Time Trial / Time Trialling / TT

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gbj_tester in reply to @Hefty

Any thoughts on Obree's belief that warm air inhaled through the nose is bestest? Does the body deal with it more efficiently somehow?

Maybe he has cold triggered asthma. I used to suffer terribly from that in early season TTs until I got on the right doping programme. Cold dry air can certainly cause enough bronchoconstriction in susceptible subjects to limit aerobic performance.

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Fignon in reply to @gbj_tester

Cold dry air

Doesn't matter whether it's cycling, football or cross-country paperchase that the PE sadists made us do as a kid, I always dislike inhaling large amounts of sharp cold nasty air whilst setting off, it seems to go straight down my pipes and into my stomach making me feel nauseous.

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