Talk:Rainbow jersey
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After the end of a rider's championship year, they are eligible to wear piping in the same rainbow pattern on the collar and cuffs of their jersey. They retain this right for the remainder of their career, and like the jersey it can only be worn in the same discipline and speciality in which the title was won.
If this is a UCI regulation, then it isn't enforced enough. For example, Michael Rasmussen won his World Championship in mountain biking, however, he wears the rainbow collar and cuffs on his Tour de France road cycling jersey (when he isn't in polka dots, of course).
In addition, some World Champions neglect to wear the rainbow collar and cuffs even when they are entitled to do so. Sometimes Lance Armstrong had them, sometimes he did not. It seems to be a matter of personal preference.
The Curse of the rainbow jersey is a common excuse for World Champions. It seems that World Champions incur more injuries, mechanicals than any other rider.
where are those "notes" linking to? cite your sources --Tir38 21:38, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
- The don't link anywhere - they are references to the relevant UCI regulations. That's what's called citing a source. If you want to check them then you can look them up in the UCI regulations binder, or search on the UCI website.136.2.1.101 13:03, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
- Ok, I see. They are linking to farther down on the page. Tir38 04:50, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
