Berk on a Bike
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Let's face it, who wouldn't want to wear a maillot jaune with a cock on it...?
Well, technically, two cocks including the manufacturer's logo
Well, technically, two cocks including the manufacturer's logo
Without actually Google-ing it...I believe probably the same might apply to the Yellow jersey...I can see that the ASO might not want to have the polka dot jersey go to someone who is not the best climber* AND the green jersey go to someone who doesn't win a stage.
*Quintana aside when was the last time the dots went to the meilleur grimpeur? Chiapucci?
Still...most of the time the ones going for the KOM jersey make it an interesting spectacle (e.g. *Winky* Majka ) and probably in many instances they do manage to win one of the climbing stages as well.I am totally in favour of them doing everything in their power to stop Pierre Rolland getting the KOM jersey.
Hasn't it (or making it a bit more broad, the leader jersey in one of the 3 GTs) been won without winning any stages either?
His name entered the French language in the phrase "à la Walko", which means "won by an undeserving or unknown rider".
Does that count... not reallyI don't recall Ryder Hesjedal winning a stage when he won the Giro but I checked and of course Garmin won the TTT. Does that count? Was Ryder the first Garmin rider across the line?
He generally had the grace to allow someone else to win mountain stages that he had essentially won. One of the reasons he remains my favourite riderSurely Indurain won his Tours with TT wins only?
Not got time to look it up.....
A timetrial win is a personal win, so for me that counts definitely as a stage winDidn't Armstrong win once only winning a TT?
Maybe Wiggo too?
I appreciate that TTs are stage wins but...
It's the silly season, so divert away till TdU or San Luis!Anyway, sorry for the diversion of the topic
A team time trail isn't really a personal win, putting e.g. put Andy Schleck together with Martin, Wiggo, Phinney, Froome, Dennis and Kwiatkowski they'll most likely win the (long) TTT
Surely Indurain won his Tours with TT wins only?
Not got time to look it up.....
Indeed, those massive lungs and that massive heart helped!Goes uphill rather quickly for such a big unit, doesn't he?
That maybe but the TdF has more prestige and is the most yearly sport watched on tv worldwide.The Giro's a much classier race than the Tour, it would be great to see Froome winning it. I'm not at all bothered that he's missing the Tour.
I doubt very much Mig wasn't juiced, everyone was back then - but it's interesting comparing Mig to other recent multiple Tour winners. He always kept to himself and never made a big fuss about himself, and virtually no one ever talks about him doping. Now, compare that to LA...