David Millar aero helmet

[ericfalcon]

Did I really see Millar with an aero helmet on during the final stage of the tour?

 

[Swede1]

yes, that seems a bit strange/illegal
http://www.slipstreamsports.com/category/race-reports/grand-tours
click on top right picture of david millar

 

[Andrichuk]

Its just one of the casco bubble helmets track sprinters use. Areo helmets are illegal in the keiren and match sprint where they wear these, so I would assume its fair game to use this helmet on the road too. I would imagine it would get hot.

http://www.velodromeshop.org.uk/index.php?p=product&id=203

 

[L'arriviste]

There will probably be some sort of banal reason like he forgot his and there wasn't a spare (yes, I admit I'm fishing a bit there). But I can't think he'd intentionally go out in that on a road stage. Surely the peloton would laugh at him. That said, he's also wearing oversocks there which is a bit odd for an ordinary, fine weather day in the saddle, even if it is the Tour in Paris.

 

[jsem94]

Maybe he did it so he could lead out Farrar better. I think so. About 1.5km from the finish, after Gilbert had done his work, you saw Dave Millar losing a bit of positioning, ending up in the wind at about 15th spot - getting really upset at something - probably for failing to help Farrar or something, and his whole aero helmet crap was useless.

 

[Damiano Machiavelli]

That helmet looks like it would be very hot.

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

Don't look for conspiracy theories.
I suppose it's just for fun...

 

[SiAp1984]

Maybe he just lost a bet?

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

I mean, it's David Millar...

 

[ParfaitAmour]

Woah !!

 

[Archibald]

saw him puting it on at the top of the champs elysees on the last lap - I laughed thinking that it was to try and give a good lead out to the garmin train which ended up being left at the station...

is there a train named David in the Thomas the Tank Engine stories?

 

[RedheadDane]

Wow! (At the picture)

LoL!

What the heck?

 

[goggalor]

 

[kanari]

Riding Argyle!

 

[luckyboy]

Yeah I just assumed it was for the lead out.

 

[Michele]

There will probably be some sort of banal reason like he forgot his and there wasn't a spare (yes, I admit I'm fishing a bit there). But I can't think he'd intentionally go out in that on a road stage. Surely the peloton would laugh at him. That said, he's also wearing oversocks there which is a bit odd for an ordinary, fine weather day in the saddle, even if it is the Tour in Paris.

Must be something to do with Garmin/Giro..

 

[Izzy eviel]

Maybe it was to make him stand out in the stage for some reason?

 

[goggalor]

Apparently he'll be wearing this in the Worlds ITT:

 

[RedheadDane]

Geez! That's gonna stink at reducing drag!

 

[Jeanne]

I mean, it's David Millar...

that is just....wrong!!!

 

[Hawkwood]

that is just....wrong!!!

Should have been a golfer obviously

 

[Jeanne]

Should have been a golfer obviously

in that outfit he definetly looks like he's already planning on another career...comedian

 

[jens_attacks]

he's just a hipster no biggie

 

[ImmaculateKadence]

I'd expect that out of DZ. Maybe he dared him to do it.

BTW anybody notice the cardboard Zabriskie on the podium?

 

[RedheadDane]

I'd expect that out of DZ. Maybe he dared him to do it.

BTW anybody notice the cardboard Zabriskie on the podium?

I was kinda thinking the same thing...

And, yeah. We noticed...