For this special engagement before the Amgen Tour of California, Hubbard will present two researchprojects involving bicycles currently underway at the UC Davis Sports Biomechanics Laboratory. The first project addresses fundamental questions of balance and rider control. Using special bicycles that have been augmented with scientific instruments and techniques previously used in Aeronautics, researchers at UC Davis are studying how human “pilots” intuitively control bicycles.fic understanding of the mechanics of the bicycle and the limits of the human body, it becomes possible to calculate the “best” way to budget one’s energy during a race.

Hubbard will also explain how mathematical models of bicycle dynamics and human energetic capabilities can be used to understand optimal cycling strategies for minimum time trial performance. These models introduce many variables, such as wind, elevation changes, and rolling resistance, which professional riders must contend with during the Amgen Tour of California.  

$5 donation requested

Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences

291 Country Club Drive, Incline Village, Nevada

5:30 No-host bar. Program begins at 6:00 p.m.