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Ryan Cooper
Senior Data Analyst
USA Cycling
Ryan Cooper
Senior Data Analyst
USA Cycling
Broadcast live from the Gurobi Summit in Las Vegas on Tuesday, September 9 at 9 AM PT, USA Cycling will share how a lunch-break side project grew into Best Bike Split, transforming race strategy for cyclists and triathletes of all levels through physics-based optimization and power planning.
See how USA Cycling then democratized affordable run training by partnering with legendary coach Hal Higdon to create the RunWithHal app, which leverages operations research to deliver individualized, adaptive training plans to millions of runners worldwide.
Hear from USA Cycling Data Analyst Ryan Cooper about Project 4:05, the mixed-integer programming model that powered the U.S. Women’s Team Pursuit squad to gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics. With just eight months to prepare, USA Cycling built a granular optimization framework that modeled aerodynamics, power output, rotation strategies, and fatigue to create a winning blueprint. This success earned USA Cycling the 2025 Franz Edelman Award, often referred to as “The Nobel Prize” of O.R. and advanced analytics, demonstrating how operations research can transform human performance by managing the complex interplay of physics, physiology, and strategy.
Finally, looking ahead to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, this presentation will explore how machine learning for talent identification, natural language interfaces for coaches, and AI-enhanced optimization are setting the stage for the next revolution in sports performance.
Senior Data Analyst
USA Cycling
Senior Data Analyst
USA Cycling
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