Team shirt changes

yourpaceormine

Is the rule still that teams can only change their shirt design once a year?

Been thinking about Sky - last year they had one shirt with the Italian font version of the Sky logo, and one with shall we say the British Sky font logo. Then they went all green for the ToB. Isn't that 3 shirts? How did they get round the rule? Or were the Italian and British jerseys technically the same design and therefore classed as one shirt design, the green rainforest version being the second?

This year the Italian jersey appears to be British Sky font with the Italian celebratory message (as worn at M-SR). Does that count as their jersey change for the year?


(As an aside I think G is a fantastic ambassador for British cycling in the National Chanpions jersey this year. Brilliant to see our national jersey riding so well and on the international stage too. Chapeau sir!)

RichN95.

Who knows what the rules are? HTC had slightly altered jerseys for the Giro and Tour last year. No-one seemed to care.

Maybe if the changes are minor it's OK.

andyp

I think teams are allowed to wear different jersey designs in different countries, assuming they clear this with the UCI beforehand.

The Landbouwkrediet-Colnago team used to have Colnago as the title sponsor when racing in Italy, with the Landbouwkrediet taking on the title role elsewhere.

Pokerface

Can you provide visual references for the two different jerseys? Can't see any anywhere.

And were these jerseys BOTH worn by riders? Or just sold to the public?

rebs

Long as it's cleared before hand and it's not a massive changed this is normally fine.

Unless you try to change shirts in a stage race and not bothered to tell anyone... it is likely you will get a slapped wrist :P

andyp

Pokerface wrote:

Can you provide visual references for the two different jerseys? Can't see any anywhere.

And were these jerseys BOTH worn by riders? Or just sold to the public?

It was a few years back. Here's a link to Ludo Dierckxsens wearing the Colnago headed one;

http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/photos.p ... 4/stage7/6

Here's the other one;

Pokerface

andyp wrote:

Pokerface wrote:

Can you provide visual references for the two different jerseys? Can't see any anywhere.

And were these jerseys BOTH worn by riders? Or just sold to the public?

It was a few years back. Here's a link to Ludo Dierckxsens wearing the Colnago headed one;

http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/photos.p ... 4/stage7/6

Here's the other one;

I meant the Sky jerseys. :oops:

RichN95.

Pokerface wrote:

I meant the Sky jerseys. :oops:

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Pokerface

Yes, in that case the different logo does not constitute a new jersey design.

RichN95.

Pokerface wrote:

Yes, in that case the different logo does not constitute a new jersey design.

So if a rider had a choice of, for example, Irish and Canadian jerseys, he'd have to pick one and couldn't switch between them. That's a shame.

Pokerface

RichN95 wrote:

Pokerface wrote:

Yes, in that case the different logo does not constitute a new jersey design.

So if a rider had a choice of, for example, Irish and Canadian jerseys, he'd have to pick one and couldn't switch between them. That's a shame.

I have no idea what that means. If you're referring to the different Sky logo versions, clearly you CAN switch between them.

benjboy

I think he is having a pop at you Pokerface..

RichN95.

benjboy wrote:

I think he is having a pop at you Pokerface..

I wasn't having 'a pop'. I was just a little joke. Meant in a friendly way.

Pokerface

RichN95 wrote:

benjboy wrote:

I think he is having a pop at you Pokerface..

I wasn't having 'a pop'. I was just a little joke. Meant in a friendly way.

Allllllll-righty then!


(My choice was made by geography more than anything else!)