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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