WEATHERING THE STORM

From heatwaves to torrential rain, the climate crisis has a direct impact on every aspect of pro cycling – be it athletes, events or even its future calendar. We find out how the sport is adapting to these unprecedented challenges

CHARLIE ALLENBY

40°C RIDERS FACED EXTREME HEAT AT 2024’S VUELTA Athletes are having to adapt from ‘it’s hot and humid here’ to ‘it’s very cold and windy there’ At the Vuelta [a España] last year, temperatures in the first week went over 40°C, and for three or four consecutive days, there was a rider who finished the race in an ambulance. I was close to being in danger and having health issues, but I never went to the point where it was too much or that I had to go to hospital.” Groupama-FDJ’s top-10 Tour de France finisher Guillaume Martin is explaining what it’s like to be a rider competing on the frontline of the climate crisis. It’s an image that fans have become used to in recent years, as the mercury…

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Cycling Plus (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2025

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