Conference Schedule

IBFI Global Conference 2026 | 23 Feb, 09:00 GMT Silverstone Museum, Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Towcester NN12 8TN, UK

Mon 23 Feb

9:30 - 9:45
15 minutes
Welcome Address - Lee Prescott
Main Stage
9:45 - 10:00
15 minutes
You Don’t Know What you Don’t Know - Andy Brooke
Main Stage
10:00 - 10:30
30 minutes
Body to Bike transition zones: opportunity areas for fitting advancements - John Higgins
Main Stage
10:30 - 11:15
45 minutes
Stance Width: The Hidden Fit Parameter or… The Next Short Cranks? - Phil Burt
Main Stage
11:15 - 11:30
15 minutes
Coffee break
Coffee Breakout Room
11:30 - 12:00
30 minutes
APT – Airway, Posture & the Tipping Point - Happy Freedman
Main Stage
12:00 - 12:30
30 minutes
Weight distribution as a key metric in bike fitting - Daniel Schade
Main Stage
12:30 - 13:00
30 minutes
From lab coat to lycra: translating the research to real-world bike fit. - Wendy Holliday
Main Stage
13:00 - 13:30
30 minutes
Balancing Innovation and Safety - Emmanuel Brunet, UCI
Main Stage
13:30 - 14:15
45 minutes
Lunch break
14:15 - 17:15
3 hours
Workshops at Silverstone Museum
Silverstone Museum
14:15 - 17:15
3 hours
Workshops at Silverstone Sports Engineering Hub
SSEH
17:30 - 18:00
30 minutes
The IBFI Emeritus Awards & Day 1 Close - Lee Prescott
Main Stage
18:00 - 20:00
2 hours
Networking event
Silverstone Museum

9:00 - 9:15
15 minutes
Welcome to Day 2 - Lee Prescott
Main Stage
9:15 - 9:30
15 minutes
An Investigation into Cycling Participation Post Total Knee Arthroplasty - Bianca Broadbent
Main Stage
9:30 - 10:00
30 minutes
How to Bike Fit - a Working Model - Tony Corke
Main Stage
10:00 - 10:30
30 minutes
From Clinic to Bike Fitter - Nick Van De Berg
Main Stage
10:30 - 11:00
30 minutes
High-Performance Bike Fitting in the Pro Peloton: From Lab Assessment to Race-Day Position - Jon Iriberri
Main Stage
11:00 - 11:15
15 minutes
Coffee Break
Coffee Breakout Room
11:15 - 12:00
45 minutes
Fitting the Aging & Injured Cyclist - Happy Freedman
Main Stage
12:00 - 12:30
30 minutes
TBC - Paraic McGlynn
Main Stage
12:30 - 13:00
30 minutes
The Hip Chain in Cycling: Efficiency, Injury, and When the Nerve is the Culprit - Curtis Cramblet
Main Stage
13:00 - 13:30
30 minutes
Breaking the Saddle Soreness Taboo - Hedwig Neels
Main Stage
13:30 - 14:15
45 minutes
Lunch Break
Silverstone Museum
14:15 - 17:15
3 hours
Workshops at Silverstone Sports Engineering Hub
SSEH
14:15 - 17:15
3 hours
Workshops at Silverstone Museum
Silverstone Museum
17:30 - 17:45
15 minutes
IBFI: Progress, Standards & the Road Ahead & Conference Close - Lee Prescott
Main Stage