'Guess it is better to buy a pair of those ugly out of ear headphones' – pro cyclist fined €200 for riding with airpods in Spain

Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale rider Johannes Staune-Mittet has been fined €200 for riding while wearing headphones in Spain.

The Norwegian received the fine from Spain’s Ministry of the Interior on Monday morning, while training in the province of Alicante, on the country’s east coast.

According to Spanish traffic regulations, it is against the law to drive or cycle using in-ear or over-ear headphones, due to concerns that they reduce the user’s road awareness. You may like

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Posting his fine on Strava , Staune-Mittet wrote: “Guess it is better to