The next Armstrong comeback — Kristin’s
- By Ben Delaney
- Published Feb. 28, 2011
- Updated Mar. 4, 2011 at 8:36 PM UTC
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Kristin Armstrong in the wind tunnel, February 2011
This was Armstrong first visit to a wind tunnel in a year and a half, since before the birth of her first child.
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Kristin Armstrong in the wind tunnel, February 2011
The wind tunnel mission was a step toward Armstrong's goal of repeating her Olympic gold medal time trial, this time in London next year.
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Kristin Armstrong in the wind tunnel, February 2011
This was Armstrong' first visit to the tunnel with the new team bike, the 2011 Felt DA.
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Kristin Armstrong in the wind tunnel, February 2011
The observers marveled at how easily and comfortably Armstrong settles in to a flat-back aero position.
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Kristin Armstrong in the wind tunnel, February 2011
The San Diego tunnel has a NASA vibe (unlike the A2 wind tunnel in North Carolina, which has a NASCAR vibe).
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Kristin Armstrong in the wind tunnel, February 2011
Armstrong looks at some data after her tunnel session.
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Kristin Armstrong in the wind tunnel, February 2011
The team worked on some baseline data for the season and then went over some shoe cover options with Pearl Izumi.
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Kristin Armstrong in the wind tunnel, February 2011
Besides Armstrong and her husband Joe, her coach Jim Miller, team manager Nicola Cranmer, and representatives from Pearl Izumi, Zipp, SRAM and Felt attended the session.
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Kristin Armstrong in the wind tunnel, February 2011
After Armstrong was done, the team went through several Zipp wheel combinations, without her on the bike.
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Kristin Armstrong in the wind tunnel, February 2011
The bike without a rider.
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Kristin Armstrong in the wind tunnel, February 2011
Armstrong experimented with some equipment options from Pearl Izumi.
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Kristin Armstrong in the wind tunnel, February 2011
The always detail-minded Armstrong views this as another step toward London gold.
After the recent birth of her child, Olympic champion Kristin Armstrong is back on the bike and getting ready to race. She spent some time in San Diego’s low-speed wind tunnel with Peanut Butter & Co.-Twenty12 and sponsors dialing in her fit and new equipment.
Armstrong, who won gold at the Beijing Olympic time trial, is determined to repeat in London next year.
FILED UNDER: Gallery TAGS: Kristin Armstrong / London 2012 Olympics / Peanut Butter & Co.-Twenty12
Ben Delaney
Delaney is the former editor in chief for Velo and VeloNews.com. A journalism graduate of the University of New Mexico, Delaney is responsible for all editorial content online and in the magazine. He's a former (but never very good) Cat. 1 racer. He lives in Boulder, Colorado, with his wife and two children. He can be found on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ben_delaney
