Professional Cycling For the Fans - Pic of racer smokin' the wizzak

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I heard that racers used to think that marijuana increased lung capacity before hills and such. I think I actually saw a pic once of a racer (could have been the tour) who was haulin' on a doobie. Anyone have a link? Or did I just dream this up?

There's a classic picture (black and white) of riders from the TdF smoking cigarettes. It looked like the picture was from the 40's or 50's. I've also seen a picture of Cipollini smoking (I'm pretty sure it was a cigarette) while he was riding, though I'm not sure if he was racing. Never seen a picture of a rider smoking weed.

I can tell you that mixing doobage with hard riding is a really bad mix. Don't know that it affects the lung capacity all that much, but it can really affect the muscle stamina (or so I've heard).

As long as you don't smoke ciggies too it's really not all that bad.. or so a friend has told me..

http://www.bicycle-gifts.com/jpg/q45.jpg
ya see, the domestique carries the zippo.

wait a minute... here we go:

http://www.revolversmahoue.com/supercyclo/images/photos%20supercyclo/fume%20des%20herbes.jpg

wtf

wait a minute... here we go:

http://www.revolversmahoue.com/supercyclo/images/photos%20supercyclo/fume%20des%20herbes.jpg
I believe "fume des herbes" means "smoking the herb". Who smokes weed with a filter? I don't know anybody who does. Who rolls joints that are perfectly cylindrical? Those are cigarettes!

BTW, thanks for the pictures Jack. :)

i've seen weed rolled into cigerttes paper w/ a filter or something that looked like a filter, sorry wanted to grave dig

that's funny

In summer I had a bar job and quit, people I rode with said my riding improved I think the passive smoke is bad enough let alone full-on smoking. Also the mental side, if you are hurting and have to push it you don't want your body going "f*** off, this is your fault for smoking" :D

you konw some people can pull it off. i quit smoking after i graduated, but i still enjoy a cigar now and then. and i know for myself that i am not 100% 2-3 days after a smoke, so i practice abstinence during the season. i have a friend who used to smoke all the time (due to a summer job in construction) and he was also pretty good in the saddle. i could ride him off my wheel with some difficulty, and i could outclimb him him easily. but he really had a serious max speed on a sprint.