Cavendish won the World Championships wearing an illegal helmet!!

[Bavarianrider]

Say want you wanna say, but his victory is tainted forever. IT's a clinic performance. Not medical clinic, but technical clinic.

 

[auscyclefan94]

If only Tony Martin had to ride on the front of the peloton for Cavendish for another year...

 

[Magnus]

Say want you wanna say, but his victory is tainted forever. IT's a clinic performance. Not medical clinic, but technical clinic.

As is any victory by a rider who's worn a rain cape that isn't transparent or made to look like their jersey.

 

[will10]

Say want you wanna say, but his victory is tainted forever. IT's a clinic performance. Not medical clinic, but technical clinic.

Just had a text from Cav

"Will be posting my rainbow jersey back to Big Pat ASAP, thanks to Bavarianrider for bringing to light my shameful trickery."

 

[Gloin22]

Say want you wanna say, but his victory is tainted forever. IT's a clinic performance. Not medical clinic, but technical clinic.

Lol, like general public cares so much

He won and he will be remembered for that

 

[bobbins]

As is any victory by a rider who's worn a rain cape that isn't transparent or made to look like their jersey.

Exactly. Helmets with no vents can be bought, as can helmet covers, this whole story and subsequent thread are pointless.

 

[scullster46]

Exactly. Helmets with no vents can be bought, as can helmet covers, this whole story and subsequent thread are pointless.

NO!!! Cav is worse than ricco, di luca, and armstrong combined! A lifelong ban isn't enough, we should bring back the guillotine.

 

[Richeypen]

NO!!! Cav is worse than ricco, di luca, and armstrong combined! A lifelong ban isn't enough, we should bring back the guillotine.

Think his helmet cover is guillotine proof

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Say want you wanna say, but his victory is tainted forever. IT's a clinic performance. Not medical clinic, but technical clinic.

Are we trying to kid ourselves that Cavendish wouldn't have won if he had worn a standard helmet?

 

[Havetts]

Are we trying to kid ourselves that Cavendish wouldn't have won if he had worn a standard helmet?

It makes me sleep at night, so yes.

 

[goggalor]

He was also wearing a skinsuit (as was Greipel at the TDU) so are they going to outlaw that as well, as that clearly falls into the 'designed to influence the performances of a rider such as reducing air resistance or modifying the body of the rider' category?!?! The phrase 'storm in a teacup' springs to mind...

He should be banned for life for winning the WC road race in that skinsuit. Ugh.

Such a bad example for the children.

 

[stainlessguy1]

NO!!! Cav is worse than ricco, di luca, and armstrong combined! A lifelong ban isn't enough, we should bring back the guillotine.

nah , just make him walk the plank instead. arrrrrrrrgggggh

 

[clipperton]

how about as a compromise, matt goss gets to wear a helmet with rainbow stripes?

 

[stainlessguy1]

how about as a compromise, matt goss gets to wear a helmet with rainbow stripes?

Harrrrrrr , the man has to ride a race without a helmet . arrrrrrgggggggh

 

[daveinzambia]

As punishment he should be forced to wear the helmet and skinsuit all year. on and off the bike. Made it look like a sex toy had won worlds, no wonder people will not take us seriously.

 

[Der Effe]

It was the course of last year's WC that was the trickery, not Cavendish' helmet lol.

 

[Richeypen]

Finished today without a helmet. Surely another lifetime ban (edging bets on reincarnation here).

 

[Magnus]

So, where is the outrage about Kreder winning the Tour Méditerreanéen stage in an illegal jersey?

 

[El Pistolero]

So, where is the outrage about Kreder winning the Tour Méditerreanéen stage in an illegal jersey?

How can there be outrage if no one knows what you're talking about?

 

[taiwan]

So, where is the outrage about Kreder winning the Tour Méditerreanéen stage in an illegal jersey?

Looks like a gilet. That illegal?

 

[Magnus]

How can there be outrage if no one knows what you're talking about?

He won wearing an all back jacket (violating the rule that rain capes must be transparent or made to look like the team jersey).

It was meant as a comment on how ridiculous the whole "Cav won worlds wearing illegal helmet" is.

Guess I should have added an " "

 

[Polyarmour]

Sure it can! At 70 KPH I suppose the effect would be most pronounced but maybe his very small profile was cheating too! TRY 0.1 to 0.2 kph. Truth is you don't have a wind tunnel to verify your wild exaggeration. Just from memory I think Cav was going more than 1 or 2 KPH faster than anyone else and that helmet cover isn't the reason he won.
They should not have allowed it. To that I agree.

Lol! You criticise someone for being out by a factor of ten and not having a wind tunnel to back up their predictions. And then you back up your own predictions with.....??? pretty much nothing as well.

 

[stainlessguy1]

Finished today without a helmet. Surely another lifetime ban (edging bets on reincarnation here).

HAAAARRRRRR, no helmet equals bonus points , Real men dont wear helmets AAARRRGGGGh .

 

[simo1733]

He won wearing an all back jacket (violating the rule that rain capes must be transparent or made to look like the team jersey).

It was meant as a comment on how ridiculous the whole "Cav won worlds wearing illegal helmet" is.

Guess I should have added an " "

I think that the riders were told that because of the severe conditions they could wear what they liked.

 

[BillytheKid]

Has the UCI ever gone retroactive on equipment violations in recent times? No, they surprise every one like at last years TdF TTT.