The Science Behind the Bike - for iPad/Mac/PC

by The Open University
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The Science Behind the Bike is a series of films that investigate how science and technology have transformed the sport of cycling. We talk to Olympic gold-medallists Chris Boardman and Rebecca Romero, and Paralympian gold-medallist Sarah Storey, take a trip to a wind tunnel, consult with Team GB physiologists and hear from design experts and cycling legends such as Graeme Obree and Francesco Moser. In this series you will find out about the legendary Hour Record (the record for the longest distance cycled in one hour), learn about technology, discover the forces that have to be overcome to ride fast and understand how the body deals physiologically when riding at Olympic level.This material was produced to support the Open University module S172 Sport: the science behind the medals.

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Recent Episodes
  • The History of the Hour Record
    Jun 27, 2012 – 00:08:28
  • Transcript -- The History of the Hour Record
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  • Technology
    Jun 27, 2012 – 00:08:30
  • Transcript -- Technology
    Jun 27, 2012 –
  • Physiology
    Jun 27, 2012 – 00:08:13
  • Transcript -- Physiology
    Jun 27, 2012 –
  • Forces
    Jun 27, 2012 – 00:08:28
  • Transcript -- Forces
    Jun 27, 2012 –
Recent Reviews
  • Jaycuevas1
    Very basics
    This very basic information. Once it gets going and about to get into the subject, it cuts away. And just leaves you hanging waiting for more. If you just right a bike around for fun is informational, otherwise odds are you know all this.
  • Weweq
    Giza
    Mohands
  • BIke enthus
    The purity of a bicycle
    Nothing more beautiful than the basics.
  • G-o-rant
    I loved it now I know my bike better!
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