This week’s episode sees us discuss the new world club rugby cup, some research on chest fairings, transitioning from rugby 15s to 7s, the hardest geezer and Team Visma-Lease a Bike’s ongoing crash headaches.
(00:00) Introduction
(01:14) Dave’s running and time at altitude
(02:45) Dave’s Berlin Half Marathon review
(05:15) Xylon’s pre for Two Oceans ultra marathon
(08:05) Community Shoutouts
(09:15) Jonas Vingegaard’s crash, injuries and what it means for the Tour de France
(16:57) What is cycling doing to help prevent crashes and are we seeing more than normal this year?
(20:45) Research on chest fairings and quantifying their improvement in performance
(25:08) Players transitioning from rugby 15s to rugby 7s
(29:01) The Hardest Geezer and some challenges he faced
(33:00) Announcement of the Rugby Club World Cup
(36:34) Scheduling issues for the Club World Cup and what it means for player safety
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Article on Vingegaard Crash
Article on Chest Fairings
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167610524000722
Article on the World Club Challenge
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/apr/08/rugby-union-first-club-world-cup-june-2028
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