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Re:Tour de France confronts a new threat: Are cyclists using... by thenoblesunfish on Tuesday July 29, 2025 @08:43AM (#44722645)
Relative to other sports it doesn't require much skill that can't be easily quantified. The person who can produce the most Watts over the required window is a strong favorite. I assume that doping simply makes a difference in a way it doesn't for skiing or soccer, and probably not as much as even swimming or running.
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Re:Tour de France confronts a new threat: Are cyclists using... by datadrivenangel on Tuesday July 29, 2025 @08:46AM (#44722670)
Skijumping has routine cheating with clothing that gives too much lift by being thicker than the regulations.
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Re:Tour de France confronts a new threat: Are cyclists using... by jrm4 on Tuesday July 29, 2025 @09:59AM (#44723476)
I mean, hard for me to regard this as "cheating" worth taking seriously. Unless those clothes have little propellers in 'em. :)
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Re:Tour de France confronts a new threat: Are cyclists using... by Azrael3000 on Tuesday July 29, 2025 @12:41PM (#44725532)
Why not? Its a big difference whether you go ski jumping in leggings or in a wingsuit. Obviously the difference in reality is less, but the principle stands
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