CRAIG ALEXANDER: My name's Craig
Alexander, professional
triathlete from Sydney,
Australia.
I've been pretty consistent
in all the years
with my bike split.
I think when you've had a decent
level of success, doing
things a certain way, you're
always reluctant to change.
It's always hard to compare from
year to year, even at the
same race, because conditions
can be different.
Obviously, I have ways
of comparing in
terms of my power output.
And it is no question that last
year on a new bike, this
bike right here, my power
expenditure was actually less
than it had been in
the past when I
went 30 minutes quicker.
So I think when you're talking
about a late sport, world
class sport, knocking seconds
off is big thing.
When you take a chunk of 30
minutes off, it's almost
unheard of.
And I couldn't really believe
it myself, to be honest.
I have faith in the science.
It's not that I never did
or I wasn't a believer.
I come from more of a mentality
where the basis of
success is hard work
and preparation.
And that will get you so far.
But to go to the next level,
you have to run out every
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and look at other avenues.
And looking at your equipment
is a huge part of that.
Today we're here at the A2 Wind
Tunnel in Mooresville
doing some testing of different
products, mainly the
new specialist McLaren helmet,
but also just tweaking a few
other things, obviously
utilizing Chris and Matt's
expertise and also tweaking some
other little things with
the position.
If You're.
Talking about the highest level
of performance against
the best competition in the
world, you're looking at
performance gains in a whole
range of areas and one of
those areas is aerodynamics.
Most recently, what they
call the new generation
super-bikes, they're all tested
extensively in the wind
tunnel with aerodynamics
experts.
And there's a lot of validity
in the findings.
Aerodynamics is a big part of
any sport where there's a lot
of movement and fast movement.
And the faster you go, the more
important it becomes.
There's a lot of guys here today
who have forgotten more
about this stuff than
I ever knew.
And I just trust their expertise
and their knowledge.
Bottom line for me is, it's
all about the performance.
I'm just interested in going
fast and winning races.
I'm not just going to take
anyone's word for it, either.
There's real gains to
be had in here.
I've been in here a couple of
times now, and I've seen what
can happen.
