Helmets and racing
Just watching the 2001 TDF on Vs, and have seen old photo's in the mags where no one is wearing a helmet. Just wondering if helmets are now mandatory as everybody seems to wear them now. I've road and raced motorcycles since I was a kid and the rules were always that you had to wear a helmet, so just wondering when and if this became the rule in bicycle races?
I think it's a good idea, just curious why they didn't wear them back in the day?
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