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Summer Games Paris 2024

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Too lazy to try to make a poll (if you can even do that), but which men's or women's Olympic RR champ do you guys think had the best post-win bike or uniform bedazzlement*?

(* - has to have been ridden in competition, so for example Vino's all-gold Dubai Tour bike wouldn't count)

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Bonus points (of appreciation) if you include photos.
So here it is:



Hmm. Torn between a meh and the paint-seems-like-it-could-be-cool-if-seen-up-close:



I'll never not hate the appearance of compact rear triangles:



Hope his Olympic champ trade team jersey is unambiguously cool.
 
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I don't think there ever is such a thing, just an armband. As recently discussed hereabouts, Olympic rings are too heavily protected. I think we have seen some gold highlighting in lettering, but that's about it.
Ahh, right. Forgot about that. Lame.



Amusing that in their official JERSEYS VISUAL GUIDELINES document, the UCI introduces the "OTHER JERSEY SPECIFICATIONS" section with a photo that includes the Olympic rings :rage: lol:



Remco should do a vanity jersey like Vino's but Olympic Champ version:



Oh wait, Vino did that too (for the one race he rode lol!):





(If you can't tell, I like Vino even though most hate him.)
 
I was a big fan of the jersey MCipollini-Giordana made for Nicole Cooke in 2011, but again she was never allowed to race in it. Just a full white kit with the Olympic rings and then gold trim where rainbow or national champion bands would be and at the waist.

Sadly, as it was at the tail end of the 'racing in the dark' era and now 13 years ago, I'm struggling to find a good photo that shows it, the best I can manage quickly is this way too small pic from a team shot.

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Not that he ever raced it on the road, or track for that matter, but Vulpine created this gold medal kit for Chris Hoy,each band represented a medal he'd won, 6 gold 1 silver. Sure they could add a gold band onto a kit somewhere for Remco. Or do that name thing but have his in gold writing or with a 🏅 next to it.

Sky created that jersey with riders names and flags and lengths of lines to represent wins didn't they ?


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Is that Chris Froome piloting the Kenyan tandem?



Edit: It's not Chris Froome. It's former Kenya Rugby Sevens' star Oscar Dennis who was flown in as a late replacement after original pilot Benson Mwaniki was struck by a car last week while training in Compiegne.
 
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