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Adam Becket

The UCI is banning time trial helmet optimisations - one day after Giro lid broke cover

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Cycling's governing body, the UCI, is to carry out a review into its helmet regulations in light of some extreme examples worn by teams.

In a press release on Tuesday afternoon, a spokesperson also revealed that the "head sock" which accompanies Specialized's TT5 helmet is to be banned from 2 April.

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