More ice pockets, semi-custom fits and longer sleeves: how tri-suits could get better

More ice pockets, semi-custom fits and longer sleeves: how tri-suits could get better

A couple of years ago, the idea of having an internal pocket in a tri-suit to hold ice, so it trickles down your neck as it melts, would have seemed a gimmick.  But that was before we realised the devastating impact of overheating on endurance sport performance – a study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology concluded that a one-degree centigrade increase in core body temperature reduced VO2 max by 16%. In other words, the hotter you ge…