Women's Tour de France hit with scandal as teams accuse riders of wearing padded bras to gain an advantage
There are accusations of padded bras being used for an aerodynamic advantage taking the cycling world by storm as the Tour de France Femmes takes place across Switzerland and France.The controversy is heating up just as the third stage resulted in the longest solo breakaway victory in the race's history. Although it should be mentioned that there's currently no indication that a padded bra played any part in that.Not since the Winter Olympics was put on edge by the ski jump penis injection rumors has a sport faced such a potential scandal.ZERO BS.
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There are accusations of padded bras being used for an aerodynamic advantage taking the cycling world by storm as the Tour de France Femmes takes place across Switzerland and France.The controversy is heating up just as the third stage resulted in the longest solo breakaway victory in the race's history. Although it should be mentioned that there's currently no indication that a padded bra played any part in that.Not since the Winter Olympics was put on edge by the ski jump penis injection rumors has a sport faced such a potential scandal.ZERO BS. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!The Dutch outlet Wielerflits reported receiving several complaints from women's WorldTeams about female cyclists exploiting their breast size in time trials by faking a larger cup size using padding in their bras.A rounder chest, an advantage in certain other ways, also helps reduce aerodynamic drag through something called chest fairing, according to Bert Blocken, a professor of aerodynamics at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland and LUT in Finland.The use of a padded bra is prohibited under the regulations of the International Cycling Union (UCI), which make it clear you can't place objects on the chest or use clothing to alter the body shape of a rider."We are talking about a Chest Fairing, which alters the airflow around the body, thereby reducing overpressure on the thighs.
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- There are accusations of padded bras being used for an aerodynamic advantage taking the cycling world by storm as the Tour de France Femmes takes place across Switzerland and France.The controversy is heating up just as the third stage resulted in the longest solo breakaway victory in the race's history. Although it should be mentioned that there's currently no indication that a padded bra played any part in that.Not since the Winter Olympics was put on edge by the ski jump penis injection rumors has a sport faced such a potential scandal.ZERO BS.
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