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When tradition looks CRAP

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  • June 28, 2013 at 3:30 pm #19239
    Gkam84

    I am known around these parts for my “love” of Mark Cavendish… 👿

    I have also made comments on the national champs jersey before, even though I know the stripes are traditional.

    Something needs to be done here, because it looks CRAP

    https://twitter.com/bradsohner/status/350634874333446144/photo/1/large

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  • June 29, 2013 at 8:24 pm #745107
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    Welsh boy

    But according to the official
    But according to the official site of the British Monarchy,

    “…a proclamation by Charles II that the Union Flag should be flown only by ships of the Royal Navy as a jack…”

    Anyway, the jersey still looks dated but what a privilege it must be to be able to wear it, i wouldn’t mind looking dated in it!

    June 29, 2013 at 8:15 pm #745105
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    Welsh boy

    Oops, should have remembered
    Oops, should have remembered Geraint, thanks

    June 29, 2013 at 2:01 pm #745103
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    Gkam84

    Well I suppose I’ll have to
    Well I suppose I’ll have to let him off for the shit jersey then. It really does look awful not I’ve seen him racing in it

    June 29, 2013 at 1:41 pm #745101
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    dave atkinson

    Gkam84 wrote:I’m not sure he

    Gkam84 wrote:
    I’m not sure he has the flag on the one’s he’s racing in

    yeah he does, seen it in the coverage

    June 29, 2013 at 1:40 pm #745099
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    Gkam84

    I’m not sure he has the flag
    I’m not sure he has the flag on the one’s he’s racing in.

    Yup GT for a welsh champ, but Nicole Cook for a Welsh and World champ at the same time 😉

    June 29, 2013 at 12:42 pm #745097
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    dave atkinson

    Welsh boy wrote:not that I

    Welsh boy wrote:
    not that I can remember a Welsh British Champion

    Geraint Thomas?

    June 29, 2013 at 12:37 pm #745095
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    dave atkinson

    they are his racing shorts,
    they are his racing shorts, looks like

    June 29, 2013 at 12:25 pm #745093
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    Gkam84

    Just seen the flag on this
    Just seen the flag on this picture, but I doubt they are his racing shorts.

    https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/q77/1043944_542330545814932_549733573_n.jpg

    June 29, 2013 at 12:06 pm #745091
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    cidermart

    And it is British as opposed
    And it is British as opposed to English, Scottish, Northern Irish, Manx, Channel Islands or Welsh.

    June 29, 2013 at 12:00 pm #745089
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    cidermart

    farrell wrote:cidermart

    farrell wrote:
    [quote=cidermart]Sorry fella I’m going to have to disagree with you on this one. The whole point of the jersey is to display your national colours and for Britain it is the Hoops. I’m not bothered about BC directives however I do believe in Heritage and ours is in those Hoops! I have never understood this idea of ‘Tweaking historical things to make them look better’ because it does not work. For instance shall we paint the Forth Rail Bridge a greyish blue because after all that is the colour of lead? Err no that would be stupid! Leave things as they are and don’t worry about the face in the jersey as that will change; after all I don’t remember you being this vociferous when Stannard got the Hoops. :?

    Are you sure about that?

    http://www.thebicyclestory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Tom-Simpson-30-November-1937-13-July-1967-celebrities-who-died-young-31205078-800-934.jpg

    http://spinwell.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/afp-13-07-67-e1286877670818.jpg?w=450&h=587%5B/quote%5D

    He certainly won the Worlds but did he win the British roads jersey? In which case a moot (edited check out the English lesson further down 😉 ) point.

    June 29, 2013 at 6:41 am #745087
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    dave atkinson

    if you’re going to be a flag
    if you’re going to be a flag pedant, at least make sure you’re correct. ‘Union Jack’ has been the official name of the flag since 1908.

    http://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/british-flags/the-union-jack-or-the-union-flag/

    June 29, 2013 at 5:58 am #745085
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    Welsh boy

    Why hasn’t the jersey got the
    Why hasn’t the jersey got the Manx flag or Welsh flag on it (not that I can remember a Welsh British Champion). And on a pedantic note:

    Gkam84, it is a Union Flag, it is only an Union Jack when flown on a ship.
    Cidermart, the word you are looking for is moot (adjective
    meaning subject to debate, dispute, or uncertainty) not mute (adjective meaning refraining from speech or temporarily speechless).

    June 29, 2013 at 12:03 am #745083
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    cidermart

    I think that photo/s were of
    I think that photo/s were of Tom advertising his nationality in the TDF rather than a team or nationals thing. Like I said good photos though and yes I have nicked them for screensavers so thank you 😀

    June 28, 2013 at 11:51 pm #745081
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    farrell

    I always thought he had, but
    I always thought he had, but if it was a national team why does it have Peugeot and BP on it? I thought nationals were unsponsored?

    June 28, 2013 at 11:41 pm #745079
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    cidermart

    Either way a fecking cool
    Either way a fecking cool jersey worn by a legend but not what we are discussing. British champ in hoops you know it make sense!!!

    Close post 😉

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