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Project 4:05: Optimizing USA Cycling’s Women’s Team Pursuit Gold

Ryan Cooper et al.

INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics2026https://doi.org/10.1287/inte.2025.0283article
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USA Cycling used operations research, mixed-integer programming, and real-time analytics to optimize the women’s team pursuit squad’s race strategy. Project 4:05 transformed the team from sixth place at the 2023 World Championships to Olympic gold at Paris 2024, reducing finish time by eight seconds.

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@article{ryan2026,
  title        = {{Project 4:05: Optimizing USA Cycling’s Women’s Team Pursuit Gold}},
  author       = {Ryan Cooper et al.},
  journal      = {INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics},
  year         = {2026},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1287/inte.2025.0283},
}

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0.50

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20
M · momentum0.50 × 0.15 = 0.07
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

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