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About the British Cycling team, mediocre until 2003, when new performance director implemented “aggregation of marginal gains,” leading to 178 world championships, 66 Olympic or Paralympic gold medals, and 5 Tour de France victories over 10 years

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Fun Fact: About the British Cycling team, mediocre until 2003, when new performance director implemented “aggregation of marginal gains,” leading to 178 world championships, 66 Olympic or Paralympic gold medals, and 5 Tour de France victories over 10 years

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