Some time ago I received a bollicking from certain people that said I was wrong about wanted the helmets to be optional. I maintained then and now they look bloody stupid, ruin the tradition of the race and have little practical good.
i checked to see the death count on "Le Tour ". of about 5 deaths three were cyclists. No cyclist died on the friggin road. They were drug abusers except one poor ******* in 1936 or something that went off a ravine! one journalist and a motocyclist have died. My figures are open to correction.
So, I make no apology for wanting to make helmets optional. No one gets killed via head injuries during a race. I say get rid of helmets in races. Some bloke broke his teeth the other day. So his helmet did nothing. Some bloke brakes his arm, or does a ligament. What good a helmet ?
OK, I understand having Jan Ulrich riding over your head after you go down is unpleasant, but hardly life threatening.
They rode without helmets for the vast majority of the life of the race. there have been no deaths due to not wearing a helmet, unless they were in a drug induced state and bounced their head against the hotel wall without a helmet!
Helmets on a public street...sure. But in a safe envioronment like a race no!
Can I buy an arguement here. BTW In case you don't know, the race looks great in"google earth"
i checked to see the death count on "Le Tour ". of about 5 deaths three were cyclists. No cyclist died on the friggin road. They were drug abusers except one poor ******* in 1936 or something that went off a ravine! one journalist and a motocyclist have died. My figures are open to correction.
So, I make no apology for wanting to make helmets optional. No one gets killed via head injuries during a race. I say get rid of helmets in races. Some bloke broke his teeth the other day. So his helmet did nothing. Some bloke brakes his arm, or does a ligament. What good a helmet ?
OK, I understand having Jan Ulrich riding over your head after you go down is unpleasant, but hardly life threatening.
They rode without helmets for the vast majority of the life of the race. there have been no deaths due to not wearing a helmet, unless they were in a drug induced state and bounced their head against the hotel wall without a helmet!
Helmets on a public street...sure. But in a safe envioronment like a race no!
Can I buy an arguement here. BTW In case you don't know, the race looks great in"google earth"
