1. Why are Cycling Caps so Small?
Cycling caps are small in order to fit under a helmet, while also keeping sweat, rain, and the sun out of your eyes. If you tried to wear a regular hat under your helmet, it wouldn’t fit nearly as well, and would likely be uncomfortable.
Wearing a regular hat under a helmet could also be dangerous. It could prevent your helmet from fitting correctly, and a helmet must fit properly in order to provide adequate protection. The size of a cycling cap makes it a great alternative to a regular hat.
2. Do Cycling Caps Help With Sweat?
Another very common question about cycling caps is whether they help you sweat less or not. Believe it or not, not only do cycling caps keep the sweat out of your eyes, but their breathability and moisture-wicking properties also keep your head cool in hot weather, so you’ll sweat less in the first place.
3. How to properly wash your cycling cap?
Cycling caps are quite sensitive when it comes to washing as it is very important that they stay stretchy and in good condition. First off, never wash it in a machine. Instead, hand wash the cycling cap, preferably in colder water.
Use only mild soap when washing, as strong soaps with harsh chemicals could cause the colors to fade. Plus, do not ever dry clean, tumble dry, or iron your cycling cap.
4. Do Professional Cyclists Use Cycling Caps?
Although you might not see as many professional cyclists wearing caps as before, there are still many who use them. Wearing a cap under the helmet comes with a lot of advantages and thus, you can still see them in professional cycling races.
Since the death of Andrei Kivilev in 2003 during the Paris-Nice, the UCI enacted the “all riders must wear helmets” rule.
Until that moment, helmets were not mandatory and cycling caps were way more visible. After the accident, cycling caps definitely lost their popularity. But during the previous decade, they’ve seen an incredible comeback.
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