Dan Bigum explained that his new role at Ineos Grenadiers will be inspired by Formula 1 and will serve as a bridge between the team's scientific specialists and the riders.

Bigam, 30, has so far managed to combine his career as a road and track racer with his work as an aerodynamics specialist, which stems from his academic background in engineering.

Last year, in addition to working as a consultant for Jumbo Visma and the Danish Federation at the Olympics, he raced for Ribble Well Dite and represented Great Britain in the road world championships, breaking Bradley Wiggins's British time record.

He was approached by Ineos Grenadiers and began working for the British team this winter as a performance engineer.

"It's a great opportunity. My role is to be a conduit between the holistic knowledge of the team and applying all the science about aerodynamics and equipment to the athletes."

"I've been working on the team for a few years now, and I've been working on the team for a few years now.

"I race motorcycles, so I can speak in rider terms, but I can also speak in aerodynamics and engineering terms and be the person who bridges the two. It could be anything from position optimization, helmets, clothing, tire selection, tire pressure selection, pacing strategies, gearing choices, etc. We're trying to better connect the two."

Bigum began studying motorsports engineering in college and initially considered a career in Formula One, but he gravitated toward cycling and founded a component company called Watt Shop. He hopes to apply his expertise to his work with Ineos Grenadiers, which is part of a sports project sponsored by Ineos and also targeting the Mercedes F1 team.

"The team has already started to learn how F1 does things, and we noticed some potential gaps in terms of race engineering, the application of knowledge, and the commitment to the athletes, explaining why things should be done,"

"There are a lot of different areas that will open up in the future. Time trials will be at the forefront of that, and there's always work to be done there, so there's little doubt about that. But hopefully we can bring the same mentality and approach to road racing.

While Bigum is dedicated to his new role, he has no intention of abandoning his own rider ambitions. According to the team, he will be competing in time trials and plans to challenge the hour record again this year, which he attempted last fall outside of official UCI competition.

That's why he was spotted at the recent team camp in Mallorca among the Ineos riders participating in training rides.

"Historically, I had to combine cycling and work. By consolidating everything into one role, I no longer have to do the same for other riders as well as my own testing. Everything I develop for the riders and the team is the same for me. [Whenever I'm in camp, I can train with the team, and everyone on the team wants that. Everything is in harmony. That's one of the reasons I wanted to be supported to ride bikes within the team. [It was a surreal moment when I rode uphill with Filippo Ganna, Tao, Richard Kalapas, Egan Bernal, and Adam Yates. It's a spectacular team to be involved with."