直击里约奥运：领奖台之外的趣闻轶事

There was a bikini wax ban in Team GB's cycling squad
英国自行车队禁止比基尼蜜蜡脱毛

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?
英国女子自行车队正享受着胜利的喜悦，这个团队在本届奥运中实现心愿，夺得金牌。她们的成功能否部分归功于有关私处毛发的禁令呢？

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，就在许多骑行运动员抱怨自行车座带来的疼痛后，英国自行车队邀请了众多专家开会共议解决方案。这些专家建议将自行车座微微调整一个角度，并鼓励运动员停止给私处脱毛。原来，比基尼部位的毛发可以缓解运动员皮肤与衣物布料等的摩擦，并帮助汗液更快蒸发。

Issuing these instructions made for some uncomfortable conversations.
当然在聊天中谈起这些上级指令的确是件挺尴尬的事。

"It was a tricky one to broach," Phil Burt, British Cycling's long-time physiotherapist, admitted to the Guardian.
“谈起这话题确实挺尴尬的，”长期担任英国自行车队理疗师的菲尔•伯特向《卫报》记者承认道。

But it seems to have worked. Burt says the medal-winners haven't had a saddle sore between them for six months.
但这个方案确实很有效果。伯特表示，这些奥运健儿们在半年内都不曾因自行车座而感到私处疼痛。