- News
- Reviews
- Bikes
- Accessories
- Accessories - misc
- Computer mounts
- Bags
- Bar ends
- Bike bags & cases
- Bottle cages
- Bottles
- Cameras
- Car racks
- Child seats
- Computers
- Glasses
- GPS units
- Helmets
- Lights - front
- Lights - rear
- Lights - sets
- Locks
- Mirrors
- Mudguards
- Racks
- Pumps & CO2 inflators
- Puncture kits
- Reflectives
- Smart watches
- Stands and racks
- Trailers
- Clothing
- Components
- Bar tape & grips
- Bottom brackets
- Brake & gear cables
- Brake & STI levers
- Brake pads & spares
- Brakes
- Cassettes & freewheels
- Chains
- Chainsets & chainrings
- Derailleurs - front
- Derailleurs - rear
- Forks
- Gear levers & shifters
- Groupsets
- Handlebars & extensions
- Headsets
- Hubs
- Inner tubes
- Pedals
- Quick releases & skewers
- Saddles
- Seatposts
- Stems
- Wheels
- Tyres
- Health, fitness and nutrition
- Tools and workshop
- Miscellaneous
- Tubeless valves
- Buyers Guides
- Features
- Forum
- Recommends
- Podcast
news
Mario Cipollini hits out at helmet critics (source Facebook).jpgMario Cipollini baits helmet lobby - by wearing one, and nothing else
Italian legend Mario Cipollini has hit out at people who criticise him on social media for not wearing a helmet while riding a bike ... by posting a picture to Facebook in which, shoes and socks apart, he is entirely nude apart from the helmet he's wearing.
With a body most 48-year-old MAMILs would kill for, the 2002 world champion - who once said that if he weren't a professional cyclist, he'd have been a porn star - addressed the post to "all the 'judges' who comment on my photos."
He added: "I've even put on a helmet while on the rollers. I'm glad of your advice about my safety."
Indor training .....Dedicato a tutti i "giuridici" che commentano le mie foto !Ho messo il casco anche sui rulli !Sono grato ai vostri consigli riguardo la mia tutela !
Posted by Mario Cipollini on Wednesday, 17 February 2016
Hopefully the rider who won 57 Grand Tour stages during his career - 42 of those in the Giro d'Italia - didn't fall off while riding in the buff, otherwise damage to the helmet on his head might be the least of his worries.
> road.cc talks to Super Mario
> Cipollini turns James Bond in bike video
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
Latest Comments
- HLaB 59 min 46 sec ago
My older Lezyne strip drive pro (the same charging system) would do similar. I'd charge it up in the office and it would say it had full charge...
- Rendel Harris 1 hour 41 min ago
That statement is not borne out by any comparison times between the two on significant Tour or training climbs or time trials, Pogacar is faster...
- Dunnoeither 2 hours 29 min ago
Thankfully no one here lives in a country with a history of colonialism, slavery or a corrupt financial industry (the list goes on)so we can point...
- Mr Blackbird 5 hours 12 min ago
I agree. The officials probably earn a pittance or just get paid expenses. They do what they do for love of the sport. Without them the sport would...
- ubercurmudgeon 4 hours 38 min ago
Those rainbow bands look more like plaid at that speed.
- Hirsute 6 hours 30 min ago
Oxford from Emily Kerr "Anyone know anything about the THIRD major smash up on Iffley Rd in my ward in a year? "
- Miller 7 hours 46 min ago
It may not be as bad as made out but it's not great. In fact it is frustrating because bits of it are actually quite good but it repeatedly does...
Add new comment
25 comments
Important to keep your helmet polished, Cippo looks like he needs to give it a rub.
Class though, good on him. Perhaps a motoring mag can put a 48 year old petrol head in a similar shot, show the world how good it is to sit on your chuff in smog
"baits helmet lobby"
We should be thankful for small mercies at least it doesn't read
'bates helmet lobby'
Knob!!
Oh my god! Is that a staircase with no railing?????
He forgot to add his customary fag (as in a tobacco one but up to him really) and then he could have gone after the anti-smoking lobby too, another bunch he no doubt figures have got it wrong.
Guess the wannabe porno got his unfair share of the physical bits but traded up the cerebral stuff... Just perfect for a career in Italian politics then.
Where was his helmet made? Germany?
Confirms me in my decision to only buy saddles new.
How is that a decision? Why was a used saddle ever an option?
There is absolutely no proof that riding a bike naked reduces injury
Gotta love Mario. Though my Mrs thinks he looks like John Bishop......
Well isn't this an awkward site to view at work this morning...
Sad to see the demise of that Cateye turbo trainer, one of the best made. I had mine over twenty years and modified it to great effect by removing the fan on the flywheel and more than doubling the weight with an added steel to replace the fan. This gave a real road like feel with a run down of 25-28 seconds, and that was with a fixed gear bike attached, feet out of the pedals of course.
Obviously two helmets better than one!
Oh dear Lord, the chaffing!
Mario is my hero. We shall never see his likes again in the peleton
We won't, although I can't help but think that perhaps Peter Sagan's at least a heir to his hair …
Wonder if he did that in an attempt to get rubbed up the wrong way
Who is he?
If Mario was a bar of chocolate he'd eat himself.
I can't see his helmet- the right leg is in the way.
What pro cycling really needs.
I tried that on the turbo.
Ruined my saddle.
He hasn't let himself go. Wonder if it's all through cycling or whether he goes to the gym.
Legend.
Surely you mean bell-end!?