The stark effects of climate change and the rigours of riding a bike very fast butted heads once again at the weekend, when ultra-endurance cyclist Lael Wilcox was forced to abandon her around-the-world record attempt after suffering from heat exhaustion in France.The 39-year-old Alaskan was 14 days into her bid to beat Mark Beaumont’s outright ... Read more
Yeah she was around Paris so something between 40 and 43, plus the heat from the road which is easily 55 to 60 (according to airports tarmac temperatures).
And the heat wave is supposed to move east as she was, so I get it, there’s no point in following a fucking heatwave on a bike.
Yeah she was around Paris so something between 40 and 43, plus the heat from the road which is easily 55 to 60 (according to airports tarmac temperatures).
And the heat wave is supposed to move east as she was, so I get it, there’s no point in following a fucking heatwave on a bike.