The body worn by Filippo Ganna for conquer the Hour record It's the AeroSuit third generation of Bioracer, specific clothing for time trials and the track, the latest evolution of the Speedwear Concept project.
Bioracer has been a benchmark for several years in the field of research and development related to technical garments.Belgian company, the headquarters is located in what is called the BikeValley, near Beringen (here are also Ridley and Lazer, just to name a couple of companies) was one of the first to use the wind tunnel for the riders' heads.
The first in the World Tour
Bioracer has always supported mainly national teams. The support to a WorldTour “club”, in this case the Team Ineos-Grenadiers it's a first.
«The development of the third generation body – the company explains to us – began when we signed the agreement with the British team, at the end of 2021, but the result was a concerted effort with all the other Ineos partners. The Bioracer AeroSuit body is the result of a great deal of work and is the most performing configuration».
How it's done
The body is tailor-made, not only according to Ganna's features, but takes into account the position the athlete assumes once on the bike. Obviously on the bike used for the Hour Record. A four-way stretch fabric, solution developed for support Ganna in holding the position for the 60 minutes. Nothing inconvenient: the comfort and a kind of imperceptibility Once worn, they are peculiarities of the body, to allow the athlete to benefit from a good dose of comfort during extreme effort.
The four-way stretch fabric is constructed with a mix of yarns and different textures, this is to optimize the impact with space and improve aerodynamics. The tests carried out with the various body samples have highlighted some differences of up to 70% in terms of efficiency.
Furthermore, on the thighs, the Bioracer AeroSuit has a compressive action. Traditional stitching has been replaced by “tape-defined seams”, to increase the efficiency of space penetration.
Three companies arm in arm
Over 300 hours of development and three companies that worked hand in hand to produce such a technological garmentTeam Ineos-Grenadiers, Bioracer, and Norwegian company Nablaflow, a company specializing in digital aerodynamic simulations.
Three wind tunnels used for data overlay: Trondheim, BikeValley and the Polytechnic University of Milan.
«The strength of this triple collaboration – he states Danny Segers, CEO of Bioracer – lies precisely in these combined tests. During these tests, we brought everyone's suggestions and ideas to the table, both in the wind tunnel and on the track. We have achieved results never achieved beforeWe worked with reproducible data and we were able to test even more configurations in research centers, arriving at what we like to call the ultimate aerodynamic body».
Available to everyone
It is a very particular technical item, developed to give Ganna an extra weapon, but it is worth considering that This bodysuit is available for everyoneThe result is a performance garment, but theThe technology behind “a bike head” is incredible. For this reason too, a good part of the developments which took shape thanks to this body, will be integrated into a next generation of Bioracer products.
