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Dave Griffiths
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 Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:55 pm Post subject: World Champion jersey |
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Showing off now, but at 12.30 on Saturday, I was in a coach, leaving Montreux, Switzerland, for a small village called Blonay. We stopped at lights and two riders crossed, one was wearing full 'World Champion' white gear with the rings and riding a white Time road bike. Surely noone can 'just buy' such a jersey. Who might it have been?
Non cycling info - Wow, what a place, super smart, great waterfront, lovely bronze statue of Freddie Mercury, great weather, loads of 'proper' cyclists, lovely 70 mile train ride from Geneva. Just one drawback, SUPER expensive (at least by my standards). On a special deal, hotel cost £430 B&B for a double room for two nights. |
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Des
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| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 7:47 am Post subject: Re: World Champion jersey |
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| Dave Griffiths wrote: |
Showing off now, but at 12.30 on Saturday, I was in a coach, leaving Montreux, Switzerland, for a small village called Blonay. We stopped at lights and two riders crossed, one was wearing full 'World Champion' white gear with the rings and riding a white Time road bike. Surely noone can 'just buy' such a jersey. Who might it have been?
Non cycling info - Wow, what a place, super smart, great waterfront, lovely bronze statue of Freddie Mercury, great weather, loads of 'proper' cyclists, lovely 70 mile train ride from Geneva. Just one drawback, SUPER expensive (at least by my standards). On a special deal, hotel cost £430 B&B for a double room for two nights. |
Well neither Evans or Cancellara are currently contracted to ride Time bikes, so I'll pass.
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SteveO
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| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 7:53 am Post subject: |
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| Swiss equivilant of a 4th cat chipper? |
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Hans Datdodishes
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| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:03 am Post subject: Re: World Champion jersey |
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| Dave Griffiths wrote: |
| Showing off now, ......., I was in a coach,.. |
oxymoron, unless you're from Swindon |
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Dave Griffiths
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| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 10:12 am Post subject: Re: World Champion jersey |
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| Hans Datdodishes wrote: |
| Dave Griffiths wrote: |
| Showing off now, ......., I was in a coach,.. |
oxymoron, unless you're from Swindon |
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Fritz
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| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 10:40 am Post subject: |
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| If it was a white Time bike could it not of been Boonen's with the WC stripes from 2005. Didn't he ride a Time bike then? |
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Dave Griffiths
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| Fritz wrote: |
| If it was a white Time bike could it not of been Boonen's with the WC stripes from 2005. Didn't he ride a Time bike then? |
I'm quite sure that it 'could' have been TB's old bike. I only had time(!) to clock the downtube name and the fact that it was, mainly, plain white.
Key thing was the rainbow jersey, guy certainly looked the business but ....
Personally, I don't like the idea of riding trade/team outfits, unless one is in the team but they are legally on sale. Noone has yet answered the point "Are rainbow jerseys on sale?" Does seem, to me, to be remarkable if the UCI permit such sales. |
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Des
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| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 11:46 am Post subject: |
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| Dave Griffiths wrote: |
| Fritz wrote: |
| If it was a white Time bike could it not of been Boonen's with the WC stripes from 2005. Didn't he ride a Time bike then? |
I'm quite sure that it 'could' have been TB's old bike. I only had time(!) to clock the downtube name and the fact that it was, mainly, plain white.
Key thing was the rainbow jersey, guy certainly looked the business but ....
Personally, I don't like the idea of riding trade/team outfits, unless one is in the team but they are legally on sale. Noone has yet answered the point "Are rainbow jerseys on sale?" Does seem, to me, to be remarkable if the UCI permit such sales. |
http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=C7862
Although I agree re. Championship and National representation kit, I can't see the problem with trade kit.
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| Des wrote: |
| Dave Griffiths wrote: |
| Fritz wrote: |
| If it was a white Time bike could it not of been Boonen's with the WC stripes from 2005. Didn't he ride a Time bike then? |
I'm quite sure that it 'could' have been TB's old bike. I only had time(!) to clock the downtube name and the fact that it was, mainly, plain white.
Key thing was the rainbow jersey, guy certainly looked the business but ....
Personally, I don't like the idea of riding trade/team outfits, unless one is in the team but they are legally on sale. Noone has yet answered the point "Are rainbow jerseys on sale?" Does seem, to me, to be remarkable if the UCI permit such sales. |
http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=C7862
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esafosfina
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| Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:42 pm Post subject: |
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Personally I am not a fan of Worlds jerseys being worn by non-champions, but it happens... there was a guy here in Sydney that won a Masters title and had all his team/club jerseys made up in white rather than blue... Brad McGee and I used to take great delight in half wheeling him until he cracked... someone must have had a quiet word because he never wore the jersey again when he came out with us!!! Earn it then wear it!
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eightace
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| Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 3:39 pm Post subject: Pricey |
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| Do you realise that for £430 you could have had a new winter bike? Call yourself a cyclist? |
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Roy Gardiner
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| esafosfina wrote: |
| ... there was a guy here in Sydney that won a Masters title and had all his team/club jerseys made up in white rather than blue... Brad McGee and I used to take great delight in half wheeling him until he cracked... |
Yet if he'd come out in the proper gear you'd have congratulated him. Not very bright of him IMO.
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Dave Griffiths
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| Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 4:31 pm Post subject: Re: Pricey |
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| eightace wrote: |
| Do you realise that for £430 you could have had a new winter bike? Call yourself a cyclist? |
Yeah, but one's gotta live a bit!
Not a bad gaffe, our room was at the 'L' of Palace (not helluva place!)
Spose I could have also bought a couple of covers instead of the following main course at La Rouvenaz:
Panaché de Poissons et Gambas à la Provençale - fr. 40.-
Assortiment de poissons du marché cuits à la vapeur, sauce à l’huile d’olive, herbes fraîches,
citron et pignons de pin. Servi avec riz et légumes sautés.
I know you can't taste it but it was nice
 
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Dogma Dave
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| I saw a guy out riding a Trek today whilst wearing a Bianchi jersey. That shouldn't be allowed. And some woman with a Campagnolo jacket on whilst flagrantly using a Shimano groupset. That shouldn't be allowed either. And there was even a seven year old child at my son's school the other day with an Real Madrid football top on, and I am damned sure he has never actually played for them! That shouldn't be allowed either. |
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