Visma-Lease a Bike stated they had been “stunned” on the UCI’s resolution to assessment the group’s new aero helmet, which was worn by the Dutch group in time trials at Tirreno-Adriatico on Monday, as nicely in stage three’s group time trial at Paris-Good.
The helmet, which is manufactured by Giro, was named particularly in a press release which was launched by biking’s world governing physique because it emerged that different helmets would even be included within the new assessment.
“We’re engaged on an official assertion based mostly on our first experiences after the 2 time trials this week,” a spokesperson for Visma-Lease a Bike instructed Biking Weekly in Auxerre.
“There’s a set of situations {that a} helmet like this could meet. It’s about measurement, security, every little thing. With these situations, manufacturers begin designing gear and clearly there’s some huge cash and growth going into that course of.”
“So it is stunning that you just make a design, all these situations are met, after which it’s questioned once more,” they added.
The “head sock” which accompanies Specialised’s TT5 helmet can be to be banned from 2 April, the UCI has stated. Each Remco Evenepoel’s Soudal Fast-Step group and Bora–Hansgrohe, the group of Primož Roglič, use that design.
Biking Weekly contacted Bora-Hansgrohe for remark in relation to the UCI’s resolution however the group didn’t reply.
On the choice to ban Specialised’s TT5, a UCI spokesperson stated in a press release: “After conducting a radical course of, which included session with Specialised, in addition to examination of documentation linked to the helmet’s certification, security directions, and knowledge from public sources, it was concluded that the top sock is a “non-essential” element (article 1.3.033 of the UCI Laws).
“Consequently, the top sock built-in into the TT5 helmet will not be permitted to be used at occasions on the UCI Worldwide Calendar, efficient from 2 April, 2024.”
In the meantime, Evenepoel stated that the horrendous climate situations within the stage three group time trial, received by UAE Workforce Emirates, had hindered his group’s efficiency. He additionally instructed former teammate Tim Declerq impeded them on the course round Auxerre.
“We had a 20-second lead over UAE on the means level and within the stretch down you possibly can hardly lose any time. But it surely’s easy: the rain fell and the wind turned,” Evenepoel instructed Sporza.
“He [Declerq] stored driving in entrance of us in a technical nook and did not pull over. A thanks to him. That was actually nasty. Tim might have been a former teammate, however you do not do one thing like that. Did he do it on goal? I hope not, nevertheless it’s attainable.”
