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I mean, I have worn some pretty breathable crotch rocket gear in the middle of summer. I get where everyone is coming from with needing to dissipate heat from a human powered mode of transportation, and keep it as light as possible, but simply saying “no protection cause speed must be fast” is just not a phrase that makes sense with today’s and tomorrow’s technology and textiles.
In cycle racing that's all of it, they cannot wear protective gear as it would slow them down and they would lose to people who don't wear it
In recreational cycling it hardly matters, speeds aren't all that high.
My experience with heat is different to yours. In winter I wear shorts and short sleeves and gloves. In summer it's the same but the gloves don't have fingers.
it could just be made mandatory, like in other sports with protective gear.
Yes, that is the OP article's point is