Re: [CR]Green Bikes and superstitions

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From: <Stronglight49@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 22:17:08 EST
Subject: Re: [CR]Green Bikes and superstitions
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


Legnano bikes were a light olive green... Anquetil rode a deep green Helyett during his first 3 TDF wins.

True, there seem to have been fewer teams in green livery. But, I always thought it was more a matter of team sponsors not wishing to use "earth tones" in general because they would tend to disappear when superimposed against natural surroundings - like road race courses... Superstition? I never heard of that one.

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