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mjr wrote:

mig wrote:don't they bother making team change colours that clash with the classification jerseys anymore? like 'once' changing to pink each year?

cannondale-drapac is similar to the points this year. or is it only yellow that matters?

The only reason yellow matters is the sponsors being unhappy with criticism. Teams are only allowed to ride in alternative colours for one race a year, so why would they want to ride the most famous race not in their usual kit, just to avoid conflicting with a minor jersey colour? A better solution would be to make the minor jerseys more distinctive, like the mountains at the Tour and Vuelta.

mig wrote:

mjr wrote:A better solution would be to make the minor jerseys more distinctive, like the mountains at the Tour and Vuelta.

i was thinking that the tour would make them change whether they liked it or not. the green isn't what i'd call minor.

Brucey wrote:I've just seen a post-stage interview with Froomy; does anyone know what the heck that thing was in his nose????

Post stage jury jiggery pokery at work; French bloke isn't penalised (even though he did the same thing as others that were) and keeps stage win...? astonishing....??? cheers

mjr wrote:

mig wrote:

mjr wrote:A better solution would be to make the minor jerseys more distinctive, like the mountains at the Tour and Vuelta.

i was thinking that the tour would make them change whether they liked it or not. the green isn't what i'd call minor.

The Tour doesn't have the clout at the moment. In the ProTour/WorldTour system, they agree to take the top division of teams and only invite the four or so second-division squads (this year Wanty GG, Fortuneo-Oscaro, Direct Energie and Cofidis). Organisers ASO occasionally threaten to downgrade it to Europe Tour in order to have more control, but it's not happened yet. They did withdraw from the system in 2008 so they could ban Team Astana which was collapsing into doping hell, but even then I think a fudge was found and they invited all others.

When ONCE were at the Tour, I think it was all-invitation. I'm not sure whether ASO required ONCE and others like Mercatone Uno to change from yellow, but they probably were happy with it. ONCE became Liberty Seguros which became Team Astana which didn't become the current Astana Pro Team but involved some of the same people.

Like it or not, the major jersey at the Tour is the yellow General Classification leader. All other competitions are secondary or minor.

mig wrote:ps how many riders are using disc brakes? i saw gilbert going back to his car fairly early in today's stage and noticed that he was. i'd like to see how they get on in the mountains, or if riders change away from them for those stages.

cycleruk wrote:

Brucey wrote:I've just seen a post-stage interview with Froomy; does anyone know what the heck that thing was in his nose????

http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racin ... nce-181450

Brucey wrote:I've just seen a post-stage interview with Froomy; does anyone know what the heck that thing was in his nose????

Post stage jury jiggery pokery at work; French bloke isn't penalised (even though he did the same thing as others that were) and keeps stage win...? astonishing....???

cheers

mig wrote:ps how many riders are using disc brakes? i saw gilbert going back to his car fairly early in today's stage and noticed that he was. i'd like to see how they get on in the mountains, or if riders change away from them for those stages.

NATURAL ANKLING wrote:Hi,

Brucey wrote:Post stage jury jiggery pokery at work; French bloke isn't penalised (even though he did the same thing as others that were) and keeps stage win...? astonishing....???

We will see today.