Sky's yellow helmets!

darrena8

Anybody know why there wearing these recently in the Tdf?
Just curious :0

Neil McC

Because they're leading the team classification. It's a new thing for the TdF this year.

esafosfina

To denote them as leading team in the 'Team Classification'... used to be yellow numbers and/or yellow caps.

Lobbydosser

I'm pretty sure I heard a commentator say they were wearing them after being 1st in the team classification after the prologue.

I certainly hope they're not wearing them through choice!

RichN95.

I'm going to stick my neck out and say I've started to quite like the yellow helmets.

esafosfina

RichN95 wrote:

I'm going to stick my neck out and say I've started to quite like the yellow helmets.

I'm still undecided... but it certainly makes it easier to pick out where they are in the peloton!

Cleat Eastwood

they said on the coverage that all teams were asked to bring a batch of yellow helmets - I wonder if team argos even bothered.

DeadCalm

RichN95 wrote:

I'm going to stick my neck out and say I've started to quite like the yellow helmets.

I do too.

B1ghubba

RichN95 wrote:

I'm going to stick my neck out and say I've started to quite like the yellow helmets.

They look like Bob the Builder.
My son has one to go with his plastic hammer and screwdriver

DeadCalm

B1ghubba wrote:

RichN95 wrote:

I'm going to stick my neck out and say I've started to quite like the yellow helmets.

They look like Bob the Builder.

And that's a bad thing?

darrena8

Now I see... I agree it's easier to spot in the peloton but I can't say Iam a fan of them :0

cycling5280

Stanley222 wrote:

darrena8 wrote:

Now I see... I agree it's easier to spot in the peloton but I can't say Iam a fan of them :0

+1
Plus if another team takes over as the lead team (unlikely I know ) then it might become a little confusing for some

RSNT now leads the team classification. I wonder if they'll sport yellow TT helmets?

Pross

It's for a time trial so not quite sure what will happen. Sky will be back in them after the rest day.

derbygrimpeur

it does make them easier to spot, but I don't really like them. Interestingly, Froome had a spotty helmet on to match his KOM jersey yesterday.

On the subject of "easy to spot" anyone else get confused between EBH and Cav at times? Their jerseys look similar on shots from a distance.

Pross

derbygrimpeur wrote:

it does make them easier to spot, but I don't really like them. Interestingly, Froome had a spotty helmet on to match his KOM jersey yesterday.

On the subject of "easy to spot" anyone else get confused between EBH and Cav at times? Their jerseys look similar on shots from a distance.

Yes, I've had them mixed up a few times especially when trying to work out who has crashed! In the Giro I kept mixing Cav up with someone on another team who was riding one of former Soviet countries national champs jersey. It's lucky Knees isn't German champion this year or I'd be completely confused.

mus

Anyone know why RSNT are not wearing the yellow lid's?

Have the organisers decided it was a bad idea after all? ;-)

Turfle

Two of the teams refused the yellow helmets. Not sure who the 2nd team was.

RichN95.

Pross wrote:

Yes, I've had them mixed up a few times especially when trying to work out who has crashed! In the Giro I kept mixing Cav up with someone on another team who was riding one of former Soviet countries national champs jersey. It's lucky Knees isn't German champion this year or I'd be completely confused.

It would have been Navardauskas from Lithuania

redvee

This was covered on Eurosport today, apparently the wearing of yellow helmets is voluntary and 18 out of 20 teams agreed, RSNT are one of the objectors.