[nagedzi]

The UCI are finally allowing the world champion to wear the rainbow stripes while leading the ProTour. Remember the uproar last year over Freire rightly wanting to wear his stripes?

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/apr06/wevelgem06/?id=/riders/2006/interviews/boonen_pre_GW06

I think the new jersey looks pretty good. It's nice to see a bit of compromise between tradition and the ProTour.

 

[atpjunkie]

proving again

it's good to be king.

 

[rocco]

It's about time.

 

[mquetel]

The UCI compromise? Unthinkable. Perhaps this is a reflection of how popular Boonen is and how much cycling needs young riders that reflect a bright future for cycling?

I like this design... it would have been a real drag to cover up the maillot arc en ciel with that lame PT leader's jersey.

 

[arvid]

self-confidence

I like this part of the article the best:

Team manager Patrick Lefevere explained: "We sent a proposal to the UCI a few months ago to find an agreement between the ProTour jersey and the world champion's jersey. It was more a problem for them than us, because they are the owner of both. So which has the greater priority? I think we found a good solution. [Tom] likes his jersey very much, so the most emphasis is still on the world champion's jersey."

Is that being self-confident or what?

 

[botto]

Neither Lefevere or Boonen have a problem with self esteem, and at the moment, who could blame them?

I like this part of the article the best:

Team manager Patrick Lefevere explained: "We sent a proposal to the UCI a few months ago to find an agreement between the ProTour jersey and the world champion's jersey. It was more a problem for them than us, because they are the owner of both. So which has the greater priority? I think we found a good solution. [Tom] likes his jersey very much, so the most emphasis is still on the world champion's jersey."

Is that being self-confident or what?