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"The 2003 rules (after Kivilev's death) allowed for discarding the helmets during final climbs of at least 5 kilometres in length; subsequent revisions made helmet use mandatory at all times." It was sometime after the Alpe D'Huez TT in 2004...

Why were the riders required to wear helmets on today's uphill TT to Plan de Corones? I thought there was a ruling that allowed riders to dump their helmets on road stages with under 10KM remaining, or in uphill TT's where they are riding solo. Has something changed in the past few years...

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An interesting statistic: If the Cervelo P3 was its own bike company, it would still win the Ironman WC bike count. For a variety of reasons, triathletes seem to think that Cervelo bikes with Zipp wheels are the benchmark.

Admitting you are a troll, still makes you a troll. Apparently you like getting a rise out of people. I was involved in the design of the bike in question, and your Beavis and Butthead statements lack any substance or hint of knowledge. Most of the rebuttals are accurate: companies like...