If you happen to find yourself in a French supermarket this July and you bump into a men's cycling team buying dozens of pairs of women’s tights, don’t be too concerned. There is – honestly! – a perfectly reasonable explanation.
Tights are filled with a handful of ice cubes, knots are tied every 20 centimetres, and then they’re cut into their own individual ice packs, ready to be placed under the collars and stuffed down the backs of the 170+ riders racing the Tour de France.
