reach speeds of 90 km/h. And this would become even faster, if you ask Niels Lommens, a TU Delft graduate student.

For his graduation project, Niels Lommens developed the ‘sensorbike’: a racebike that enables tracking of not only power, hart rate and aerodynamics, but also steering angle, leaning angle, brake power, location and speed. With this, Niels will gain insight in the ideal moment to brake and the way to cycle around a bend, saving valuable time for cyclists. Currently, this is all about skill. A cyclists is either good at descending or not. With Niels’ analysis, the technique of all cyclists can be improved; it will become a skill to develop.

Niels cooperates with the professional cycling team Giant-Alpecin, among which the Dutch cyclist Tom Dumoulin. They all see the project as the next step in cycling research, leading to better results for all cyclists. We know who to congratulate when Dumoulin wins next time!

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