RR Stripes in the TT?

by Davide Don of Rio on Nov 20, 2009 9:29 AM EST

Pezcyclingnews.com

Check out the third picture in Pelo Pics, the one with Big Mig passing Lance. Was the RR World Champ allowed to sport their stripes in the TT?

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Ok, I will..

Hmmm, interesting. It wasn’t until about that time that I actually took notice of the TT Champ. having his own jersey. Someone with more time would have to dig through the WC Rulebook to pull out uniform changes over time.

Good catch. This is egg-ZACT-ly the kind of off season banter I enjoy. Unfortunately, I don’t have time to research this myself.

"My facking goat didn’t wear Robes! Does he look Scottisch?!" Baron von Frinkenstein

by swells on Nov 20, 2009 10:02 AM EST reply actions

I believe that this was allowed until 2002 or so.

"…I saw bloody Cavendish coming, really fast…"
HH

by ELVISGOAT on Nov 20, 2009 10:14 AM EST reply actions

Actually, the first time I personally remember it was when A. Olano won it in 1995.

Here’s a quick google photo I found (courtesy of Giant Tours).

"My facking goat didn’t wear Robes! Does he look Scottisch?!" Baron von Frinkenstein

by swells on Nov 20, 2009 10:57 AM EST up reply actions

woops...disregard that. He was the Road Champ. that year.

I was thinking TT for him.

"My facking goat didn’t wear Robes! Does he look Scottisch?!" Baron von Frinkenstein

by swells on Nov 20, 2009 10:59 AM EST up reply actions

I seem to remember it changing within the past 7-8 yrs.

"…I saw bloody Cavendish coming, really fast…"
HH

by ELVISGOAT on Nov 20, 2009 11:00 AM EST reply actions

UCI rule book

1.3.064
When he no longer holds the title of world champion, a rider may wear rainbow piping on the collar and cuffs of his jersey as per the technical specifications in the brochure which will be sent to him by the UCI. However, he may wear such a jersey only in events of the discipline, speciality and category in which he won the title and in no other event.
(text modified on 1.01.05; 1.09.05; 24.09.07)

Source (PDF)

by tedvdw on Nov 20, 2009 11:53 AM EST reply actions

For the yanks

those dates are 01/01/2005, 09/01/2005, 09/24/2007.

by tedvdw on Nov 20, 2009 11:55 AM EST up reply actions

Some of us are used to the Euro format

Makes more sense too.

If I just had one more gear, I...

by SpunOut on Nov 20, 2009 11:59 AM EST up reply actions

you mean the 'everywhere but the US' format

by Drongo on Nov 22, 2009 3:27 AM EST up reply actions

But isn't the US 'the world'?

"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'

by Seahorse on Nov 22, 2009 3:40 AM EST up reply actions

Soooo...

we’re saying in 2004 the World TT Champ. did NOT wear a Rainbow jersey in TT’s? I honestly don’t remember that. Who won in ’04? Mick Rogers?

"My facking goat didn’t wear Robes! Does he look Scottisch?!" Baron von Frinkenstein

by swells on Nov 20, 2009 1:00 PM EST up reply actions

TT champ wore them in TT only after these rulings.

"…I saw bloody Cavendish coming, really fast…"
HH

by ELVISGOAT on Nov 20, 2009 3:23 PM EST up reply actions

Could be, yes I think so

but the rule I quoted was only about the piping (the bands on the sleeves). There is also:

1.3.063
Until the day before the world championship of the following year, the world champions must wear their jersey in all events in the discipline, speciality and category in which they won their title, and in no other event. For the purpose of this rule, the team time trial is put on a par with the individual time trial. In six-day races, only madison world champions may wear the jersey, even if they are not paired together.
(text modified on 1.01.05; 1.01.06)

by tedvdw on Nov 20, 2009 3:32 PM EST up reply actions

Fashion police!

My oh my, being in the pro peloton is like being in posh prep school.

"As you can imagine, there are better places to have your birthday party than in some village called Mushny Mush Mishme." --The Wisdom of Jens

by Josenka on Nov 20, 2009 5:28 PM EST up reply actions

jersey

There was no TT world championship then so the world champion road champion was the champion period.

by Crazy D on Nov 20, 2009 7:57 PM EST reply actions

The first ITT world championship was in 1994

http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/championnats/chpt_mondial_itt.php

by tedvdw on Nov 20, 2009 9:43 PM EST up reply actions

huh?

"…I saw bloody Cavendish coming, really fast…"
HH

by ELVISGOAT on Nov 21, 2009 12:01 AM EST up reply actions

Basically there was no tt world campionship road race in 1993 as the first one was after the TDF.

by Crazy D on Nov 21, 2009 8:13 PM EST up reply actions

How do I get mixed up in these things?

Best I can recollect, back in the good old days (between 1994 and about 2004)
if you were a WC you could wear the stripes in any race you wanted to, but at some point in the early to mid ’00’s the rules changed and from that point on, one could only wear the stripes when participating in the disciple in which the stripes were one. This does not apple to the stripes on the armband and collar (as best as I can tell).

"…I saw bloody Cavendish coming, really fast…"
HH

by ELVISGOAT on Nov 21, 2009 12:05 AM EST reply actions

sorry for the typos above , it's late

"…I saw bloody Cavendish coming, really fast…"
HH

by ELVISGOAT on Nov 21, 2009 12:06 AM EST up reply actions

That sums up the original post...

we’re just trying to figure out the FIRST year the TT Champ wore them in TT’s and not the Road Champ. Based on the evidence here (which is essentially fuzzy memories and conjecture), I think it was 2005. I’m too lazy to actually look it up…but apparently I’m not too lazy to keep speculating in this thread ;-)

"My facking goat didn’t wear Robes! Does he look Scottisch?!" Baron von Frinkenstein

by swells on Nov 21, 2009 6:55 AM EST up reply actions