直擊里約奧運：領獎臺之外的趣聞軼事

There was a bikini wax ban in Team GB's cycling squad
英國自行車隊禁止比基尼蜜蠟脫毛

The British women's cycling team has enjoyed remarkable success, including gold in a thrilling team pursuit. Could this be partly thanks to instructions they received about pubic hair?
英國女子自行車隊正享受著勝利的喜悅，這個團隊在本屆奧運中實現心愿，奪得金牌。她們的成功能否部分歸功于有關私處毛發的禁令呢？

Some time ago, after a number of riders complained about saddle soreness, British Cycling organised a conference of experts to find a solution. The sages advised tilting the saddles at a slightly different angle, and encouraging the athletes to stop waxing or shaving their bikini lines. Pubic hair, it turns out, helps protect against friction and remove sweat from the skin.
前些日子，就在許多騎行運動員抱怨自行車座帶來的疼痛后，英國自行車隊邀請了眾多專家開會共議解決方案。這些專家建議將自行車座微微調整一個角度，并鼓勵運動員停止給私處脫毛。原來，比基尼部位的毛發可以緩解運動員皮膚與衣物布料等的摩擦，并幫助汗液更快蒸發。

Issuing these instructions made for some uncomfortable conversations.
當然在聊天中談起這些上級指令的確是件挺尷尬的事。

"It was a tricky one to broach," Phil Burt, British Cycling's long-time physiotherapist, admitted to the Guardian.
“談起這話題確實挺尷尬的，”長期擔任英國自行車隊理療師的菲爾?伯特向《衛報》記者承認道。

But it seems to have worked. Burt says the medal-winners haven't had a saddle sore between them for six months.
但這個方案確實很有效果。伯特表示，這些奧運健兒們在半年內都不曾因自行車座而感到私處疼痛。