It's fair to say that the reaction to the fresh look has been somewhat mixed with cycling fans sharing gifs of Aliens and Darth Vader among many other responses.
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Thomas De Gendt will retire at the end of this season and after seeing the way cycling is going with these new helmets he's having no second thoughts. "I’m not going to say the tt helmets are ugly. I’m just saying it’s a good moment to stop cycling," the Belgian posts hilariously on X (Twitter).