FOIX – The heat is all anyone can talk about. The riders, the feeble press pack melting away in gymnasiums across L'Hexagone. Really, anyone in the 12 European countries that broke their June temperature records recently.
Hot Girl Summer, White Boy Summer, Brat Summer. Now it's just Hot Summer. No time for internet trends this year. Your iPhone needs to cool down before you can use it.
As professional cycling has moved away from a world of baggy-jerseys, general aesthetic vibes and enough drugs to kill a Shetland pony, riders have seen their bodies, bikes and equipment tailored to turn the pedals ever faster.
One such area for improvement, given that the Tour de France takes place during the height of French summers, which are getting increasingly warm, is making athletes better at performing in the heat. Or at the very least helping to reduce the negative effect it has on them is now of the utmost importance.
Actually, for EF Education-EasyPost's Head Doctor Jon Greenwell, it's even more important than the monastic sojourns Tour participants undertake at altitude as part of their preparation for July.
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