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How's that gonna look in Argyle?

Congratulations to David Millar, yer new British Road Race champion!!

The one-line diary demon decided that there needed to be more comment than that, so here it is: can Millar's slipstream Brit. champion jersey possibly be any uglier than the monstrosity of a Belgian championship jersey that Discovery have inflicted upon Stijn Devolder?

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Can't get
any worse. Besides, the diagonals on the Union Jack kinda match the argyle, right? Or is it just the Cross of St. James?
Got a problem? Va fa Napoli!

by Chris... on Aug 6, 2007 12:36 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

St George, sir, St George!
dear me, these Americans.
And they still think the War of Independence was a good idea! ;-)

by ianmcw on Aug 6, 2007 10:45 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh wait a minute
is it really British champion, not English? I thought there was at least a  separate Scottish champ? And the other Milleerr wore it many years ago?
If not then I suppose its the Union Jack. I seem to remember it being reduced to red white and blue colour bands in the past (Roger Hammond on Disco?) so I imagine you could have a three colour argyle pattern . . .

He deserved his win, after all his attacking in the TDF.

by ianmcw on Aug 6, 2007 10:58 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Or even better...
the gate of St. James
America is all about speed. Hot, nasty, badass speed. -Eleanor Roosevelt

by ELVISGOAT on Aug 6, 2007 11:04 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Whoops
sorry. I knew I was either making an erudite comment or would be swiftly corrected. Either way is oK w me.
Got a problem? Va fa Napoli!

by Chris... on Aug 6, 2007 11:54 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Since I got it wrong anyway
- and even if I hadn't, no apology needed! The maintenance of a sense of humour is the one of this boards nicest features/customs, unlike some of the squabbles over at DPF for instance.

On a different subject, have you (anybody?)heard anything about whether or not the Deutschland tour will be on CTV?

by ianmcw on Aug 6, 2007 3:02 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I haven't
gotten a note in my email yet, which is usually what happens. Of course, that note could come in around stage 2 so I'd pop over to the site and see if they've got any updates.
"Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals ... except the weasel. "

by Drew on Aug 6, 2007 3:26 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Will they stay argyle
even if Slipstream is no longer the main sponsor?

by Jens on Aug 6, 2007 1:17 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Millar
on his team kit for next year with Slipstream, he replied "god knows what they'll do to this - they might manage to turn this into some form of argyle."
http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/roa/EventReports2007/20070805_Road_Race_Championships.a sp

by lucybears on Aug 6, 2007 8:06 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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