Photo – Lotto-dstny Twitter With the Tour de France just a few weeks away, it’s that time of year when brands start to release new products they hope will lead their teams to success at the biggest race of the year. In some cases,
we have already seen them, just in an unbranded, or in this case, camouflaged form.
At the Giro d’Italia and more recently at the Van Merksteijn Fences Classic, top sprinters on Arkea-Samsic and Lotto-dstny were seen racing in a new helmet, presumably from French sponsor, Ekoï. The new helmet was covered in a camouflage wrap, similar to what you would see in the auto industry to try and hide some of the subtle details of the new product. We scowered the internet for images, and here is what we can put together so far. Photo – Lotto-dstny Twitter
Photo – Lotto-dstny Twitter
Photo – Lotto-dstny Twitter
Photo – Lotto-dstny Twitter
Photo – Lotto-dstny Twitter
Photo – Lotto-dstny Twitter A new helmet on Caleb Ewn,while his teammates wear the AR-14 from Ekoi. Photo – Lotto-dstny Twitter The unnamed helmet looks to be focusing on the aero road segment as it has, so far, been exclusively seen on sprinters. The smooth, rounded shape is a bit of a departure from the AR-14 helmet that Warren Barguil (Arkea-Samsic), Caleb Ewan (Lotto-dstny), and other sponsored riders typically use. The AR-14 has two vents on either side of the front of the helmet, with […]
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