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Andy Turner

Carbon fibre, special wax, and penis injections: Are the Winter Olympics more technologically advanced than the Tour de France?

Winter olympics.

With the Winter Olympics ongoing right now, along with the argument about whether cyclocross should be included in future additions, many cycling fans might be recognising certain technologies and brand names on display. Oakley is a prominent one for glasses and helmets in skiing, but the likes of POC, Scott, and Rudy Project are also well represented.

Then we have Bioracer skinsuits being used and innovative aero fabrics that look right out of a time trial. That’s before we even get into aero helmet controversies, waxing, skiers in the wind tunnel, and bobsleds shooting down at 150+kph. There are plenty of interesting technologies, as well as controversies, on display.

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