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Anna Marie Abram

Whoop reveals pro riders’ sleep data from last year’s Tour de France - and they’re not getting a full 8 hours

EF Education rider wearing Whoop band

Fitness and health tracking brand Whoop has revealed the findings of its sleep study based on male and female professional cyclists competing in the 2022 editions of the Tour de France and Tour de Femmes. The study investigates how the cyclists’ sleep and recovery changed over the course of several consecutive days of maximum intensity exercise. 

What’s interesting is that this study is claimed to be the first of its kind to continuously follow elite professionals in a Grand Tour setting. 

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