Technology developed and patented by University of Adelaide
researchers has powered Olympic and world track cycling champion
Filippo Ganna in his world record quest - when he rode further in
one hour than anyone in history at the UCI Hour Record Timed by
Tissot event in Grenchen, Switzerland, on Saturday, 8 October.
Ganna completed 56.792 kilometres, beating the previous record
of 55.548 kilometres.
Ganna rode a Pinarello Bollide F HR 3D bike that used
AeroNodes, precision bumps that reduced the drag on the bicycle
frame in a key area of high turbulence.
Madderns assisted with patenting this technology for the
university.
"This allows the rider to travel further and faster for the
same effort," said University of Adelaide associate professor
Richard Kelso, the co-developer of the low-drag
technology.
