Sir Dave Brailsford once had the floor of the British Cycling team truck painted white to spot dust more easily. The thinking was the quicker any impurities were identified, the quicker they could be cleaned up thereby not adversely affecting the bikes.
A surgeon was brought in to teach riders the proper way to wash their hands to avoid illness, long before it became commonplace with Covid. And mattresses and pillows were transported to competitions to ensure athletes' sleep was not affected. Such nuggets are part of what became known as "marginal gains", and there are myriad examples.
