According to Cote, this was the result of a large number of comparative measurements with competitor models. For the first time in a time trial helmet, different head positions and flow angles were taken into account during development. Eight working days in the wind tunnel alone were required to work out the optimum profile - twice as many as for the development of the "S-Works Venge McLaren" aero road racing bike. A new type of ventilation system is also intended to set new standards, in which the incoming air is drawn in through two side slits and used to cool the head.
The "S-Works McLaren TT" will see its first racing use at the prologue to the 2012 Tour de France in Liège, where it will be ridden by time trial world champion Tony Martin, among others. The helmet will initially be available in small quantities from spring 2013.
