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Portable Metrology Helps Ensure Safety and Fairness at the Tour de France

Rapid, accurate frame validation made possible with ROMER bike measurement system

Anthony Vianna
Thu, 07/21/2016 - 17:15
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Every bicycle frameset used at the Tour de France (and any machine raced at any UCI-sanctioned bicycle event for that matter) is validated by the Union Cyclist Internationale (UCI). Enabling this intensive process is a bike measurement system based on a ROMER Absolute Arm from Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence. This portable coordinate measurement machine (PCMM) is used to ensure that every bicycle frame and fork meet rigid UCI standards. Once inspected, the frameset is issued a UCI approval sticker and thus made race-legal at any UCI-approved event anywhere around the world.

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Submitted by gstat on Wed, 08/03/2016 - 23:50

ready for speed

Dear Sir,

Thank you for sharing with us this aspect of the race. However, I think that the speed (mph) you write at the end of the article is not that much.

Rgrds

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Submitted by gstat on Wed, 08/03/2016 - 23:50

ready for speed

Dear Sir,

Thank you for sharing with us this aspect of the race. However, I think that the speed (mph) you write at the end of the article is not that much.

Rgrds

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Submitted by Quality Digest on Thu, 08/04/2016 - 07:24

In reply to ready for speed by gstat

They really go that fast downhill

Hi GSTAT,

Downhill, pro bike riders approach those speeds.

Wall Street Journal article: http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB12268843614978254751404581042321720914358

YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp5xP35j63k
At :21 seconds there is a shot of the chase car speedometer showing a little over 100KPH... about 62MPH

Pretty amazing... and scary, right?

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