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Re:Tracing doping use by amateur athletes from wastewater by nradov on Friday April 06, 2018 @09:47PM (#16778966)
Yes this article confirms that professional cyclists in the Tour de France are under 6% and hungry all the time. But they have to be careful not to go too low or they run the risk of getting sick and dropping out of the race.

https://www.outsideonline.com/2099881/how-skinny-are-top-tou...

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Re:Tracing doping use by amateur athletes from wastewater by loeg on Friday April 06, 2018 @10:08PM (#16779021)
Yeah. In running there is some belief that it may be safer and healthier to train at less extreme %bf in the off season, and only drop to extremely low %bf shortly before and during the race season.
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