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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Uci bans specialized head sock puts new giro helmet under investigation | History Defined

Cian Uijtdebroeks wearing Specialized Head sock.

Just hours after Team Visma-Lease a Bike broke the internet with the unveiling of the beyond-wild Giro Aerohead II time trial helmet, the UCI has issued a statement, announcing it will carry out an "in-depth analysis" of its rules governing time trial helmet design. 

Within the statement, it announced it is banning the 'Head Sock' which features inside Specialized's TT5 helmet, first shown at the 2022 Tour de France and used regularly by sponsored riders since. 

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