The bloke standing in a red Škoda with his upper body protruding through the sunroof in a manner almost, but not quite, entirely unlike Botticelli's Venus emerging from the sea
The 26 cut-off may have to do with the 26 -32 bracket being considered (by some, and by results perhaps, YMMV) the prime years for pro-cyclists, but the emergence of MVdP, WVA, Evenpoel et al, and most of all Pogecar, make a bit of a mockery of the 26 upper age limit for 'young' riders.
Ah, there was a bit of a fracas a year Orr two back when they had a mountain top finish on a hill that only had the one road on it. The lead competitors (and I think some of the vehicles) started back down the mountain before everyone had finished resulting in said fracas. Or did I dream thwt?
The early combativity awards were IIRC sponsored by Coeur de Lion cheese (a cambembert) in the days of Richard Virenque. Dunno if they still do!
Quote from: mzjo on 21 July, 2021, 07:19:27 pmThe early combativity awards were IIRC sponsored by Coeur de Lion cheese (a cambembert) in the days of Richard Virenque. Dunno if they still do!Making him Richard Coeur de Lion. Je vais chercher mon manteau.
Next up there is the snotty jumper, that goes to the rider who is first past the most of certain signs that are not on tops of hills. These signs seem to be at least one in the middle of every stage, and one at the end, if the end is not on the top of a mountain? 6) Is this magic jumper always snotty? Does it change based on country of racing?
I don't think anyone answered this one:Quote from: quixoticgeek on 11 July, 2021, 07:20:18 pmNext up there is the snotty jumper, that goes to the rider who is first past the most of certain signs that are not on tops of hills. These signs seem to be at least one in the middle of every stage, and one at the end, if the end is not on the top of a mountain? 6) Is this magic jumper always snotty? Does it change based on country of racing?The answer is no, in the Giro d'Italia it is purple ("ciclamino"). Wikipedia says the Vuelta also has a green jumper.
et avec John, excellent lecteur de road-book, on s'en est sortis sans erreur
The polka dot jersey came into being in 1975 when the sponsor of that competition, Chocolat Poulain used the design of the wrapper of their chocolate bars for the jersey.