Re: [Ebbc-Talk] Hats off for the British

Yup:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabio_Casartelli#Death

Stupid, bad news.

This is another regurgitation of this dangerous, ridiculously wishful-thinking fallacy:

> The change in the rules came about after a special request from cycle campaigning organisations and local authorities keen to use the event to promote everyday cycling.

Right, let's not scare 'normal peeps' with helmets! They might not want to bike because of the horror of that.


On Apr 7, 2013, at 10:25 PM, b <[email protected]> wrote:

> Fabio Casartelle would object, if he was still with us to do so.
> 
> 
> On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 10:20 PM, Mike Jones <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> UK bicycle campaigners have got the Tour de France to let rider leave off
>> their bike helmets (if they want). It will be interesting to see what they
>> do wear..
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> http://www.ctc.org.uk/helmets-not-required-for-tour-de-france-2014-grand-depart

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