USA Cycling Olympic Women’s Team Pursuit Strategy…

INFORMS, the world’s largest association for professionals and students in operations research, AI, analytics, and data science, has unveiled six finalists for the prestigious 2025 Franz Edelman Award, including USA Cycling as one of the finalists.

USA Cycling is honored to be among the finalists for the 2025 Edelman Award for its groundbreaking Project 4:05, a data-driven initiative that revolutionized the Women’s Team Pursuit strategy for the Paris 2024 Olympics. The project had one objective: winning Olympic gold in the Women’s Team Pursuit. The project focused on key factors such as rider power, aerodynamics, and team coordination to create the perfect race plan, aiming for a time under 4 minutes and 5 seconds. USA Cycling