{"id":1994333,"date":"2026-06-16T13:10:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T10:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1994333"},"modified":"2026-06-16T13:10:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T10:10:24","slug":"always-wear-your-gloves-paul-seixas-has-some-cycling-advice-but-why-has-hand-protection-gone-out-of-fashion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1994333","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Always wear your gloves&#8217; \u2013 Paul Seixas has some cycling advice, but why has hand protection gone out of fashion?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4ZcjUyVMvJLbCRS9mjiX5G-1024-80.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><article class=\"page-content-onecol flex-1\nnews-article article\n\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-area-group widget-area-group-2col flex flex-wrap box-border\">\n<div id=\"widgetArea16\" class=\"widget-area basis-full md:basis-2\/3 widget-area-g-md-vp-2-3 widget-area-g-lg-vp-2-3 widget-area-g-xl-vp-2-3 page-widget-area-16\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"hero\" id=\"hero\" class=\"clear-both widget widget-hero widget-hero widget-hero-hero widget-hero widget-hero-fter-news\">\n<div class=\"news-article\">\n<header data-component-name=\"Article:Hero\">\n<nav class=\"breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\">\n<ol>\n<li>\nPro Cycling\n<\/li>\n<li>\nTeams &amp; Riders\n<\/li>\n<li>\nPaul Seixas\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<h1>&#8216;Always wear your gloves&#8217; \u2013 Paul Seixas has some cycling advice, but why has hand protection gone out of fashion?<\/h1>\n<div class=\"byline-social\">\n<div class=\"byline font-ui-heading text-[12px]\">\nNews<\/p>\n<div><span><br \/>\nBy<br \/>\nPatrick Fletcher <\/span><span><br \/>\npublished<br \/>\n<time data-component-name=\"UI:DateTime\" datetime=\"2026-06-16T13:10:24Z\" class=\"relative-date\"><br \/>\n16 June 2026<br \/>\n<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"strapline\">The pros, the cons, and who still actually wears them<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"text-gray-700 mx-auto mb-4 flex items-center justify-start mx-0 my-5 p-0\" id=\"affiliate-disclaimer\" data-component-name=\"AffiliateDisclaimer\" data-hawk-message=\"Affiliate disclaimer removed because hawk deemed there are no affiliate links on this page\">\n<p class=\"text-[var(--affiliate-disclaimer--text-color,inherit))] mb-2 text-[length:var(--affiliate-disclaimer--font-size,0.75rem)] leading-[18px] md:text-[13px] [&amp;&gt;a]:text-inherit [&amp;&gt;a]:underline\">\nWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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wear your gloves&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-3b509e48-e5b2-49a7-8e4e-06a648635434-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Seixas said he could barely grip the handlebars and while all four limbs were covered in bandages by Saturday night, it was his hands, he revealed, that took the brunt of the fall.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-6 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-[10px] lg:my-8\" data-component-name=\"JwPlayer:Carousel\" data-jwp-carousel 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On a dry road that does you no good.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;When you slide on your hands at 70km\/h, your hands pay a heavy price.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">It&#8217;s not that Seixas was not wearing gloves; he was wearing a pair of black fingerless mitts. But he felt the damage would have been much worse otherwise.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;What saved me today was maybe the gloves, because the gloves were torn up.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__header\">Get The Leadout Newsletter<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<footer class=\"newsletter-form__footer \">By submitting your information you agree to the Terms &amp; Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.<\/footer>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;I was wearing gloves but even so my hands were battered. Without gloves I wouldn\u2019t have been able to get going again, I don\u2019t think.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;Always wear your gloves when you ride,&#8221; he repeated in separate interviews.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section kiosq-b\" id=\"section-the-pros-and-cons-of-wearing-gloves\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>The pros and cons of wearing gloves <\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"slice-container-person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-Eh23iHWpr9hn2RT6NsA4dd1UitxKCx5j\" class=\"slice-container person-wrapper person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-Eh23iHWpr9hn2RT6NsA4dd1UitxKCx5j slice-container-person\">\n<div class=\"person person--separator\">\n<div class=\"person__avatar-block\">\n<figure class=\"image-wrapped__wrapper\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"false\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__widthsetter\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__aspect-padding\">\n<div><source class=\"person__avatar image-wrapped__image image__image\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rcdGNkZsAp22gXEbfMFpjU-140-80.jpg.webp 140w\" sizes=\"99vw\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rcdGNkZsAp22gXEbfMFpjU.jpg\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rcdGNkZsAp22gXEbfMFpjU.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rcdGNkZsAp22gXEbfMFpjU.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-slice-image=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__heading\">\n<div class=\"person__name-socials\"><span class=\"person__name\">Will Jones<\/span><\/div>\n<aside class=\"person__role\">Senior Tech Writer<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"elk-34ff64d6-a0ea-4e92-aaca-9745a7aede73\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Road cycling gloves have been in decline for some time, with many high profile pros eschewing them except on key occasions like Paris-Roubaix, though even Mathieu van der Poel goes without them for the cobbles.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">They indeed will, thanks to real, or in recent times synthetic, leather or suede palms, help with abrasion in the event of a fall. But generally speaking cycling gloves are not designed with this in mind.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Outside of a crash, their primary function is to provide additional comfort to the hands on the bars, adding padding to the hypothenar (the inside of the heel of the palm, as you look down at your own hands), under which the ulnar nerve passes. Impingement of this nerve can cause numbness or tingling in the little, ring, and index fingers.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Why are pros ditching them in increasing numbers, then?<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Well, bars are more ergonomic than they used to be and so with a decent bike fit, they rarely need extra padding.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Weight and aerodynamics may be a factor, too, though a pair of the best cycling gloves hardly tip the scales by much.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">From personal experience it&#8217;s likely cooling and comfort at play; the back of the hands and the inside of the wrists feature blood vessels very close to the surface of the skin, and covering these up can give you an unpleasant, clammy feeling.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Exposing the skin to the air \u2013 especially a body part that&#8217;s very much in the wind \u2013 can aid in keeping body temperatures down, and this is likely the risk-reward dilemma at play.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section kiosq-b\" id=\"section-who-wears-gloves\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>Who wears gloves?<\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"slice-container-person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-7EGCj67er3LcNUa5XvCtn5lX01BHbsHF\" class=\"slice-container person-wrapper person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-7EGCj67er3LcNUa5XvCtn5lX01BHbsHF slice-container-person\">\n<div class=\"person person--separator\">\n<div class=\"person__avatar-block\">\n<figure class=\"image-wrapped__wrapper\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"false\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__widthsetter\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__aspect-padding\">\n<div><source class=\"person__avatar image-wrapped__image image__image\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/crezKG6NyymU8VX4Rc39Ci-140-80.jpg.webp 140w\" sizes=\"99vw\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/crezKG6NyymU8VX4Rc39Ci.jpg\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/crezKG6NyymU8VX4Rc39Ci.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/crezKG6NyymU8VX4Rc39Ci.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-slice-image=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__heading\">\n<div class=\"person__name-socials\"><span class=\"person__name\">Tadej Poga\u010dar<\/span><\/div>\n<aside class=\"person__role\">Gloves on occasion<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__bio\">\n<p>Gloves for the Spring Classics, seems to be Poga\u010dar&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"slice-container-person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-J910fmqFNe6drWKclzdZXbYYUSrx09ua\" class=\"slice-container person-wrapper person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-J910fmqFNe6drWKclzdZXbYYUSrx09ua slice-container-person\">\n<div class=\"person person--separator\">\n<div class=\"person__avatar-block\">\n<figure class=\"image-wrapped__wrapper\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"false\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__widthsetter\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__aspect-padding\">\n<div><source class=\"person__avatar image-wrapped__image image__image\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kDmytJLJyw3wUnunSoHp5A-140-80.jpg.webp 140w\" sizes=\"99vw\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kDmytJLJyw3wUnunSoHp5A.jpg\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kDmytJLJyw3wUnunSoHp5A.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kDmytJLJyw3wUnunSoHp5A.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-slice-image=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__heading\">\n<div class=\"person__name-socials\"><span class=\"person__name\">Mathieu van der Poel<\/span><\/div>\n<aside class=\"person__role\">No gloves<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__bio\">\n<p>No gloves, never, not even at Roubaix.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"slice-container-person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-6FhBouV5EW64b1m1OtrE54U2WShLvCZb\" class=\"slice-container person-wrapper person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-6FhBouV5EW64b1m1OtrE54U2WShLvCZb slice-container-person\">\n<div class=\"person person--separator\">\n<div class=\"person__avatar-block\">\n<figure class=\"image-wrapped__wrapper\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"false\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__widthsetter\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__aspect-padding\">\n<div><source class=\"person__avatar image-wrapped__image image__image\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WBUjkbU37dMDb5BSnriDDE-140-80.jpg.webp 140w\" sizes=\"99vw\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WBUjkbU37dMDb5BSnriDDE.jpg\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WBUjkbU37dMDb5BSnriDDE.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WBUjkbU37dMDb5BSnriDDE.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-slice-image=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__heading\">\n<div class=\"person__name-socials\"><span class=\"person__name\">Jonas Vingegaard<\/span><\/div>\n<aside class=\"person__role\">Gloves<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__bio\">\n<p>The Dane, who established himself as an unlikely fashion icon at Paris-Nice, is very much Team Gloves. We can&#8217;t find a photo of him without a pair of mitts on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"slice-container-person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-eTn9SKBauWy4fPljLmgkJvioAtFlRMZF\" class=\"slice-container person-wrapper person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-eTn9SKBauWy4fPljLmgkJvioAtFlRMZF slice-container-person\">\n<div class=\"person person--separator\">\n<div class=\"person__avatar-block\">\n<figure class=\"image-wrapped__wrapper\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"false\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__widthsetter\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__aspect-padding\">\n<div><source class=\"person__avatar image-wrapped__image image__image\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PMzkYfMxVFGsgTWxoGZQH8-140-80.jpg.webp 140w\" sizes=\"99vw\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PMzkYfMxVFGsgTWxoGZQH8.jpg\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PMzkYfMxVFGsgTWxoGZQH8.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PMzkYfMxVFGsgTWxoGZQH8.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-slice-image=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__heading\">\n<div class=\"person__name-socials\"><span class=\"person__name\">Remco Evenepoel<\/span><\/div>\n<aside class=\"person__role\">No gloves<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__bio\">\n<p>The Belgian will somewhat bizarrely slip his gloves on for a podium ceremony, but in the race itself, he&#8217;s always bare-handed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"slice-container-person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-gFTmJUBMCdYMyf5AItgtZl1AXQpPrnw9\" class=\"slice-container person-wrapper person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-gFTmJUBMCdYMyf5AItgtZl1AXQpPrnw9 slice-container-person\">\n<div class=\"person person--separator\">\n<div class=\"person__avatar-block\">\n<figure class=\"image-wrapped__wrapper\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"false\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__widthsetter\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__aspect-padding\">\n<div><source class=\"person__avatar image-wrapped__image image__image\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/t6jpwPT9zVhS3ZaiDmRMAX-140-80.jpg.webp 140w\" sizes=\"99vw\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/t6jpwPT9zVhS3ZaiDmRMAX.jpg\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/t6jpwPT9zVhS3ZaiDmRMAX.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/t6jpwPT9zVhS3ZaiDmRMAX.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-slice-image=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__heading\">\n<div class=\"person__name-socials\"><span class=\"person__name\">Demi Vollering<\/span><\/div>\n<aside class=\"person__role\">Gloves<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__bio\">\n<p>The leading rider in the women&#8217;s peloton is firmly in the gloves camp \u2013 she wears them for every race.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"slice-container-person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-ID3nzTKexq3Yyvc47QU3UIxM26XFrAvx\" class=\"slice-container person-wrapper person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-ID3nzTKexq3Yyvc47QU3UIxM26XFrAvx slice-container-person\">\n<div class=\"person person--separator\">\n<div class=\"person__avatar-block\">\n<figure class=\"image-wrapped__wrapper\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"false\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__widthsetter\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__aspect-padding\">\n<div><source class=\"person__avatar image-wrapped__image image__image\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SRqqMHNjLAfpXWhk2KfSt5-140-80.jpg.webp 140w\" sizes=\"99vw\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SRqqMHNjLAfpXWhk2KfSt5.jpg\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SRqqMHNjLAfpXWhk2KfSt5.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SRqqMHNjLAfpXWhk2KfSt5.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-slice-image=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__heading\">\n<div class=\"person__name-socials\"><span class=\"person__name\">Kasia Niewiadoma<\/span><\/div>\n<aside class=\"person__role\">Gloves, sometimes<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__bio\">\n<p>The women&#8217;s peloton would appear to be a far more glove-friendly environment, and while Niewiadoma does often wear mitts, she&#8217;s one of the few big names who regularly goes without.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"slice-container-person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-CbkEmqM5FKkoKNHnbJeRtNCZTcpa9srH\" class=\"slice-container person-wrapper person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-CbkEmqM5FKkoKNHnbJeRtNCZTcpa9srH slice-container-person\">\n<div class=\"person person--separator\">\n<div class=\"person__avatar-block\">\n<figure class=\"image-wrapped__wrapper\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"false\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__widthsetter\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__aspect-padding\">\n<div><source 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Riders\n<\/li>\n<li>\nPaul Seixas\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<h1>&#8216;Always wear your gloves&#8217; \u2013 Paul Seixas has some cycling advice, but why has hand protection gone out of fashion?<\/h1>\n<div class=\"byline-social\">\n<div class=\"byline font-ui-heading text-[12px]\">\nNews<\/p>\n<div><span><br \/>\nBy<br \/>\nPatrick Fletcher <\/span><span><br \/>\npublished<br \/>\n<time data-component-name=\"UI:DateTime\" datetime=\"2026-06-16T13:10:24Z\" class=\"relative-date\"><br \/>\n16 June 2026<br \/>\n<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"strapline\">The pros, the cons, and who still actually wears them<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"text-gray-700 mx-auto mb-4 flex items-center justify-start mx-0 my-5 p-0\" id=\"affiliate-disclaimer\" data-component-name=\"AffiliateDisclaimer\" data-hawk-message=\"Affiliate disclaimer removed because hawk deemed there are no affiliate links on this page\">\n<p class=\"text-[var(--affiliate-disclaimer--text-color,inherit))] mb-2 text-[length:var(--affiliate-disclaimer--font-size,0.75rem)] leading-[18px] md:text-[13px] [&amp;&gt;a]:text-inherit [&amp;&gt;a]:underline\">\nWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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wear your gloves&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-3b509e48-e5b2-49a7-8e4e-06a648635434-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Seixas said he could barely grip the handlebars and while all four limbs were covered in bandages by Saturday night, it was his hands, he revealed, that took the brunt of the fall.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-6 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-[10px] lg:my-8\" data-component-name=\"JwPlayer:Carousel\" data-jwp-carousel 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On a dry road that does you no good.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;When you slide on your hands at 70km\/h, your hands pay a heavy price.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">It&#8217;s not that Seixas was not wearing gloves; he was wearing a pair of black fingerless mitts. But he felt the damage would have been much worse otherwise.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;What saved me today was maybe the gloves, because the gloves were torn up.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__header\">Get The Leadout Newsletter<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<footer class=\"newsletter-form__footer \">By submitting your information you agree to the Terms &amp; Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.<\/footer>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;I was wearing gloves but even so my hands were battered. Without gloves I wouldn\u2019t have been able to get going again, I don\u2019t think.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;Always wear your gloves when you ride,&#8221; he repeated in separate interviews.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section kiosq-b\" id=\"section-the-pros-and-cons-of-wearing-gloves\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>The pros and cons of wearing gloves <\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"slice-container-person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-Eh23iHWpr9hn2RT6NsA4dd1UitxKCx5j\" class=\"slice-container person-wrapper person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-Eh23iHWpr9hn2RT6NsA4dd1UitxKCx5j slice-container-person\">\n<div class=\"person person--separator\">\n<div class=\"person__avatar-block\">\n<figure class=\"image-wrapped__wrapper\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"false\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__widthsetter\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__aspect-padding\">\n<div><source class=\"person__avatar image-wrapped__image image__image\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rcdGNkZsAp22gXEbfMFpjU-140-80.jpg.webp 140w\" sizes=\"99vw\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rcdGNkZsAp22gXEbfMFpjU.jpg\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rcdGNkZsAp22gXEbfMFpjU.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rcdGNkZsAp22gXEbfMFpjU.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-slice-image=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__heading\">\n<div class=\"person__name-socials\"><span class=\"person__name\">Will Jones<\/span><\/div>\n<aside class=\"person__role\">Senior Tech Writer<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"elk-34ff64d6-a0ea-4e92-aaca-9745a7aede73\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Road cycling gloves have been in decline for some time, with many high profile pros eschewing them except on key occasions like Paris-Roubaix, though even Mathieu van der Poel goes without them for the cobbles.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">They indeed will, thanks to real, or in recent times synthetic, leather or suede palms, help with abrasion in the event of a fall. But generally speaking cycling gloves are not designed with this in mind.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Outside of a crash, their primary function is to provide additional comfort to the hands on the bars, adding padding to the hypothenar (the inside of the heel of the palm, as you look down at your own hands), under which the ulnar nerve passes. Impingement of this nerve can cause numbness or tingling in the little, ring, and index fingers.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Why are pros ditching them in increasing numbers, then?<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Well, bars are more ergonomic than they used to be and so with a decent bike fit, they rarely need extra padding.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Weight and aerodynamics may be a factor, too, though a pair of the best cycling gloves hardly tip the scales by much.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">From personal experience it&#8217;s likely cooling and comfort at play; the back of the hands and the inside of the wrists feature blood vessels very close to the surface of the skin, and covering these up can give you an unpleasant, clammy feeling.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Exposing the skin to the air \u2013 especially a body part that&#8217;s very much in the wind \u2013 can aid in keeping body temperatures down, and this is likely the risk-reward dilemma at play.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section kiosq-b\" id=\"section-who-wears-gloves\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>Who wears gloves?<\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"slice-container-person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-7EGCj67er3LcNUa5XvCtn5lX01BHbsHF\" class=\"slice-container person-wrapper person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-7EGCj67er3LcNUa5XvCtn5lX01BHbsHF slice-container-person\">\n<div class=\"person person--separator\">\n<div class=\"person__avatar-block\">\n<figure class=\"image-wrapped__wrapper\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"false\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__widthsetter\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__aspect-padding\">\n<div><source class=\"person__avatar image-wrapped__image image__image\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/crezKG6NyymU8VX4Rc39Ci-140-80.jpg.webp 140w\" sizes=\"99vw\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/crezKG6NyymU8VX4Rc39Ci.jpg\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/crezKG6NyymU8VX4Rc39Ci.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/crezKG6NyymU8VX4Rc39Ci.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-slice-image=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__heading\">\n<div class=\"person__name-socials\"><span class=\"person__name\">Tadej Poga\u010dar<\/span><\/div>\n<aside class=\"person__role\">Gloves on occasion<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__bio\">\n<p>Gloves for the Spring Classics, seems to be Poga\u010dar&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"slice-container-person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-J910fmqFNe6drWKclzdZXbYYUSrx09ua\" class=\"slice-container person-wrapper person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-J910fmqFNe6drWKclzdZXbYYUSrx09ua slice-container-person\">\n<div class=\"person person--separator\">\n<div class=\"person__avatar-block\">\n<figure class=\"image-wrapped__wrapper\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"false\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__widthsetter\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__aspect-padding\">\n<div><source class=\"person__avatar image-wrapped__image image__image\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kDmytJLJyw3wUnunSoHp5A-140-80.jpg.webp 140w\" sizes=\"99vw\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kDmytJLJyw3wUnunSoHp5A.jpg\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kDmytJLJyw3wUnunSoHp5A.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kDmytJLJyw3wUnunSoHp5A.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-slice-image=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__heading\">\n<div class=\"person__name-socials\"><span class=\"person__name\">Mathieu van der Poel<\/span><\/div>\n<aside class=\"person__role\">No gloves<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__bio\">\n<p>No gloves, never, not even at Roubaix.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"slice-container-person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-6FhBouV5EW64b1m1OtrE54U2WShLvCZb\" class=\"slice-container person-wrapper person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-6FhBouV5EW64b1m1OtrE54U2WShLvCZb slice-container-person\">\n<div class=\"person person--separator\">\n<div class=\"person__avatar-block\">\n<figure class=\"image-wrapped__wrapper\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"false\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__widthsetter\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__aspect-padding\">\n<div><source class=\"person__avatar image-wrapped__image image__image\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WBUjkbU37dMDb5BSnriDDE-140-80.jpg.webp 140w\" sizes=\"99vw\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WBUjkbU37dMDb5BSnriDDE.jpg\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WBUjkbU37dMDb5BSnriDDE.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WBUjkbU37dMDb5BSnriDDE.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-slice-image=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__heading\">\n<div class=\"person__name-socials\"><span class=\"person__name\">Jonas Vingegaard<\/span><\/div>\n<aside class=\"person__role\">Gloves<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__bio\">\n<p>The Dane, who established himself as an unlikely fashion icon at Paris-Nice, is very much Team Gloves. We can&#8217;t find a photo of him without a pair of mitts on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"slice-container-person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-eTn9SKBauWy4fPljLmgkJvioAtFlRMZF\" class=\"slice-container person-wrapper person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-eTn9SKBauWy4fPljLmgkJvioAtFlRMZF slice-container-person\">\n<div class=\"person person--separator\">\n<div class=\"person__avatar-block\">\n<figure class=\"image-wrapped__wrapper\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"false\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__widthsetter\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__aspect-padding\">\n<div><source class=\"person__avatar image-wrapped__image image__image\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PMzkYfMxVFGsgTWxoGZQH8-140-80.jpg.webp 140w\" sizes=\"99vw\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PMzkYfMxVFGsgTWxoGZQH8.jpg\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PMzkYfMxVFGsgTWxoGZQH8.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PMzkYfMxVFGsgTWxoGZQH8.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-slice-image=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__heading\">\n<div class=\"person__name-socials\"><span class=\"person__name\">Remco Evenepoel<\/span><\/div>\n<aside class=\"person__role\">No gloves<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__bio\">\n<p>The Belgian will somewhat bizarrely slip his gloves on for a podium ceremony, but in the race itself, he&#8217;s always bare-handed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"slice-container-person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-gFTmJUBMCdYMyf5AItgtZl1AXQpPrnw9\" class=\"slice-container person-wrapper person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-gFTmJUBMCdYMyf5AItgtZl1AXQpPrnw9 slice-container-person\">\n<div class=\"person person--separator\">\n<div class=\"person__avatar-block\">\n<figure class=\"image-wrapped__wrapper\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"false\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__widthsetter\">\n<div 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On a dry road that does you no good.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;When you slide on your hands at 70km\/h, your hands pay a heavy price.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">It&#8217;s not that Seixas was not wearing gloves; he was wearing a pair of black fingerless mitts. But he felt the damage would have been much worse otherwise.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;What saved me today was maybe the gloves, because the gloves were torn up.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__header\">Get The Leadout Newsletter<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<footer class=\"newsletter-form__footer \">By submitting your information you agree to the Terms &amp; Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.<\/footer>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;I was wearing gloves but even so my hands were battered. Without gloves I wouldn\u2019t have been able to get going again, I don\u2019t think.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;Always wear your gloves when you ride,&#8221; he repeated in separate interviews.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section kiosq-b\" id=\"section-the-pros-and-cons-of-wearing-gloves\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>The pros and cons of wearing gloves <\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"slice-container-person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-Eh23iHWpr9hn2RT6NsA4dd1UitxKCx5j\" class=\"slice-container person-wrapper person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-Eh23iHWpr9hn2RT6NsA4dd1UitxKCx5j slice-container-person\">\n<div class=\"person person--separator\">\n<div class=\"person__avatar-block\">\n<figure class=\"image-wrapped__wrapper\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"false\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__widthsetter\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__aspect-padding\">\n<div><source class=\"person__avatar image-wrapped__image image__image\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rcdGNkZsAp22gXEbfMFpjU-140-80.jpg.webp 140w\" sizes=\"99vw\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rcdGNkZsAp22gXEbfMFpjU.jpg\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rcdGNkZsAp22gXEbfMFpjU.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rcdGNkZsAp22gXEbfMFpjU.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-slice-image=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__heading\">\n<div class=\"person__name-socials\"><span class=\"person__name\">Will Jones<\/span><\/div>\n<aside class=\"person__role\">Senior Tech Writer<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"elk-34ff64d6-a0ea-4e92-aaca-9745a7aede73\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Road cycling gloves have been in decline for some time, with many high profile pros eschewing them except on key occasions like Paris-Roubaix, though even Mathieu van der Poel goes without them for the cobbles.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">They indeed will, thanks to real, or in recent times synthetic, leather or suede palms, help with abrasion in the event of a fall. But generally speaking cycling gloves are not designed with this in mind.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Outside of a crash, their primary function is to provide additional comfort to the hands on the bars, adding padding to the hypothenar (the inside of the heel of the palm, as you look down at your own hands), under which the ulnar nerve passes. Impingement of this nerve can cause numbness or tingling in the little, ring, and index fingers.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Why are pros ditching them in increasing numbers, then?<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Well, bars are more ergonomic than they used to be and so with a decent bike fit, they rarely need extra padding.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Weight and aerodynamics may be a factor, too, though a pair of the best cycling gloves hardly tip the scales by much.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">From personal experience it&#8217;s likely cooling and comfort at play; the back of the hands and the inside of the wrists feature blood vessels very close to the surface of the skin, and covering these up can give you an unpleasant, clammy feeling.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Exposing the skin to the air \u2013 especially a body part that&#8217;s very much in the wind \u2013 can aid in keeping body temperatures down, and this is likely the risk-reward dilemma at play.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section kiosq-b\" id=\"section-who-wears-gloves\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>Who wears gloves?<\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"slice-container-person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-7EGCj67er3LcNUa5XvCtn5lX01BHbsHF\" class=\"slice-container person-wrapper person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-7EGCj67er3LcNUa5XvCtn5lX01BHbsHF slice-container-person\">\n<div class=\"person person--separator\">\n<div class=\"person__avatar-block\">\n<figure class=\"image-wrapped__wrapper\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"false\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__widthsetter\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__aspect-padding\">\n<div><source class=\"person__avatar image-wrapped__image image__image\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/crezKG6NyymU8VX4Rc39Ci-140-80.jpg.webp 140w\" sizes=\"99vw\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/crezKG6NyymU8VX4Rc39Ci.jpg\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/crezKG6NyymU8VX4Rc39Ci.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/crezKG6NyymU8VX4Rc39Ci.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-slice-image=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__heading\">\n<div class=\"person__name-socials\"><span class=\"person__name\">Tadej Poga\u010dar<\/span><\/div>\n<aside class=\"person__role\">Gloves on occasion<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__bio\">\n<p>Gloves for the Spring Classics, seems to be Poga\u010dar&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"slice-container-person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-J910fmqFNe6drWKclzdZXbYYUSrx09ua\" class=\"slice-container person-wrapper person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-J910fmqFNe6drWKclzdZXbYYUSrx09ua slice-container-person\">\n<div class=\"person person--separator\">\n<div class=\"person__avatar-block\">\n<figure class=\"image-wrapped__wrapper\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"false\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__widthsetter\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__aspect-padding\">\n<div><source class=\"person__avatar image-wrapped__image image__image\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kDmytJLJyw3wUnunSoHp5A-140-80.jpg.webp 140w\" sizes=\"99vw\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kDmytJLJyw3wUnunSoHp5A.jpg\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kDmytJLJyw3wUnunSoHp5A.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kDmytJLJyw3wUnunSoHp5A.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-slice-image=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__heading\">\n<div class=\"person__name-socials\"><span class=\"person__name\">Mathieu van der Poel<\/span><\/div>\n<aside class=\"person__role\">No gloves<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__bio\">\n<p>No gloves, never, not even at Roubaix.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"slice-container-person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-6FhBouV5EW64b1m1OtrE54U2WShLvCZb\" class=\"slice-container person-wrapper person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-6FhBouV5EW64b1m1OtrE54U2WShLvCZb slice-container-person\">\n<div class=\"person person--separator\">\n<div class=\"person__avatar-block\">\n<figure class=\"image-wrapped__wrapper\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"false\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__widthsetter\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__aspect-padding\">\n<div><source class=\"person__avatar image-wrapped__image image__image\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WBUjkbU37dMDb5BSnriDDE-140-80.jpg.webp 140w\" sizes=\"99vw\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WBUjkbU37dMDb5BSnriDDE.jpg\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WBUjkbU37dMDb5BSnriDDE.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WBUjkbU37dMDb5BSnriDDE.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-slice-image=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__heading\">\n<div class=\"person__name-socials\"><span class=\"person__name\">Jonas Vingegaard<\/span><\/div>\n<aside class=\"person__role\">Gloves<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__bio\">\n<p>The Dane, who established himself as an unlikely fashion icon at Paris-Nice, is very much Team Gloves. We can&#8217;t find a photo of him without a pair of mitts on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"slice-container-person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-eTn9SKBauWy4fPljLmgkJvioAtFlRMZF\" class=\"slice-container person-wrapper person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-eTn9SKBauWy4fPljLmgkJvioAtFlRMZF slice-container-person\">\n<div class=\"person person--separator\">\n<div class=\"person__avatar-block\">\n<figure class=\"image-wrapped__wrapper\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"false\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__widthsetter\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__aspect-padding\">\n<div><source class=\"person__avatar image-wrapped__image image__image\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PMzkYfMxVFGsgTWxoGZQH8-140-80.jpg.webp 140w\" sizes=\"99vw\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PMzkYfMxVFGsgTWxoGZQH8.jpg\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PMzkYfMxVFGsgTWxoGZQH8.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PMzkYfMxVFGsgTWxoGZQH8.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-slice-image=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__heading\">\n<div class=\"person__name-socials\"><span class=\"person__name\">Remco Evenepoel<\/span><\/div>\n<aside class=\"person__role\">No gloves<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__bio\">\n<p>The Belgian will somewhat bizarrely slip his gloves on for a podium ceremony, but in the race itself, he&#8217;s always bare-handed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"slice-container-person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-gFTmJUBMCdYMyf5AItgtZl1AXQpPrnw9\" class=\"slice-container person-wrapper person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-gFTmJUBMCdYMyf5AItgtZl1AXQpPrnw9 slice-container-person\">\n<div class=\"person person--separator\">\n<div class=\"person__avatar-block\">\n<figure class=\"image-wrapped__wrapper\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"false\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__widthsetter\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__aspect-padding\">\n<div><source class=\"person__avatar image-wrapped__image image__image\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/t6jpwPT9zVhS3ZaiDmRMAX-140-80.jpg.webp 140w\" sizes=\"99vw\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/t6jpwPT9zVhS3ZaiDmRMAX.jpg\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/t6jpwPT9zVhS3ZaiDmRMAX.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/t6jpwPT9zVhS3ZaiDmRMAX.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-slice-image=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__heading\">\n<div class=\"person__name-socials\"><span class=\"person__name\">Demi Vollering<\/span><\/div>\n<aside class=\"person__role\">Gloves<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__bio\">\n<p>The leading rider in the women&#8217;s peloton is firmly in the gloves camp \u2013 she wears them for every race.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"slice-container-person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-ID3nzTKexq3Yyvc47QU3UIxM26XFrAvx\" class=\"slice-container person-wrapper person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-ID3nzTKexq3Yyvc47QU3UIxM26XFrAvx slice-container-person\">\n<div class=\"person person--separator\">\n<div class=\"person__avatar-block\">\n<figure class=\"image-wrapped__wrapper\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"false\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__widthsetter\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__aspect-padding\">\n<div><source class=\"person__avatar image-wrapped__image image__image\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SRqqMHNjLAfpXWhk2KfSt5-140-80.jpg.webp 140w\" sizes=\"99vw\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SRqqMHNjLAfpXWhk2KfSt5.jpg\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SRqqMHNjLAfpXWhk2KfSt5.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SRqqMHNjLAfpXWhk2KfSt5.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-slice-image=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__heading\">\n<div class=\"person__name-socials\"><span class=\"person__name\">Kasia Niewiadoma<\/span><\/div>\n<aside class=\"person__role\">Gloves, sometimes<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__bio\">\n<p>The women&#8217;s peloton would appear to be a far more glove-friendly environment, and while Niewiadoma does often wear mitts, she&#8217;s one of the few big names who regularly goes without.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"slice-container-person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-CbkEmqM5FKkoKNHnbJeRtNCZTcpa9srH\" class=\"slice-container person-wrapper person-5fMBwpCwxqw23anS6KWEHj-CbkEmqM5FKkoKNHnbJeRtNCZTcpa9srH slice-container-person\">\n<div class=\"person person--separator\">\n<div class=\"person__avatar-block\">\n<figure class=\"image-wrapped__wrapper\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"false\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__widthsetter\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__aspect-padding\">\n<div><source 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