Unless I am mis-remembering the UCI rules also excludes Time Trials.

Just check the latest Giro d'Italia pictures. Everyone is still using the thin plastic shell "helmets". That rule applies solely for mass-start events, I suppose.

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A friend of mine who is a UCI commissaire told me that his interpretation of the rule was that it would exclude TT fairings - "real" helmets would be required. That said, he he didn't know if it would be inforced that way, at least this season; he was preparing for a trip to europe to officiate a couple of stage races, and expected to know better when he returned.

The thing to remember is that this rule is very much a last minute thing, and the details haven't been worked out yet. Look for clarification from the UCI as the season progresses, and issues like this become apparent.

MH

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