Looking at this video from the World Championships, it seems that the sock doping is the biggest threat to cycling’s future since the Festina scandal.
The sock height checkers are out in full force in Yorkshire, and that’s led to some consternation.
Hahah the UCI declares once again the war on long socks at the World Championships in #Yorkshire19. This must be the silliest task during this week. pic.twitter.com/4i376AJUTB
— Bas Tietema (@BasTietema) September 22, 2019