Champion's bands on jerseys

[Fus087]

What's the deal with these champion's bands on cyclo-cross jerseys?
There seems to be no logic behind who uses them when.

Sometimes it's a former champion (Nys) wearing them in-race:

He's also wearing them on the podium:

Here you can see Štybar wearing his normal World champion's jersey on the podium.

But in another race, he had a jersey similar to Nys':

By the way, I really like how they transformed the red stripes from the regular Quick Step jersey into the rainbow stripes...

And another reigning champion (Albert) also wears a similar jersey on a podium:

Unlike Nys, he's the current champion, so he could wear the normal Belgian champion's jersey (which he does in-race). Why does he (and Štybar too, on some occasions) change to a jersey more in line with the regular team jersey?
Is it to get bigger sponsor exposure?

 

[El Pistolero]

Isn't that just an extra jersey they wear after the race to keep warm?

 

[Michielveedeebee]

Isn't that just an extra jersey they wear after the race to keep warm?

Dunno I guess, but then why:

Although they do here...

I guess it's team dependent

 

[El Pistolero]

Dunno I guess, but then why:

Although they do here...

I guess it's team dependent

It's hard to have a lot of ads on the Belgian national jersey, that's why I think.

 

[avanti]

There are very specific rules on the wearing of World Champions jerseys laid down by the UCI
http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/g...bjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=NDE5NDk&LangId=1
See 1.3.063 and 1.3.064 for example.

So I assume the officials would point out any violations (I did when I was an USCF official)

 

[Fus087]

And your point with that is?

I guess it's team dependent

Then how do you explain the two pictures of Štybar in my opening post?

 

[Michielveedeebee]

Then how do you explain the two pictures of Štybar in my opening post?

I can't