British cyclist and time trial specialist Alex Dowsett has joined Body Rocket.
The partnership will see Dowsett as an investor and early tester of the system, providing his insights and knowledge around aerodynamics and cycling performance to help refine the product ahead of its global launch.
“What Body Rocket is creating for the cycling world is revolutionary – and will have the capacity to revolutionise cycling performance at both amateur and elite level,” he said. “Real-time, accurately measured aerodynamic drag data isn’t something that has been readily available to cyclists, and certainly not for day-to-day training and importantly, during races.
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“He’s won six Grand Tours and I’ve won six national time trial titles.”
It was pointed out to Dowsett that Froome now has seven Grand Tour titles to his name, having been awarded the 2011 Vuelta a Espana in 2019 after Juan Jose Cobo was disqualified for doping offences.
“Ah the b ,” Dowsett joked. “That’s ruined my YouTube video.”
Dowsett and Froome often shared a room in their Team Sky days, but their paths quickly diverged.
“We got on really well, but beyond saying hello we haven’t really spoken for a long time,” Dowsett said. “The way Team Sky raced, he was always seventh or eighth wheel, you never saw him in the bunch to chat with.”