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Tom Davidson

Warning issued for clothing checks at Tour de France Femmes after reports of bra padding

Marlen Reusser of Movistar during a time trial.

The race jury at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift will pay “particular attention” to riders’ clothing ahead of Wednesday’s individual time trial, following reports of bra padding to improve aerodynamics.

On Sunday, Dutch outlet Wielerflits reported that several women’s WorldTour teams had expressed concern about riders using larger, padded bras as a chest fairings – objects inserted into the skinsuit to smooth the airflow around the body.

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