Why Ineos riders dunked their arms into ice before the Tour de France team time trial

July 4, 2026

This sport is just so completely weird to anyone who is not a hardcore fan,” that was the assessment of Joe Lindsey, Escape Collective Managing Editor, of four Netcompany-Ineos riders sitting in the team time trial start house, eyes hidden behind their Daft Punk-esque visored TT helmets, each with their forearms and hands dunked in a large Tupperware box of ice and water. The press room reaction was more of a “WTF is going on.” escape collective