"Lord Helmet"

Mockery and malice over Vingegaard’s new head protection!

Jonas Vingegaard as "Lord Helmet"(Bild: Imago / AFP / SID)

Jonas Vingegaard as "Lord Helmet", his colleagues as yellow submarines on the road: with their revolutionary new time trial helmets, the pros of the top cycling team "Visma-Lease a Bike" caused a sensation at the start of the Tirreno-Adriatico long-distance race. But they also attracted plenty of ridicule. 

For example, Italian pro Jacopo Guarnieri posted a picture of Rick Moranis as "Lord Helmchen" from the cult film "Spaceballs".

Jonas Vingegaard as "Lord Helmet"(Bild: Imago / AFP / SID)

Moranis appeared in the space comedy as a satire of Star Wars villain "Darth Vader" - with a grotesquely exaggerated large helmet ...