News Archives - August 2012

Team GB secrets: Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton in ‘hot pants’

The practice of applying tyre warmers to F1 racing cars and Moto GP bikes ahead of races has been borrowed by the professional cyclists preparing for the Olympics, but rather than fitting the heaters to their bicycle wheels, riders like Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton are strapping them to their thighs. Dubbed ‘hot pants’ by Team GB, the heated tracksuit…