Remember the pro cyclist that died recently? UCI mandates helmet use for all pro events.

[Fausto]

The Union Cycliste Internationale on Friday confirmed that it will now make helmet use compulsory for professional cyclists following the death last month of Kazakh rider Andrei Kivilev.

This should be interesting.

 

[Yossarian]

good, it's common sense to wear a helmet when you're riding that fast.

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: Fausto1
The Union Cycliste Internationale on Friday confirmed that it will now make helmet use compulsory for professional cyclists following the death last month of Kazakh rider Andrei Kivilev.

This should be interesting.

Oh no. The drag caused by the helmet alone will make the Tour De France take an average extra 7 days to complete.

It is common sense to wear one though.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: Fausto1
The Union Cycliste Internationale on Friday confirmed that it will now make helmet use compulsory for professional cyclists following the death last month of Kazakh rider Andrei Kivilev.

This should be interesting.

Oh no. The drag caused by the helmet alone will make the Tour De France take an average extra 7 days to complete.

It is common sense to wear one though.

Actually, helmets make you more aerodynamic. The issue is going to be when the riders are going up some of the huge climbs in southern France in the middle of the summer (it can be brutally hot down there that time of year). No helmet is cooler than even the best-ventilated helmet.

That said, I race in Georgia in the summer with a helmet on and haven't died yet. It sucks, but I like my brains non-scrambled so I deal with it.

 

[C'DaleRider]

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: Fausto1
The Union Cycliste Internationale on Friday confirmed that it will now make helmet use compulsory for professional cyclists following the death last month of Kazakh rider Andrei Kivilev.

This should be interesting.

Oh no. The drag caused by the helmet alone will make the Tour De France take an average extra 7 days to complete.

It is common sense to wear one though.

Actually, helmets make you more aerodynamic. The issue is going to be when the riders are going up some of the huge climbs in southern France in the middle of the summer (it can be brutally hot down there that time of year). No helmet is cooler than even the best-ventilated helmet.

That said, I race in Georgia in the summer with a helmet on and haven't died yet. It sucks, but I like my brains non-scrambled so I deal with it.

Exactly. It's about time the UCI took this stand......about a few deaths too late.