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  #11  
Old July 10th 03, 10:30 PM
Zoot Katz
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10 Jul 2003 13:50:25 -0700,
,
(Karen M.) wrote:

Speaking of TdF clothing...
...do they have someone waiting at the finish line with a heat
press, team logos, and yellow jerseys in a range of sizes? Do they put
the winner's logo on the jersey du jour every day, or just for the
finish? Do they provide a new jersey every day (assuming A Certain
Party keeps winning it)?


On last year's site there was a story about the guy doing the jerseys.
The one you see on the podium isn't really a jersey. It's like you
suggest, done up at the finish line. The real one is ready the next
day.
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Old July 10th 03, 11:10 PM
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Karen M. wrote:
Zippy wrote: ...
Is there some kind of law that says you can't ride competitively
unless you have signs on you that mean absolutely nothing?

Speaking of TdF clothing... ...do they have someone waiting at the
finish line with a heat press, team logos, and yellow jerseys in a
range of sizes? Do they put the winner's logo on the jersey du jour
every day, or just for the finish? Do they provide a new jersey every
day (assuming A Certain Party keeps winning it)? The "4titude" poster
on my wall (mooched from a branch of the federal government) shows a
pristinely clean jersey and USPS logo. Clearly it didn't get sweat,
bugs, and champagne spilled on it. Here in metro Detroit, most sports
fans have clothing that looks just like their favorite players'
uniform tops; a lot of Red Wings jerseys are roaming the shopping
malls. Last night I was (gasp!) driving, and followed a non-vehicular
Defective Cyclist
(R) (TM) down the street, in his Full Postal kit. (He was giving that
team a bad name.) The other night while riding in my new T-shirt
(I searched several different *.Marts for a bright, Lance-lemon
one) I got to thinking what the world would look like if cycling
fans adopted this trend. Fortunately, most of us look OK in tight
stretchy lycra. Time for my favorite quote...
--Karen M. "Daddy, why is that man wearing your shirt?" --Luke A. a
couple years ago




They actually have one of every combination of every jersey (green,
white, yellow, polka) and every team in podium version (zipper in back,
extra big to go over your real jersey), actual race jersey, and skin
suit. Then whichever ones they use get recreated so there are no gaps
for the next day. There was a short video in last year's Tour about the
guy who did all that. So yes, there actually exist official yellow
jerseys for teams that will never have them; those probably get
destroyed after the race.



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Old July 11th 03, 08:55 AM
Ryan Cousineau
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In article ,
Kevan Smith /\/\ wrote:

On Wed, 09 Jul 2003 22:57:25 -0700, Ryan Cousineau from WAC
Bennett Review of Arts and Literature wrote:

I was going to point you to berryfloor.com, but their site is
flooded due to a traffic overload.


I got through no probs.


Hm. Maybe my ISP hates me.

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Old July 11th 03, 02:35 PM
Karen M.
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DiabloScott wrote:
They actually have one of every combination of every jersey (green,
white, yellow, polka) and every team in podium version (zipper in back,
extra big to go over your real jersey), actual race jersey, and skin
suit. Then whichever ones they use get recreated so there are no gaps
for the next day. There was a short video in last year's Tour about the
guy who did all that. So yes, there actually exist official yellow
jerseys for teams that will never have them;...


WOW! Thanks for putting my mind at ease.

those probably get destroyed after the race.


Yes, just like all the confiscated items at airports absolutely
positively go directly to the trash compactor and **no one** picks
them over.

--Karen M.
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Old July 11th 03, 04:31 PM
Mark Hickey
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Dave Stallard wrote:

Jim Edgar wrote:

Eddy also won 35 Tour Stages.

and as Lou Reed sang, "..those were different times.."


I'm sorry, but even though they are great athletes, I just can't compare
Indurain and Armstrong to Eddy. They are TdF specialists only. They
don't take chances on the other events. The Cannibal, by contrast, went
for EVERYTHING. He's the greatest of all time - for all time. That's
just what I think.


It's still apples and oranges - much like the home run records of
today vs. Babe Ruth's time. Would the Babe have hit as many HRs had
he been facing Randy Johnson or Curt Shilling (my AZ bias showing)
regularly? Who knows - but they throw a lot harder than the pitchers
of a century ago.

Compare the speeds of the TdF today to those in Eddy's day - much,
much faster - and very little of that speed is due to technology. The
sport of cycling has evolved into a more competitive and specialized
sport - and sadly I don't think we'll ever see anyone dominate in all
aspects again (including winning the green, yellow and polka dot
jersey in the same tour).

That said, I agree - he was the best.

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Old July 11th 03, 07:02 PM
Karen M.
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Ryan wrote:
... I was going to point you to berryfloor.com, but their site is
flooded due to a traffic overload.

It appears that someone forgot to tell them that if you become title
sponsor for the defending champion of the Tour de France, then during
the Tour de France, your web traffic might go up a bit. In other words,
at the time when they are best poised to exploit the massive amount of
publicity they paid dearly for, their website is completely hooped.


It's back up now.

--Karen M.
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Old July 11th 03, 07:05 PM
David L. Johnson
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On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 17:25:50 +0000, Jim Edgar wrote:

I thought the kidney punch was in the Giro. He also had a lifelong battle
with a back injury from a crash on the track- in, what, 1969? - before he
won any Tours.


I think that back injury was during a motor-paced event --- I thought it
was on the road, but maybe the track, and it was after he had won at least
his first Tour.

The reference I found does not mention the back injury, but says:

"Wearing the Yellow Jersey of race leader, Merckx was riding toward the
unthinkable, a sixth Tour victory. As he climbed to the top of the Puy de
Dome, a French fan punched Merckx in the ribs, briefly disrupting his
breathing. The assault, plus the fact that Bernard Thevenet was riding a
brilliant race, finally defeated the Belgian champion. Merckx would never
win Le Tour again." http://townsleyb.members.beeb.net/procycle/merckxe.htm

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(_)/ (_) | temple. The philosophy is kindness. --The Dalai Lama


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Old July 15th 03, 05:38 PM
Art Harris
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Dave Stallard wrote:

I'm sorry, but even though they are great athletes, I just can't compare
Indurain and Armstrong to Eddy. They are TdF specialists only. They
don't take chances on the other events. The Cannibal, by contrast, went
for EVERYTHING. He's the greatest of all time - for all time. That's
just what I think.


In 1969, Eddy won the Points Competition and King of the Mountains IN
ADDITION to the overall Tour de France! Incredible.

Art Harris
  #20  
Old July 23rd 03, 05:48 PM
Karen M.
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Default TdF jerseys (was question about consecutive wins and billboarded clothing)

This is just funny.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour.php?.../VIRENQUE-2020

Don't tell me--they've got schizzo combinations of each of the four
jerseys ready, just in case someone is the best climber/overall
leader/young rider/whatever green is.
I know--color-blocking, with THREE combinations! Or four!

--Karen M.
already tossed it to alt.sewing
 




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