{"id":24452,"date":"2025-07-26T02:03:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T02:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/24452\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T02:03:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T02:03:11","slug":"cyclists-try-to-keep-cool-while-training-in-summer-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/24452\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyclists try to keep cool while training in summer heat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether they’re trying to get some exercise in or train for a big race, cyclists are finding their own ways to keep cool in blistering heat.<\/p>\n

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. \u2014 Whether they are training to compete in Little 500 in Bloomington or just taking their bike out as a recreational activity this summer, there are ways for cyclists to stay safe in this summer heat<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“In a way, the heat’s just kind of similar to being at altitude,” said Alex Hamilton, an Indiana University student and bike builder at Bloomington Bicycles. “You kind of have to know that the limits are going to come down a little bit. So, being able to kind of dial it back a little bit.”<\/p>\n

Little 500 is the largest collegiate bike race in the country, according to the IU Student Foundation. Some cyclists train for the annual bike race year-round. Hamilton has raced in it three times so far. He trains and competes over the summer in Indiana and even as far as Montana.<\/p>\n

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To stay safe in the heat, he said he wears ventilated helmets, drinks more water and limits how long he rides.<\/p>\n

“You’re seeing a lot of people wearing cooling vests, or I have even seen some funny videos of people just eating slushies before rides cause it’s just keeping that core body temperature down,” Hamilton said.<\/p>\n

Leila Faraday is an incoming IU senior who will compete in her second Little 500 next year. She trains consistently throughout the summer as long as the weather allows. She shared a unique way to keep cool while riding.<\/p>\n

“I just used an old biking sock, and I put ice and then I put it on my back and it just kind of melts throughout the ride, and that’s really helpful,” Faraday said.<\/p>\n


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Faraday’s advice to anyone who wants to ride in the heat is to choose your hours wisely \u2014 she prefers evenings. She said she hopes drivers are considerate of cyclists when they are on the road in the summer heat.<\/p>\n

“I hope people recognize that whether it’s for exercise or commuting or just for fun that people are just trying to have a good time and stay safe,” Faraday said.<\/p>\n

She also recommended riding in groups, bringing more water than you need and planning your route.<\/p>\n

Hamilton added once you are used to the heat, it is not as bad. However, it is still important to know when you are getting too hot and adjust accordingly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Whether they’re trying to get some exercise in or train for a big race, cyclists are finding their…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24453,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[445],"tags":[49,48,635,82],"class_list":["post-24452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-cycling","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24452\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}