Today i caught a glimpse of the tour de france on tg4....its sooooo boring lol...but as i watched about 10 mins of it ... i began to wonder...they drink so much water to keep them self hydrated but you never see them take a toilet break :-( so my question is does anyone know do they do it in their shorts while cycling? it is a strange question i know but i can't help wonder forgive me for the stupid question
LusciousLibra: I actually know the answer to this one... strangely.
They pee out the waistband of the pants onto the road, if they are men. The women just pee and have a 'sanitary item' to absorb it.
Please do not ask me how I know this
Thats very true, all done on the move! Sometimes on a quiet stage they'll stop but more often than not its done at speed. Lol. I watched the Tour today by the way and don't know how you could call it boring....
Im a former racing cyclist and I can answer your question. Some cyclists stop and pee on the side of the road and others (most) pee while moving but TV doesnt show it, well it wouldnt be nice.
No cyclist pee in their shorts otherwise they end up getting a severe rash. If you watch the whole race you will see some dropping to back of the peleton to pee so the camera doesnt show it.
Also as it the mountain stage most would pee 80km before the end or bottom of summit. And with the heat and dehydration every water they drink is burned up and sweated out. Ever noticed when you are in hot country on holiday you dont pee as much?
Barizmo: Im a former racing cyclist and I can answer your question. Some cyclists stop and pee on the side of the road and others (most) pee while moving but TV doesnt show it, well it wouldnt be nice.
No cyclist pee in their shorts otherwise they end up getting a severe rash. If you watch the whole race you will see some dropping to back of the peleton to pee so the camera doesnt show it.
Also as it the mountain stage most would pee 80km before the end or bottom of summit. And with the heat and dehydration every water they drink is burned up and sweated out. Ever noticed when you are in hot country on holiday you dont pee as much?
Thank you very good answer...yeah i have noticed the whole not peeing as much in a hot country..if you can't pee it sweat it eh lol
skyblue43: Thats very true, all done on the move! Sometimes on a quiet stage they'll stop but more often than not its done at speed. Lol. I watched the Tour today by the way and don't know how you could call it boring....
Yeah its boring to watch but you do get to see some interesting places in france...but unless i knew someone in the race i wouldn't watch it for for more then 10 mins but if you like cycling then watch it if your interested in it... i like cycling too but im not going to sit inside watching it all day
skyblue43: There was more happened in the last half hour today than in a month of the world cup! Lol
Is Tour de france finished now? i do see your piont though about the world cup.. but i did enjoy germany playing.. well all i saw was the highlights... but the Germans were class
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