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The Tour de France 2am Drug-Test Controversy: Why Pogačar and Vingegaard Were Woken to Test / Josh Kerr's Mile World Record / A World Cup Final to Forget
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A "Concussion Sensor" Comes to the Tour de France / Spain Dismantle France / Does SA Rugby Have a Doping Problem?
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1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Science Behind a Pro Cycling Team
Season 8 Episode 16
Team NSN Cycling is one of the most exciting teams in the World Tour peloton, and Lausanne-based Briton David Bailey is its Head of Sport Science. Am…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Stop Watching the Ball: Michael Cox Unlocks the Fascinating Hidden Sides of Football
Season 8 Episode 15
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2 months ago
England Survive Altitude and Mexico / The Doctor's Dilemma in Elite Sport - When Is Enough? / How Women Out "Pace" Men in Marathons
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2 months ago
Inside the World of F1 Racing: An Engineer's Perspective
Season 8 Episode 14
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2 months ago
BONUS SHORT: Altitude and the Mexico Problem. The Science Behind England's Sunday Showdown
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Durability - Trialled, Tested and Explained / Werro Edges Closer to the World Record / The World Cup's Extra-Time Problem / TDF and Heat Fears
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2 months, 1 week ago
The Creatine Episode
Season 8 Episode 13
From muscle growth to a treatment for Alzheimers, creatine has been touted as the 'King of Supplements'. But what does the science say about one of t…
2 months, 1 week ago
Re-Release: The Art and Science of the Perfect Football Penalty
Season 8 Episode 12
British football journalist Ben Lyttleton literally wrote the book on football penalties. As the author of 'Twelve Yards: The Art and Psychology of t…
2 months, 2 weeks ago