[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.