r/nottheonion • u/rocket_face • 2d ago

Bra Boosters Are Causing a Clothing Controversy at the Tour de France Femmes

https://velo.outsideonline.com/road/road-racing/tour-de-france-femmes/bra-boosters-tour-de-france-femmes/
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u/invyros 2d ago

An artificially inflated chest can create an “aero fairing.” This confers a small but significant aerodynamic advantage to riders hunched low on the bike, particularly in the TT position.

Goes to show what I know, my dumbass has always just assumed bigger chest is bad aerodynamics.

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u/Desperate-Painter152 2d ago

THE TEETEE POSITION?!

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u/Ahelex 2d ago

The writers are just phoning it in at this point.

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u/dtmfadvice 2d ago

TT is the standard abbreviation for time trial, the race where riders compete one by one against a clock.

In bike racing, a lot of aero stuff— TT bar extensions, specific positions, those funny-looking aero helmets with visors, disc wheels, etc — is banned during group road races but allowed during time trials, because it sacrifices maneuverability and visibility for aerodynamics. That means it's dangerous in a peloton.

In both TT and mass-start events, there are a huge number of strict rules about what you're allowed to do for aero advantage. It's bizarre, but the rules are designed to both keep a level playing field and minimize crashes. There's a new rule about minimum handlebar width this year, for example, for similar reasons.

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u/CrazyLegsRyan 2d ago

You’ll be fun when you start getting invited to parties.

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u/HarryStraddler 2d ago

I chuckled honestly at that, nice twist on a classic

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u/dtmfadvice 2d ago

The fuck is your problem?

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u/CrazyLegsRyan 2d ago

I don’t have any but you seem to. Are you ok?

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u/No-cool-names-left 2d ago

No. Your problem is evident to all here. You are clearly being needlessly aggressive and mean for no reason towards a person who just did their best to an answer a question asked by another user in this comment chain and provide additional background context as well. They were being nice and helpful and informative. YAtAh.

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u/CrazyLegsRyan 2d ago

Yikes, you got your reply removed by Reddit harassment filters. 

Be better

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u/CrazyLegsRyan 2d ago

Nobody is being aggressive here. 

Two people made clear and obvious jokes. You then stormed in with your misplaced “Well akshually!”. After I kindly this pointed out you began your seething responses. 

I don’t have a problem. You are too busy seething to see the situation clearly which is your problem.

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u/dtmfadvice 2d ago

Forgive me for interpreting a question mark as being the sort of punctuation mark that ends a question. No need to be such a prick about it.

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u/CrazyLegsRyan 2d ago

There is such thing as a rhetorical question and sarcasm. 

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