Does any pro wear compression tops?

[bikonator]

Is it true that UCI had banned compression tops? Thanks

 

[stainlessguy1]

does anywone wear them ?

Is it true that UCI had banned compression tops? Thanks

I dont know about the other guys but I love my cellulite containment suit .

LMAO .

 

[Cancellator]

I read somewhere that any compression equipment is banned.

 

[ElChingon]

Well if you're a medium and wear a small does that equate to a compression top?

 

[WillemS]

My first google hit* on "UCI bans compression wear" brings me to this site road.cc which writes:

"Socks must be no higher than the mid-point between the ankle and the knee. That's not a sartorial judgment on Bradley Wiggins’ calf-length black socks, but it's designed to ban the use of compression socks ([...]). All other compression clothing is forbidden too - so compression base layers and compression leg warmers, which are made by quite a lot of brands, are out. We're not sure at what point normal leg warmers become compression leg warmers, though"

*) But, hey, google personalizes your search results these days, so no guarantee that it will show up first in your google results too.

 

[Cancellator]

Well if you're a medium and wear a small does that equate to a compression top?

No, but I doubt it will have the same effect. It will probably just be very uncomfortable. Dedicated compression clothing is designed in a certain way to actually have a positive effect (debatable as that may be).