I had not heard the term "soft pedal" until I was racing in my second-ever crit (age 31) when the announcer accused us the entire cat 4/5 mens race of soft pedaling. I knew what it meant because I was the sprinter at the front of the peloton doing just that, though I had no prior experience with it.

If someone said it in a business meeting it would have been a head-scratcher for a second but I would have concluded it meant something to the effect of "take it easy."

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Dr. Alex Harrison | Founder & CEO | Sport Physiology & Performance PhD
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