Cycling Plus

Beat the heat

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We spend all year pleading for the sun to pop through the clouds, but when it does, our cycling performanc­e dips. Environmen­tal physiology expert Dr Julien Periard showed that the body performs to its optimum when core temperatur­e is around 38.5-39°C. When the temperatur­e outside is around 15°C, your body has no problem dissipatin­g the heat generated from cycling through breathing and sweating. But as the mercury

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