Could 'sober curiosity' make you a better cyclist?

Alcohol sales are declining and the 'sober curious' tribe is growing - could ditching the drinks increase your performance?

bottle of wine in a bike bottle cage
(Image credit: Simon Smythe for Future)

In our 'Will It Work?' series, Sports Science expert Hannah Reynolds investigates common fitness hacks, to determine if they're really any good for the time crunched athlete.  

Being ‘sober curious’ is a strange expression: even for those of us who like a drink we know what being sober feels like. But the trend towards a more sober lifestyle, giving up all alcohol or dramatically reducing alcohol intake, is becoming much more widespread. Alcohol use represents one of the greatest reasons for premature death and ill health, The World Health Organization made it a public health priority to reduce harmful alcohol use by 2030.  

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