And more recently Credit Agricol and Liquigas. I don't think the Europeans ever shared the superstition about green cars, let alone bikes. I think this was pretty much an American Indy car/stock car thing. Just as no US men's cycling team would wear pink jerseys, but it didn't bother Telecom or Mercier or the organizers of the Giro. I have read, however, that in the 50's the European Formula 1 or sports car grids never included a car number 13, nor even any number that was a multiple of 13. Superstitions and the connotations of colors are obviously very culturally specific.
Regards,
Jerry Moos Big Spring, TX, where you won't see many males riding a pink Mercier or Torpado.
Al Feng <alfeng@juno.com> wrote: Bianchi ...
Al Feng Albuquerque, NM
On Sat, 3 Mar 2007 20:12:41 -0800 (PST) Jay Van De Velde
writes:
>
>
> emeneff@earthlink.net wrote:
>
>
> >Good thing that I'm not bothered by that subjectivity foible. Just
> as long
> as everyone accepts my feeling that BLUE bicycles have always had a
> faster
> "feel"
> than most RED bicycles. I've brought this up with a number of
> ex-racers and
> old-timers and we usually always agree. Green seems to be
> in-between.<
>
> There's a long standing belief that green bikes (and motorcycles
> and race cars, with the exception of BRG) are to be avoided like
> peanuts in pit lane or bananas on fishing boats. A question for the
> historians out there: other than Wiel's Groene Leeuw, who HAD to be
> green, have there ever been any pro teams with green livery?
> Jay "owner of a green Pogliaghi" Van De Velde,
> Seal Beach,CA
>
> "believing in superstitions causes bad luck"