Illegal Socks - seriously
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Pro bike racing is so weird.
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They really need a minimum sock height as well.
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The USCF had sock rules in the 1980s IIRC. Nothing new. I'm OK with it, especially a limit on tall socks, which are ugly.
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Proof that it never works to be relaxed on certain things and to trust people's common sense to do the right/decent thing. Thats why traffic laws are complicated, tax laws are super-complicated, and now we have a soxgate.
Most silly rules are a reaction on people doing silly things in the first place, and this one is no exception :D |
The real problem with tall socks is that you can put extra inhalers in there. :eek:
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Meh... the NFL has crazy specific rules about uniforms too.
MLB seems to have let things get a lot more flexible, at least in terms of the fit of the uniforms. |
Socks
Isn't this rule to prevent the use of knee high compression socks and sleeves?
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You absolutely know that Sky would put aero socks on Froome and claim it was for "circulatory issues" if they got pegged under the no areo add-ons rule.
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I need long socks to hold my cigarettes.
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Wow; talk about not having anything to do.
Generally, there's already talk about correct/accepted sock length; I am guessing it's for aesthetics - coolness/flow factor. Hammer is coming down on what's legit and what's not. Let's get ready. I just hope my Ten Speed Hero socks comply as I like them and I have many. :banana: |
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The UCI has also banned "speed gel", which is a gel applied to the legs that contained little balls to improve aerodynamics. |
I see a great business opportunity here for highly motivated individuals who have some basic knitting and/or t-shirt printing skills:
When the city of Naples, Italy initiated a seat-belt law, the sale of t-shirts with "seat-belts" printed across the front famously skyrocketed. So, why not UCI "mullet" high socks: all-UCI-legal on the bottom, all-flesh-tone up top. |
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