TT series: position

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[@danielwoatt4523]

Really interesting! There is a lot attention to detail involved.

[@ithanil4429]

Even if you didn't state it explicitly, it's so obvious that everything you say comes from actual experience and testing. No bullshit. Love it!

[@939Productions]

Best quote: Aerodynamics are never logical. Always test. Nice to see a vid without the normal industry bullshit.

[@robertharrison8762]

Something tells me this guy knows what he’s talking about... must be the way he pronounces “aero” :)

[@lucasb.3236]

Robert Harrison good one hahaha love it

[@fkhan98]

That and being The Hour Record holder.

[@charlieharding1692]

Amazing how much work goes into the aerodynamic side of cycling

[@mathijsprovoost]

I like how genuine these videos are. Great to see more about what it takes to be a TT specialist

[@kufisknielsen2595]

I am a junior rider from Norway. Super informative video, hope one day I to become as good as you. Now I adjust my tt position to perfection. Stay safe

[@yuvrajgill8427]

Thank you, Victor, for the insight of TT. I also, appreciate Jeff for giving me guidance.

[@marcogenovese3040]

Thanks Victor for your info. You are always a great teacher!

[@BikeRacingWithoutMercy]

Thanks so much for sharing your insight🙏. Love your meticulous attention to every tiny detail ✊✊

[@saxy1player]

This is simply amazing! Being able to hear your perspective on the topic is so valuable - having this information will surely help a lot of athletes :)

[@commandocringe7557]

Really appreciate your deep dive into ITT aerodynamics! Very interesting

[@yosejlakamok9831]

Fascinating. So many unappreciated details revealed. A true artform combined with sheer physical performance and technological ingenuity. Beautiful

[@stum5033]

Thanks Victor! Great video

[@jusuflazami9580]

you forgot to list TT Bars . Excellent video!!

[@vascoamaralgrilo]

What a masterclass! Keep it up!

[@endaohalloran6649]

This is excellent content, super delighted to see Pros doing things like this

[@timurhant469]

Thank you very much Victor. You answered a lot of question I had in mind.

[@BuexxTM]

Will we also get to see your Core workout for TT? Would love to see what you do there to be able to hold the position and still produce power.

[@mirceaandreighinea]

in the past they said longer cranks for TT. now... i look at Rohan ;-) cool info in the video, thank ya!

[@phill2383]

Really good detailed there Victor. I think you are right the neatness of your cockpit (i.e no brake/gear wires) is important. You have the lack of drag (including your beard) down to a minimum. The Bike looks a great machine.

[@1958vintage]

Thanks, Victor.

[@TheGinger1]

Love this. More more more more!!!

[@unknowuserable]

Master Class in minutes! Bravo!

[@le0fonzagoric164]

Great videos champ. Love it. And they tell so much about you. You are a true cham, keep it up please :)

[@siitan83]

Amazing! thank you!

[@runeisaksen6781]

Amazing video. Really good explanations all over.

[@jeanbuys5414]

Top content, love it!

[@robertgreiner4703]

Great Video. You can not see a deep insight video from a pro every day! Nice!

[@generaphaelian8893]

Great insight. Thanks!

[@koudy8069]

love these tt videos

[@AR1G3]

Good tip about shaving the legs 3days before the race. That's something everyone here should keep in mind! All those fancy aero suits use fabrics with little irregularities in the surface. Explaining the physics behind this will take too long. Stubble's (like a 3day beard or 3day leg hair) are also irregularities on the surface of your skin, and they have the same effect as the fabric of those suits.

[@sebastianschiele1246]

Do u know if that gives us also an advantage in the water (for triathlon)?

[@AR1G3]

@@sebastianschiele1246 I don't think it will give you an advantage. The speed you swim at is too low.

[@veganpotterthevegan]

​@@AR1G3 swimsuits have drastically different drag characteristics

[@michaelvrbanac6923]

The head drop and shoulder narrowing is called turtling. It's fast.

[@StreamBikesNL]

This is so informative for amateur tt riders! Best video ever from a pro talking position. My eyeballs always hurt when I spent a lot of time on the TT, do you have that too and tips?

[@joelfr023]

Wouter van der Laan 100%

[@alisog8109]

It needs time and training. Nothing comes overnight -Victor Campenaerts

[@kc3718]

all muscles, including the ones in the eyes need training.

[@yogatriathlete]

Great Video! I would love to know how the Campagnolo Bora WTO 77 that you used on your Ridley compare to the Enve SES 7.8 that you are using now

[@RudiDwiHartanto]

Mate this is A++ Content.... please keep doing this.

[@-communication5636]

Thanks great video by a great champ :)

[@omardgardiner2225]

great video. thanks for the tips.

[@darinsteele7091]

Awesome! Can you give some info on helping strengthen the neck, especially around the traps? I always find the left side of my neck starts to pinch after a long ride, when the right side is completely fine.

[@TonyRamos68]

Very very interesante vid.. Whit some good explanation. Thnx Vic. 👍🏾

[@jarneveldeman6352]

How to get aero on a road bike ?

[@LarsRR]

What does this guy know about time trialing? Hasn’t even managed 56k in an hour... smh. On a serious note: awesome to get the advise from one of the all time greats. Keep it up.

[@davianlomboan2397]

Great video 👍. I hope that you will always stay honest Victor.

[@joelfr023]

I Know nothing about details on TT and this vid open my mind.

[@vacc8069]

Would be nice to see stretches and core workouts for tt

[@freewheels7544]

Plz give me a tip , what are the 2 most efective strenght workouts for legs in general and one for calves

[@gengar678]

Super!

[@ytpadyt]

Ridley bike was intersting because of the (bigger) size - quite big triangle as on "normal" road bike, obviously more aero pack

[@romegreat1097]

Let me speak from my hard Very good video! Thx a lot!

[@pavelbittner54]

Hey Victor, very nice series, looking forward to the next videos. Just one question, how long cranks are you currently using? Have you ever play with the lenght? Like going shorter or longer? Thank you

[@jacob.m]

First comment! You are the best Victor! Very inspiring.

[@GauGaut]

In order to check your position, do you ride in front of a mirror or film yourself ? Do you do like interval trainings in your position (5min relaxed, 5 min super aero for example) ? Thanks for your insight =) .

[@SprayIgniteBoom]

Thank you for the video! You would benefit from contacting Hambini and Peak Torq~ both are engineers with excellent knowledge of this aero field. Good luck in 2020!!!

[@Alex-kr7zr]

Excellent. One question: Where do you sit on the saddle? I see a lot of riders sitting on the front part of the saddle. Is this correct or should you rather put the saddle more forward and sit on the back part like you would on a normal bike?

[@collax2613]

40km/h for only 200 watts :o

[@kc3718]

I can do 100 miles at 21 mph on my road bike, for 210 watts and I'm an old man who's just a club rider.

[@georgefarrowgreen01]

@@kc3718 21mph is tiny power compared to 25mph haha

[@ericneve1990]

Dag Victor, Kan je een video maken over flexibiliteit voor op de tijdritfiets? Zou tof zijn om te zien hoe flexibel jij bent en welke oefeningen je precies doet. Ook specifieke core stability oefeningen zouden handig zijn. Grtz eric

[@jackreen1490]

How much slower have you found a bottle and bottle cage to be Victor? Also do you ever get sick of zwift or indoor training Keep up the awesome videos you've made me laugh a lot aha you've got a good sense of humour and love your accent

[@vocsnor]

Did.not do testing yet on the bmc. On the ridley when de aero tacx bottle was mounted on the moste optimal position it was as fast as no bottle. Wrong position slows you down. Importand. Always keep your bottle in the cage. Only a cage is a lot slower

[@Kieran03]

What type is that Garmin bike computer? And are you satisfied by it?

[@kevinking7673]

Hi to Fanny and Jerry. Do not need to wear a helmet when you are presenting sitting at the table. Great video. Thank you.

[@MitchVanVit]

I too, think it's important to have your head in front of the body ! :p ;) is Niiice!

[@driesdepooter3047]

Victor, i have a quastion,what’s the fastest? A 3 spoke front wheel or a 80-90mm high front wheel? Thanks!

[@alisog8109]

Dries De Pooter aero is never logical. Always test

[@matthewk3233]

3 spoke i assume

[@petrcivela9413]

Tri spoke. Because you have only 3 spokes (who would have guessed, right?) but with conventional wheel you have many spokes, unless it's Lightweight TT front wheel or something. Also on tri spoke wheel spokes are in one line with hub and the rim so they are not so exposed unlike on conventional wheel.

[@kc3718]

@@petrcivela9413depends on the fork it's used with, wind and terrain.

[@gianniponzi9418]

Hey Victor. You suggested the smaller TT bike worked best for you than the same size as your road bike. For a weekend warrior, who doesn't have much testing options, would you suggest same size as road bike or slightly smaller ? Thanks!

[@Bigjuergo]

What handlebars do you have

[@arsaeterna4285]

I LOVE your accent I am 30 and I've never hear an accent like that

[@sealcycle2020]

Victor What is the height from the top of your saddle and the the top of your arm pads???????

[@brianmessemer2973]

Victor you said "it can be interesting to shave your legs 3 days before the TT." I think you implied that shaving your legs 3 days before a TT was aerodynamically BETTER than cleanly shaven legs, am I correct? Reminds me of the Zipp 454s: perhaps the slightly textured surface guides the air even better than a smooth surface? Fascinating ☝️🧐

[@vocsnor]

yes, shaving 3 days before is indeed better, that's what I mean.

[@brianmessemer2973]

@@vocsnor Very cool Victor 😎 love the channel! 💪💪

[@yannhaffner6124]

Actually it is more a problem of airflow turbulence near the surface. In this region there is an area called boundary layer where there the flow has low momentum and energy due to the adherence condition at the surface. The textured surface produced by short hair will force turbulence in the flow near the surface which will energize this boundary layer and prevent flow separation from the surface of the legs and thus reduce the drag. It's quite analog to the golf ball which is dimpled and not smooth to reduce drastically its drag through the same flow mechanism. For leg hair, the results are quite important I think (maybe we talk about 6-8 % drag reduction, so something around 15 watts I guess or around a minute on a TT race).

[@philippphilipp9832]

Would you uplift the TT bars to a more "Praying mantis" type of position if it would be UCI legal?

[@Henk_De_Potvis99]

Quick question victor, do you know if stiff frame and non stiff frame makes a big difference? If so, do you know how much by accident? Like a bicycle who is like 2-3 years old how much would u lose? Mag je ook in het nederlands antwoorden :)

[@alisog8109]

Stiffness is needed, but most important of all it’s Aero. Second part is not clear.

[@damienmarguerite827]

Carbon resists material fatigue very well. I don't think you can notice, not even measuring a difference between a new bike and a 3 old one.

[@cyrielvaningelgem5180]

Welke hoek zet jij jouw aerobars?

[@csisticsakanyfeju1415]

Do u use protein supplements or the amount that's in the vegan food is enough? I'm a vegan too

[@luca4893]

How many cm do you sit behind the pedal axle?

[@sjmclean0]

I think the UCI state the tip of the saddle has to be a minimum of 5cm behind the axle

[@joachimjonckers387]

Victor, is een 23mm band voorband altijd aerodynamischer, ook op een brede velg? Is de zelfde fiets/setup met velgremmen altijd aerodynamischer dan schijfremmen

[@vocsnor]

Velg versus schijf maakt aerodynamisch gezien niet veel verschil. In remkracht en bike-handling is schijf veel beter. Welke band aërodynamischer is hangt inderdaad af van de velgbreedte

[@assaultedpeanut9]

Victor "Aeero" Campanearts

[@indysbike3014]

Hoeveel watt heb je getrapt tijdens je werelduurrecord? Kon je kijken naar je vermogen tijdens de rit?

[@michielvandeveire4599]

@Victor Campenaerts, en heb je graag wat geroep van sportdirecteur tijdens TT, als motivatie? Opgepept of gefocust; psychologische watts testen? ;-) Of mss video met hoe je je voorbereidt op TT, incl muziek info. Top videos man! 🤘

[@tyle.s9084]

But if you change your helmet you should test different positions right?

[@vocsnor]

yes :-)

[@tomloadsman2227]

when the 10cm rule is measured do you have to remove the elbow pads or do you measure with them on. thanks.

[@vocsnor]

On the Pads.

[@fuentesdes]

en español....gracias

[@noahverriest7080]

Welk garmin horloge is het precies?

[@vocsnor]

Garmin Fenix S5

[@metamurph]

watching the Vuelta TT and paying more attention I noticed first when they were showing Froome he was constantly shifting back in the seat, it was like he would get back there and slide forward, then bump himself back (like he wasn't comfortable out on the nose) and I thought you are wasting a lot of energy doing this. I then saw a few more with this but maybe not as frequently -- do you find yourself able to just settle in and go or am I missing something here.

[@jules97]

OK no paternoster, check! 😅

[@cyka4075]

Ayro

[@yannickokpara4861]

Those wrinkles at your wrist… I can't stop staring at them.

[@mosklubba]

...and the hairy legs ;)

[@JeuneCyclisteDynamique]

Average CdA .169. Oh. My. God.

[@thijsovermeer1221]

Hey Victor, deze discussie van de win tunnel ooit gezien over aerodynamica? Vooral het stukje vanaf 31:07 is interessant kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5eZd6qgpL9jqqc. Dus ooit over nagedacht om je kuit spieren kleiner te maken voor meer aerodynamica? Aangezien kuit spieren relatief weinig power leveren op de fiets. Of is in jouw geval de power groter dan het aero voordeel?

[@vocsnor]

Hoi Thijs, heb je een voorstel hoe ik daaraan moet beginnen?

[@tmsoens]

@@vocsnor een operatie. Je moet er iets voor over hebben hé.

[@thijsovermeer1221]

@@vocsnor Goeie vraag! Plaatselijk spiermassa verliezen is helaas niet mogelijk inderdaad. Ben bang dat je al hebt geëxperimenteert met algemeen spiermassa verliezen voor aerodynamica/ power. Dus je zal het 100% beter weten dan ik! Vind het alleen wel een interessante discussie in hoeverre spiermassa leidt tot meer vermogen/ verlies aan aerodynamica. Zonder dit effect zou Remco immers nooit zo'n goede tijdrijder kunnen zijn. :).

[@thijsovermeer1221]

@@tmsoens Hahahahaha wie weet ook een optie over 30 jaar ;)

[@danmartin9086]

Maybe just fold yourself up and live in a box all your life

[@kieranbiggar9683]

Hi Victor. I know you’re Belgian and have an accent, but please stop pronouncing aero as “eye-row”. It’s pronounced “ay-row”. Easy fix.

[@thomaslcmt]

Useful video Victor. We are just about to go for a national race and the national champs in CH, and I found this video a good refresher and also motivational :) ride on! @thomaslcmt