I read somewhere that Riis would suggest to Jean-Marie Leblanc,
organiser of the Tour de France, that riders were allowed to climb
the mountains w/o helmets but a neutral service car should supply
the riders with helmets for the descents and flat roads. I think
this is a great idea and hopefully all riders can agree to this
compromise.

On a side note, Kivilev and Vinokourov were not teammates - only
compatriots.

--- In roadracingukandireland@yahoogroups.com, jorin_green
<no_reply@y...> wrote:
> Are the pro riders going to finally embrace helmets as important
now?
> If so, at least Kiv's death will not be a total waste.
>
> Riding no hands, fixing his team radio... touched tires... face
first.
> I was glad to see Kiv's team mate take the overall title at least.