Cervelo Cycles Standardizes on SolidWorks, Nets Victories in the Tour de France, Olympics, and Ironman.CONCORD, Mass. -- Canada's Leading Bicycle Manufacturer Switches to Leading 3D Mechanical Design Software to Design Aerodynamic Carbon Fiber Frames Cervelo Cycles has standardized on SolidWorks(R) 3D mechanical design software to create carbon fiber bicycles ridden to victories in this summer's Tour de France Tour de France World's most prestigious and difficult bicycle race. Staged for three weeks each July—usually in some 20 daylong stages—the Tour typically comprises 20 professional teams of nine riders each and covers some 3,600 km (2,235 miles) of flat and , Ironman Triathlon ironman triathlon event combines swimming, bicycling, marathon run. [Pop. Cult.: Misc.] See : Endurance , and Olympic Games Olympic games, premier athletic meeting of ancient Greece, and, in modern times, series of international sports contests. The Olympics of Ancient Greece Although records cannot verify games earlier than 776 B.C. . American pro cyclist Bobby Julich Robert Julich,[1] most commonly referred to as Bobby Julich, (born on November 18, 1971, in Corpus Christi, Texas) is an American professional road bicycle racer who currently rides for Team CSC in the UCI ProTour racing series. rode a Cervelo P3 to a bronze medal in the Olympic men's individual time trial in August. Simon Lessing Simon Lessing (born February 12, 1971) is a triathlete from the United Kingdom, born in South Africa he now lives in Boulder, Colorado, United States but competes for the UK. His major sponsors include American Interbanc (Mortgage Bankers), Asics (apparel) and Javelin (bike). rode a Cervelo P3 to victory in his first Ironman USA triathlon USA Triathlon is the national governing body for the multi-sport disciplines of triathlon, duathlon, aquathlon and winter triathlon in the United States. USA Triathlon is a member federation of the U.S. Olympic Committee and the International Triathlon Union. in July. Team CSC-Cervelo's Ivan Basso Ivan Basso (born 26 November 1977) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, most recently with Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team.[1][2] Basso, nicknamed Ivan the Terrible,<ref name="terrible" /> is among the best mountain riders in the , leader of pro cycling's number-two ranked team, claimed third overall in the Tour de France on a Cervelo R2.5, beating Tour champion Lance Armstrong Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist. He won the Tour de France—cycling's most prestigious race—seven consecutive times, from 1999 to 2005. in a critical stage in the Pyrenees. Between Cervelo, Canada's leading bicycle maker, and Trek, a leading American manufacturer, four of the top 10 places in the Tour de France went to riders on bikes designed by a company that uses SolidWorks software. Cervelo switched to SolidWorks from AutoCAD(R) a year and a half ago to better design new wind-cheating aerodynamic frame shapes in carbon fiber. Two-dimensional design software is suited only to the round steel tubes used in older bicycles, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the company. "I like the fact that SolidWorks easily carries out functions that are difficult to execute in other 3D packages," said Cervelo Engineer Kevin Quan. "I often ask the software to do things that I'm not even sure can be done. I click on a few lines. The computer suggests designs I hadn't imagined, and I accept them. My sketching skills are good but they're limited by what I can imagine. SolidWorks shows me what's possible." Cervelo proved the effectiveness of its designs this spring at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, in pre-Tour wind tunnel wind tunnel, apparatus for studying the interaction between a solid body and an airstream. A wind tunnel simulates the conditions of an aircraft in flight by causing a high-speed stream of air to flow past a model of the aircraft (or part of an aircraft) being tested. tests with team leaders Basso and Carlos Sastre Carlos Sastre Candil (born 22 April 1975 in Madrid) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. Through his consistently improved top 10 results in the Vuelta a España and good showings in the Tour de France, Sastre has established himself as a strong and stable climbing . The company uses a number of powerful features embedded in SolidWorks software to supplement its mechanical design work. The SolidWorks eDrawings(TM) email-enabled communication tool and the SolidWorks 3D Instant Website single-click Web-publishing tool streamline the design review process with Cervelo and its suppliers and partners. Cervelo uses COSMOSXpress(TM) design analysis software to test Cervelo components like forks and seat posts as well as parts of the frame that are subjected to heavy stress. Cervelo uses PDMWorks(R) to search and instantly retrieve up-to-date designs rather than wade through complex file structures. "The best cyclists triumph only when their equipment efficiently translates their power into speed," said Ilya Mirman, SolidWorks vice president of marketing. "And the most efficient equipment starts with visionary engineering and powerful engineering tools. We're proud that companies like Cervelo, which compromises nothing in pursuit of its customers' success, choose our software." Cervelo works with authorized SolidWorks reseller CAD MicroSolutions Inc. for ongoing software training, implementation, and support. Cervelo was able to leverage CAD MicroSolutions' Manufacturing Team of consultants to accelerate its design production process. About Cervelo Cycles Phil White and Gerard Vroomen founded Cervelo Cycles in 1995 when their design for a new time trial bicycle A time trial bicycle is a racing bicycle designed for use in an individual or team time trials raced on roads but there are also special TT bikes for use in a velodrome. Distinction between time trial bicycles and others , built at the request of a professional cyclist, failed to garner interest from traditional cycle manufacturers. Today, Cervelo Cycles is the largest time trial bike manufacturer in the world. This Canadian company is internationally recognized as one of the most innovative and fastest growing bike manufacturers the sport has seen in years. In 2002 Cervelo entered into a major partnership agreement with the successful Team CSC. According to Bjarne Riis, Team CSC Manager and the 1996 winner of the Tour de France, "Every little edge I can find for my team can prove to be the deciding factor. That's why we'll be on Cervelo's this year." In 2003 at the Tour de France, Team CSC riders won three stages and the team classification riding Cervelo's. In 2004 they won another stage and put Ivan Basso on the podium in Paris. Based in Toronto, Cervelo currently produces nine different models. Their products are available internationally. Please visit www.cervelo.com for further information. About CAD MicroSolutions Founded in 1984, CAD MicroSolutions is one of the most renowned and reputable design automation solution providers in Ontario, Canada. The company's mission is to continue to build on its reputation for service and support while optimizing its customers' productivity, processes, and profits. Services include training, implementation, consulting, and software development. The team at CAD MicroSolutions consists of experienced professional engineers, technologists, and application specialists, software developers, and factory-accredited instructors. For more information visit www.cadmicro.com. About SolidWorks Corporation SolidWorks Corporation, a Dassault Systemes S.A. (Nasdaq: DASTY, Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY DSY Drum Storage Yard .PA) company, develops and markets software for mechanical design, analysis, and product data management. It is the #1 supplier of 3D mechanical design software for the mainstream market. SolidWorks leads the market in number of users in production, customer satisfaction, and revenue. For the latest news, information, or a live online demonstration, visit the company's Web site (www.solidworks.com) or call 1-800-693-9000 (outside of North America, call +1-978-371-5000). SolidWorks and PDMWorks are registered trademarks and eDrawings and COSMOSXpress are trademarks of the SolidWorks Corporation. Other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright (c) 2004 SolidWorks Corporation. |
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