Giro Introduces New Aether MIPS Helmet at Andorra World Cup XC

PRESS RELEASE: Giro Sport Design


Known as MIPS Spherical, the new Aether MIPS helmet integrates MIPS between two layers of EPS foam in the helmet's liner, allowing the exterior liner/helmet shell to rotate independently around the rider's head and redirect energy away from the brain in the event of an impact.

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Viewers with a keen eye may have noticed riders from the BMC Mountainbike Racing Team and the Clif Pro Team wearing our new Giro Aether MIPS helmet at the most recent World Cup XC in Vallnord, Andorra. Debuting this helmet at the highest level, with some of the world’s top riders, was a moment we’d been anticipating for nearly two years as the Aether slowly came to life between our design studio, test lab and the factory.

Although it poured rain leading up to the race, and the forecast had predicted more rain leading up to the race, once race day arrived riders faced a blazing hot sun, high temperatures and exposed trails. Combined with Andorra’s elevation at 2,000m, this high-altitude World Cup was destined to be a challenge.


As one of the most technical cross-country mountain bike courses on the circuit and with warm temperatures on race day, Andorra was a perfect course for riders to benefit from the revolutionary design and performance of the new Aether MIPS. Designed to help keep riders cool, with deep internal channeling to complement massive vents, the Aether ensures that air moves through the helmet and exhausts heat out with maximum efficiency.


In addition to comfort and incredible cooling power, a pro-level XC helmet needs to provide the best possible protective capability for racing. The new Aether MIPS features an innovative new version of MIPS technology, developed in the Dome laboratory, that eliminates the plastic slip plane inside the helmet to optimize comfort, ventilation and performance.

After a tough day of racing, riders shared their thoughts about the new helmet:







We were stoked to watch Joshua Dubu take first place, and Filippo Colombo take third, in the Men’s U23 category and we couldn’t be happier for them on their podium finishes. It’s an incredible high to get such positive results and feedback when you’ve dedicated years trying to advance the start of the art with a product like Aether, while giving riders the best equipment possible for racing.







Photos: Ale Di Lullo.

The Giro Aether MIPS Spherical will be available mid-August. Click here for all the details on the Giro Aether MIPS and follow @girocycling on Instagram to keep up with the latest from Giro.

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