You know, I always thought that was his “secret weapon” in winning all the time, not dope, and I gave him the benefit of the doubt on this. It’s probably easier to sit and pedal on those little seats with nothing in the sack. And, have you seen their shorts??? How comfortable can that be for a guy?
It’s only relatively recently that they’ve put grooves in bike seats to reduce the problem.
As to comfort: Men with BPH should give up their Tour de France fantasies.