Lotto-Belisol prevented from wearing similar helmet(Cav@WC) at Tour Down Under

kumate_champ07

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cavendish-with-illegal-helmet-in-world-championship-race


Lotto-Belisol prevented from wearing similar helmet with cover at Tour Down Under
Lotto-Belisol was prevented on Sunday from wearing a similar helmet in the closing stage of the Santos Tour Down Under which Mark Cavendish wore when he won the World Championship in September. A UCI spokesman had declared the helmet illegal in Adelaide.
The Belgian team wanted to wear its new Lazer helmets with a locking cover which improves aerodynamics, but was not allowed to do so. “It is forbidden to add external elements to the helmet,” UCI jury foreman Guy Dobbelaere said, according to the Gazet van Antwerpen.
The Lotto-Belisol riders claim that Cavendish wore a similar Specialized helmet and cover at the road race in Copenhagen, when he won the Worlds title. Although there was discussion amongst fans and within the media at the time, no official action was taken.
“The start in Copenhagen was pretty chaotic, so we could not control everything,” Dobbelaere said. “But I don't think we would take the World title away from Cavendish because of this.”
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not really an excuse is it

kumate_champ07

I like Cav and dont think the title should be taken away but it just shows how stupid the UCI are when it comes to governing their own rules

happytramp

Okay, I understand UCI regulating the bicycles themselves but saying that a helmet has to have holes in it is a bit ott isn't it?

kumate_champ07

a helmet doesnt have to have holes in it, but if there are holes in it and you cover them I think that is breaking the rules.

kumate_champ07

also shoe covers break the current UCI rules, especially when used indoors in a velodrome

Slideshowbob

Storm / teacup

Crying / spilt milk

Horse bolted / stable door

Cav would have won that day with or without holes and also if his helmet was painted pink

People innovate, law makers change the rules, new rules

Different year, different rules

Cav still deserving world champ

Cookie_Monster

It is forbidden to add external elements to the helmet

tape stuff on from the inside, problem solved

kumate_champ07

Slideshowbob wrote: »

Storm / teacup

Crying / spilt milk

Horse bolted / stable door

Cav would have won that day with or without holes and also if his helmet was painted pink

People innovate, law makers change the rules, new rules

Different year, different rules

Cav still deserving world champ

yes.


but that rule has been around a while. also if he would have won without covering the holes why would he risk breaking the rules in the first place?

thebouldwhacker

Honestly, I don't think anyone (Cav included) could give a rattle whether he was allowed wear the helmet or not. Its all about advertising, I now know that Cav was using Laser helmets and won the championships wearing Specialized... I now must buy one of each, or maybe just tape up the ducts in my Giro.... maybe use polyfilla.