I do love writing about nether regions… so this article for Bicycling on if sex pre-race was good for you was right up my alley!
While many racers cite Greg LeMond’s famous anecdote about getting busy during the Tour de France as support for continuing bedroom antics on big days, just as many cyclists claim to abstain from sex during important races out of fear that it impairs performance. The latter group might have reason to relax: A recent review of studies done on the topic of sex ahead of athletic competition showed that the practice is not only fairly commonplace and unlikely to negatively impact racing, but it also might even benefit it.
