Cold arms, fast legs? Netcompany Ineos roll out unusual pre-cooling strategy at the Tour de France team time trial

Netcompany Ineos riders sit with their arms in tubs of water.

There’s no clearer indication of a team’s attention to detail than how they approach warming up for a Tour de France time trial in scorching heat.

The challenge of getting riders to warm up their muscles while simultaneously keeping their core temperature cool is an unusual challenge for teams, and many of them roll out every trick in the book to make it happen.