The Dutch headwind cycling championships are amazing

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Summary by Krater

Tom Scott visits the Oosterscheldekering in the Netherlands to report on the Dutch Headwind Cycling Championships (NK Tegenwindfietsen), an event where cyclists race against 120 km/h winds across the 8.5-kilometer storm barrier.

From the video

Answers: What are the Dutch Headwind Cycling Championships?

Oosterscheldekering storm barrier
NK Tegenwindfietsen cycling championship
Aerodynamic drag and wind speed
Dutch Delta Works

What it concludes

At high speed, up to 90% of the drag on a cyclist comes from air resistance.
Air drag increases with the square of wind speed, meaning double the wind speed quadruples the drag force.
The difference in drag between cycling in a 15 km/h headwind and a 120 km/h gust is 64 times the added drag.

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