The cooling vests used at the Tour of GA apparently aren’t powerful enough for the European races, so team Slipstream Chopotle is breaking out their secret weapon at this years Giro de Italia: Ice vests.
“Then Lim pulled out his secret weapon: white vests filled with ice that riders donned to keep their core temperature low and allow the legs to warm up without overcooking their body temperature.
“We warmed up with ice vests, which are not fun to warm up with,” Vande Velde said. “Whether or not that was the finishing touch, that just shows that we’ve done everything in our power to do our best today.”
I vaguely remember that the original logic behind scheduling the Tour of California at this time of year was that the weather would be better than racing in, say, Belgium this time of year. The grimacing faces of the riders today looked as dismal as at any early-season European race, and remarkably like the faces during a typical ride here…
Great story about the Phinney-Carpenter family and prodigy Taylor Phinney as he prepares to compete in the individual pursuit at the world championships in Manchester, England.
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