Louis Garneau Sprint aero helmet debuts

Compact aero helmet first seen on stage 2 of the Tour de France

The Garneau Sprint Europcar helmet as worn on stage 2 of the Tour de France

Ben Delaney / Immediate Media

Aoife Glass

Published: July 3, 2015 at 11:00 pm
The Garneau Sprint Europcar helmet as worn on stage 2 of the Tour de France - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
The Garneau Sprint Europcar helmet - Garneau
The Garneau Sprint will be available in black, white and neon yellow - Garneau
The Garneau Sprint has a longer back than standard helmet - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media

Team Europcar riders debuted the newest addition to the Louis Garneau helmet range on stage two of the 2015 Tour de France Sunday. The new Garneau Sprint helmet features a compact design for decreased drag, with venting at the sides and back. The helmet slots in between the Louis Garneau Course aero helmet and the P-09 in terms of price and claimed aerodynamic benefit.

The Garneau Sprint features a new adjustment system that allows users to modify the fit one-handed, Garneau says, plus a new strap system.

There are five external vents at the sides and rear of the helmet, and internal airflow comes via deep channels inside the helmet.

The garneau sprint has a longer back than standard helmet:

Garneau claims the helmet weighs 9.7oz / 275g.

The Garneau Sprint helmet will come in white, neon yellow or black for the surprisingly inexpensive price of US$125 / £TBC / AU$TBC. Europcar riders are of course riding in a custom Team Europcar version.

Aoife Glass

Digital Strategist, BBC Wildlife Magazine

Aoife is an experienced journalist, editor and podcaster with a background in science communication and a passion for the environment and adventure, particularly when it’s by bike! Prior to joining BBC Wildlife she worked as a freelance writer for the likes of Red Bull, Trek Bicycles, MBUK and Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots amongst others. Before that she was women’s editor on BikeRadar and deputy editor on Total Women’s Cycling, and before that she worked at the Natural History Museum in London. She loves mountain biking, gravel riding and road cycling, and has tested a huge amount of cycling and adventure kit and bikes. Her first degree was in geology, so be prepared to have interesting rock features pointed out to you. She’s currently studying for a masters in Environmental Law and Sustainable Development and working on the Spindrift Podcast which she produces and hosts. @Silverstrange
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