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The Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes was one big learning curve for Paul Seixas, but if he had one lesson to share in the aftermath of his bandaged exit it was this: “Always wear your gloves”.
The 19-year-old French super-talent crashed at speed on a descent on the penultimate day of racing, and while he bounced back up to plug an enormous gap before limiting his losses on the summit finish, he was out of the race very soon into the final stage.
The pros and cons of wearing gloves
Who wears gloves?
Gloves for the Spring Classics, seems to be Pogačar’s approach. Curiously he celebrated his third Flanders this year glove-less but he did have them on for most of the race. He occasionally wears gloves at the Tour de France and other stage races but is mostly bare-handed.
No gloves, never, not even at Roubaix.
The Dane, who established himself as an unlikely fashion icon at Paris-Nice, is very much Team Gloves. We can’t find a photo of him without a pair of mitts on.
The Belgian will somewhat bizarrely slip his gloves on for a podium ceremony, but in the race itself, he’s always bare-handed.
The leading rider in the women’s peloton is firmly in the gloves camp – she wears them for every race.
The women’s peloton would appear to be a far more glove-friendly environment, and while Niewiadoma does often wear mitts, she’s one of the few big names who regularly goes without.
The former world champion is another who will sometimes take the gloves off, though less regularly, and we can’t see much of a pattern.
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The Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes was one big learning curve for Paul Seixas, but if he had one lesson to share in the aftermath of his bandaged exit it was this: “Always wear your gloves”.
The 19-year-old French super-talent crashed at speed on a descent on the penultimate day of racing, and while he bounced back up to plug an enormous gap before limiting his losses on the summit finish, he was out of the race very soon into the final stage.
The pros and cons of wearing gloves
Who wears gloves?
Gloves for the Spring Classics, seems to be Pogačar’s approach. Curiously he celebrated his third Flanders this year glove-less but he did have them on for most of the race. He occasionally wears gloves at the Tour de France and other stage races but is mostly bare-handed.
No gloves, never, not even at Roubaix.
The Dane, who established himself as an unlikely fashion icon at Paris-Nice, is very much Team Gloves. We can’t find a photo of him without a pair of mitts on.
The Belgian will somewhat bizarrely slip his gloves on for a podium ceremony, but in the race itself, he’s always bare-handed.
The leading rider in the women’s peloton is firmly in the gloves camp – she wears them for every race.
The women’s peloton would appear to be a far more glove-friendly environment, and while Niewiadoma does often wear mitts, she’s one of the few big names who regularly goes without.
The former world champion is another who will sometimes take the gloves off, though less regularly, and we can’t see much of a pattern.
‘Always wear your gloves’ – Paul Seixas has some cycling advice, but why has hand protection gone out of fashion?
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The Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes was one big learning curve for Paul Seixas, but if he had one lesson to share in the aftermath of his bandaged exit it was this: “Always wear your gloves”.
The 19-year-old French super-talent crashed at speed on a descent on the penultimate day of racing, and while he bounced back up to plug an enormous gap before limiting his losses on the summit finish, he was out of the race very soon into the final stage.
The pros and cons of wearing gloves
Who wears gloves?
Gloves for the Spring Classics, seems to be Pogačar’s approach. Curiously he celebrated his third Flanders this year glove-less but he did have them on for most of the race. He occasionally wears gloves at the Tour de France and other stage races but is mostly bare-handed.
No gloves, never, not even at Roubaix.
The Dane, who established himself as an unlikely fashion icon at Paris-Nice, is very much Team Gloves. We can’t find a photo of him without a pair of mitts on.
The Belgian will somewhat bizarrely slip his gloves on for a podium ceremony, but in the race itself, he’s always bare-handed.
The leading rider in the women’s peloton is firmly in the gloves camp – she wears them for every race.
The women’s peloton would appear to be a far more glove-friendly environment, and while Niewiadoma does often wear mitts, she’s one of the few big names who regularly goes without.
The former world champion is another who will sometimes take the gloves off, though less regularly, and we can’t see much of a pattern.
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