Lance's Jersey

[Stan Lipnowski]

Following the Vuelta a Murcia on the Graham Watson site (exceptional photography, my other interest)
and I note that Lance Armstrong's jersey is ifferent than the other Posties'. At the bottom of his
sleeve there are several multicolored stripes. What is the meaning of these stripes? Stan
P.S. I never seem to see Fabs appear on that site??!!!

 

[Jeff Martin]

Those are the world champion stripes. You can only wear them on you jersey after you have won them.
He won them in 93 I think at the road worlds in Norway. "Stan Lipnowski" <[email protected]>
wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Following the Vuelta a Murcia on the Graham Watson site (exceptional photography, my other
> interest) and I note that Lance Armstrong's jersey
is
> ifferent than the other Posties'. At the bottom of his sleeve there are several multicolored
> stripes. What is the meaning of these stripes? Stan
> P.S. I never seem to see Fabs appear on that site??!!!

 

[Stan Lipnowski]

I figured as such, but I didn't think they wore them "forever" Thanks Stan "Jeff Martin"
<[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Those are the world champion stripes. You can only wear them on you
jersey
> after you have won them. He won them in 93 I think at the road worlds in Norway. "Stan Lipnowski"
> <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> > Following the Vuelta a Murcia on the Graham Watson site (exceptional photography, my other
> > interest) and I note that Lance Armstrong's jersey
> is
> > ifferent than the other Posties'. At the bottom of his sleeve there are several multicolored
> > stripes. What is the meaning of these stripes? Stan
> > P.S. I never seem to see Fabs appear on that site??!!!
> >
>

 

[Ken]

"Stan Lipnowski" <[email protected]> wrote in news:muSaa.61221$7 [email protected]:
> I figured as such, but I didn't think they wore them "forever"

You wear the full world champion jersey (white with rainbow stripes around the chest) the year after
you win the worlds. In years after that, you wear the stripes on your sleeves only.

 

[Steven L. Sheff]

In article <[email protected]>,
"Stan Lipnowski" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Following the Vuelta a Murcia on the Graham Watson site (exceptional photography, my other
> interest) and I note that Lance Armstrong's jersey is ifferent than the other Posties'. At the
> bottom of his sleeve there are several multicolored stripes. What is the meaning of these stripes?

All former World Champions (Lance won the 1993 Professional World Championship race, in Oslo) are
allowed to wear the WC stripes on their sleeves for the rest of their career.

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[Brian Roth]

"Stan Lipnowski" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
> Following the Vuelta a Murcia on the Graham Watson site (exceptional photography, my other
> interest) and I note that Lance Armstrong's jersey is ifferent than the other Posties'. At the
> bottom of his sleeve there are several multicolored stripes. What is the meaning of these
> stripes? Stan
> P.S. I never seem to see Fabs appear on that site??!!!

Like others have said, these indicate he is a former World Champion (1993). The also often have the
bands around the collar as well. Likewise, former national champions sometimes have the national
colors on the collars and sleeves.....