Visentini wore the Maglia Rosa in both 86 and 87, Roche in 87. But I can't see either in a size 5. My guess is Guido Bontempi who won the points jersey in 86.
Bret
Don Andersen wrote:
> No commemorative here. Visentini swapped the Maglia Rosa with Moser
> back in the early 80's (my unwillingness to dig into my "pile" unables
> me to produce the exact year). Proof is no further than in your
> bathroom, you know, where you keep your cycling mags. If you happen
> to have a recent issue of Cycle Sport, say July, on page one Visentini
> can be seen wearing said jersey while sitting next to Moser.
>
> Don AndersEn
> Stewartstown, PA
>
>
>> Roy asked:
>>
>> > I know of a shop that has a Tour de France yellow jersey with the
>> Carrera
>> > team logo. Any information on the years and members?
>>
>> The Carrera team ran from the the early 80's (I believe 84) to the
>> late 90's
>> (I believe until Pantani left in the 1997 season.) The main riders
>> who could
>> have worn the maillot jaune of the tour de France are:
>>
>> Giovanni Battaglin in 1984
>> Stephen Roche in either 86 or 87
>> Claudio Chiappucci in the 1985 to 1996 period
>> Marco Pantani in the 1992 to 1996 period
>>
>> I can't imagine any of these riders wearing a wool jersey with the
>> Carrera
>> Vagabond applied label as seen in the mentioned Giro jersey auction.
>> This
>> was more than likely a commemorative jersey that came out when
>> Chiappucci
>> was the most popular cyclist in Italy. If the jersey in the shop you
>> know is
>> wool, and is truly the 'ral' thing, it could perhaps have belonged to
>> Roche.
>>
>> Steven Maasland
>> Moorestown, NJ
>>
>>
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