[beloch]

If it confers an advantage, even a small one, and it's allowed, everyone will be compelled to do it in order to remain competitive.

That's the crazy thing about high level sports. Either it's banned or everyone does it. There is no in between.

[matsemann]

In cycling it's also common to do lots of stuff that might not even have an advantage. But when you see other teams do it, you don't dare not to.

[SamBam]

Reminds me of swimmer Mark Spitz who had a mustache at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, and won 7 gold medals in a world record. The Russian swimming coach asked him about the mustache, and he replied that American scientists had determined that it made him faster. A year later, in the 1973 World Championships, most of the Russian team had mustaches, while Spitz had shaved his off.

[readthenotes1]

I like your use of the non-exclusive or there