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What should you expect at an aero testing session?

Dan Bigham and his team at Wattshop work with amateur athletes right through to pros – including most recently the Danish team, who they assisted ahead of their world record-beating team pursuit performance. Here, Bigham explains what you can expect at an aero testing session.

“The first step of the optimisation process is capturing as much information about the athlete as possible. We ask them to complete a thorough questionnaire that digs into their performance,” he says.

“The aero test sessions themselves are primarily held at Derby Arena (The Derbados

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