Team Sky sport Kask Proton helmet for Tour de France

Posted on 7 Jul 2014 by Victoria Fitzgerald

Reigning Tour de France champion, Chris Froome and Team Sky donned new helmets made by Italian manufacturers Kask as the race kicked off on Saturday July 5 in Yorkshire.

The Proton, which weighs approximately 210g and uses Coolmax 3D DRY padding, is the forth lid developed by Kask and Team Sky in collaboration. The helmet is said to have one of the lowest drag coefficients of any ventilated head protector on the market. Kask claims the item maintains a rapid heat dissipation rate, however,…

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