<description>&lt;p&gt;Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from racing a bike through belgian toothpaste (i.e., mud).&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼&lt;br /&gt; Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=815782125244179"&gt;Video | Facebook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://forum.cyclingnews.com/threads/belgian-toothpaste-anyone.14928/"&gt; Belgian toothpaste anyone? | Cyclingnews Forum&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.nj.com/times_anchorhouse/2008/07/belgian_toothpaste_anyone.html"&gt; Belgian toothpaste, anyone? - nj.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://escapecollective.com/cow-pies-in-belgium-blamed-for-lottos-pre-giro-woes/"&gt; Cow pies in Belgium blamed for Lotto's pre-Giro woes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/may/06/cowpats-blamed-cyclists-fall-sick-after-race-in-belgium-ardenne-classic"&gt; 'Half the peloton is ill': cowpats blamed as cyclists fall sick after race in Belgium | Cycling | The Guardian&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5911985/"&gt;Debunking the Myth of Exercise-Induced Immune Suppression: Redefining the Impact of Exercise on Immunological Health Across the Lifespan - PMC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20839496/"&gt;The open window of susceptibility to infection after acute exercise in healthy young male elite athletes - PubMed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6317a2.htm"&gt;Outbreak of Campylobacteriosis Associated with a Long-Distance Obstacle Adventure Race — Nevada, October 2012&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_de_France"&gt;Tour de France - Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12278157/"&gt;Epidemiology of injury and illness across all the competitive cycling disciplines: a systematic review and meta-analysis - PMC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

Risky or Not?

Don Schaffner and Ben Chapman

934. Racing a Bike Through Belgian Toothpaste

MAY 29, 202627 MIN
Risky or Not?

934. Racing a Bike Through Belgian Toothpaste

MAY 29, 202627 MIN

Description

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from racing a bike through belgian toothpaste (i.e., mud). Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Video | Facebook Belgian toothpaste anyone? | Cyclingnews Forum Belgian toothpaste, anyone? - nj.com Cow pies in Belgium blamed for Lotto's pre-Giro woes 'Half the peloton is ill': cowpats blamed as cyclists fall sick after race in Belgium | Cycling | The Guardian Debunking the Myth of Exercise-Induced Immune Suppression: Redefining the Impact of Exercise on Immunological Health Across the Lifespan - PMC The open window of susceptibility to infection after acute exercise in healthy young male elite athletes - PubMed Outbreak of Campylobacteriosis Associated with a Long-Distance Obstacle Adventure Race — Nevada, October 2012 Tour de France - Wikipedia Epidemiology of injury and illness across all the competitive cycling disciplines: a systematic review and meta-analysis - PMC