At approximately 175g (size medium) the new Giro Prolight is set to gain the crown of the lightest road race helmet in the world. Making its official debut in this Friday's Tour stage from Barcelona to Andorre Arcalis, on top of the heads of riders from Astana, Rabobank and Garmin, the new featherlight helmet should be ideal for the first ‘proper’ mountain stage of the Tour.
Giro has used the Prolight name before: it was the name given to the first all-EPS foam adult helmet created by Giro founder, Jim Gentes back in 1986 and championed by Greg LeMond in subsequent years:
Thank you for reading 20 articles this month* Join now for unlimited access
Enjoy your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1
*Read 5 free articles per month without a subscription
Join now for unlimited access
Try first month for just £1 / $1 / €1
-
“I feel proud racing guys I used to watch on TV” says French teenage sensation Paul Seixas after climbing to 6th in Critérium du Dauphiné GCAs Romain Bardet prepares to bow out, 18-year-old Paul Seixas looks well prepared to take up his stage racing baton
-
Tadej Pogačar: I didn’t like Visma’s dangerous tactics on the Croix de Fer descent but that’s modern cyclingPogačar unhappy with rival team's approach during Critérium du Dauphiné's queen stage, as Jonas Vingegaard says “I hope that this race can help me get better"
