Giro Trophy
05-24-07, 03:01 PM
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Giro Trophy
I actually really like it and think it looks cool but does anyone know how/why it ws designed like that? What's the meaning behind it?
Hmmm...Someone needs to return that...
Hmmm...Someone needs to return that...
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I am going to guess but would love to find the real answer. The results were transmitted by telegraph and it reminds me of telegraph tape with the names of the winners etched on them...
That is just a guess....
The Pink Jersey came from the paper that was promoting it....it was pink in color....a pink news paper....intresting...
That is just a guess....
The Pink Jersey came from the paper that was promoting it....it was pink in color....a pink news paper....intresting...
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Originally Posted by biffstephens
I am going to guess but would love to find the real answer. The results were transmitted by telegraph and it reminds me of telegraph tape with the names of the winners etched on them...
That is just a guess....
The Pink Jersey came from the paper that was promoting it....it was pink in color....a pink news paper....intresting...
That is just a guess....
The Pink Jersey came from the paper that was promoting it....it was pink in color....a pink news paper....intresting...
Not sure on the trophy. Perhaps it represents the switchbacks on a climb???
05-24-07, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe Dog
I think the spiral ribbon actually represents a stylized road.
Or it represents changes to the human genome after EPO use.
05-24-07, 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Namenda
Or it represents changes to the human genome after EPO use.
Interesting...
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A mate of mine won a Giro stage in 2000....the trophy for just the stage win was incredible.
Italians certainly aren't subdued.
Italians certainly aren't subdued.
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Originally Posted by donrhummy
Cool. What's the trophy for a stage win look like?
I think they're all different, depending on the year, what location you are in Italy etc. etc.
Macca's was this enormous, ceramic cup thingy, with blue paint, gold legs etc. Really quite spectacular.
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Originally Posted by donrhummy
05-25-07, 08:47 AM
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^^ It's ok IMO. I think the Giro one is the coolest I've seen. The TDF's, I think, is lame. But perhaps that;s because they wanted the race to be more important than the prize? 
05-25-07, 08:52 AM
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It's not so much that it's a cool trophy (the one from the TdQ), it's that it looks like a rummage sale find that has been dipped in gold and encrusted with jewels
05-25-07, 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by *new*guy
It's not so much that it's a cool trophy (the one from the TdQ), it's that it looks like a rummage sale find that has been dipped in gold and encrusted with jewels
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Originally Posted by donrhummy
^^ It's ok IMO. I think the Giro one is the coolest I've seen. The TDF's, I think, is lame. But perhaps that;s because they wanted the race to be more important than the prize?
