A nose for speed – Dylan Groenewegen’s ‘beak’ sunglasses miss sprint test at Tour de France

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There have been some weird and wonderful helmets in pro cycling of late in the name of aerodynamics, but on stage 3 of the 2024 Tour de France Dylan Groenewegen quickly turned the spotlight on sunglasses.

The Jayco-AlUla sprinter was sporting a black angular nose piece on his Scicon sunglasses as he lined up in Piacenza. Attempting to capture the first sprint victory of this year’s Tour was serious business but the Batman-like stylings of the glasses still caused plenty of bemusement.