Specialized showed its new Prevail helmet to the world ahead of the Tour de France. Astana, Etixx-Quick Step and Tinkoff riders trained in the new lid in the days prior to the raceNick Legan
World Champ Peter Sagan speaks with his mechanic Christophe Desimpelaere prior to a training ride. Specialized prepared a black world’s rainbow edition for Sagan. It’s also likely that the American manufacturer has green, yellow and polka dot versions hidden away just in caseNick Legan
The new helmet is more rounded than its predecessor, with aero cues for a sleeker lookNick Legan
Irishman Dan Martin speaks with Specialized’s Chris Yu about the new helmet, mentioning that the new Prevail is a slightly deeper helmet that comes a bit lower on the browNick Legan
The new Prevail is very attractive in Tinkoff team colorsNick Legan
The rear features numerous exhaust portsNick Legan
From the front, the helmet appears narrower, with thinner sidesNick Legan
Giant brought its new Pursuit helmet to the Tour. Here Giant-Alpecin’s Frenchman Warren Barguil helpfully gives us a profile shot of the new aero road helmetNick Legan
The rear of the helmet features two large dimples that help direct airflowNick Legan
Giant product managers were on hand to help fit the new helmet for the riders. Large front vents provide ventilationNick Legan
The inside of the helmet has large channels to direct air. Giant reps said the new Pursuit ventilates as well as its current Rev helmet and is more aerodynamic that its Rivet model in almost all conditions. Sprinters, with their head-down, will still be a tad faster with the RivetNick Legan
Several Lotto-Jumbo riders were spotted wearing a new vented helmet from sponsor BellNick Legan
While the new lid has styling cues that remain true to the Bell aesthetic, the new helmet seems more compactNick Legan
We may be seeing a MIPS internal liner in the small yellow pieces inside the ventsNick Legan
The matte black and gloss yellow finish matched Lotte-Jumbo’s kits wellNick Legan
The rear of the helmet is more rounded than the Gage, the previous top of the line road helmet from BellNick Legan
POC has produced a limited run of high-vis helmets and glasses to celebrate its 10th anniversary. The entire Cannondale-Drapac team was using them at the TourJosh Evans / Immediate Media