Professional Cycling - unusual flag

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Ostuni
07-20-05, 06:58 PM
have been seeing fans on the tour stages waving a flag with a design similar to the usa stars/stripes. except it is black/white and the star field appears to consist of about 10-12 little pine trees? anyone seen that and know what it is? cheers.

bojangles
07-20-05, 07:02 PM
Sounds like the flag of the Bretagne region of France. (http://www.flagsonline.it/asp/flag.asp/flag_bretagne/bretagne.html)
gpelpel
07-20-05, 09:22 PM
I can answer that one as I am from there.

It's the Brittany flag. They are not pine trees but ermines. It is rather recent (1920s), its creators were inspired by the US and Greece flags.

It is a rather popular site along the Tour as many riders are originated from this western region of France, the most famous being Robic, Louison Bobet, and Bernard Hinault.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Brittany

ed073
07-20-05, 10:04 PM
I can answer that one as I am from there.

It's the Brittany flag. They are not pine trees but ermines. It is rather recent (1920s), its creators were inspired by the US and Greece flags.

It is a rather popular site along the Tour as many riders are originated from this western region of France, the most famous being Robic, Louison Bobet, and Bernard Hinault.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Brittany

Yup.

Breton flag.

Looks cool.
Ostuni
07-21-05, 07:12 AM
many thanks. what a peculiar flag! those bretons!
wabbit
07-22-05, 09:00 PM
I see a lot of flags I don't recognize, must be other regional flags,provincial or whatever. I recognize the flag of lorraine and aquitaine, but others i am not familiar with.
gmason
07-23-05, 12:00 AM
One of them - red and green with X and cross is the Basque flag. You see a lot of them.

Description is: The Basque flag is the regional flag of the Autonomous Region of Euskadi. It is flown subordinate to the Spanish flag. The red represents the blood shed by the Basques in their fight for independence, the white for the Catholic faith and the green is for the Oak of Guernica.
TheKidd
07-23-05, 07:38 PM
The flag of flanders also seems to be making an appearance quite often.
ed073
07-24-05, 04:13 PM
The flag of flanders also seems to be making an appearance quite often.


The Flemish Lion has appeared on the side of the road at the Tour Down Under! That's a long way from home!!
Laggard
07-24-05, 09:37 PM
Yeah, the Flemish Lion seems to be the flag for all of bike racing.
ed073
07-24-05, 09:47 PM
Yeah, the Flemish Lion seems to be the flag for all of bike racing.


No problem with that here!
gmason
07-25-05, 12:11 AM
Looks great on a jersey too. :p
medicinhed
07-25-05, 04:04 AM
Yeah, the Flemish Lion seems to be the flag for all of bike racing.

Agreed. Lion of Flanders, and Madonna di Ghisallo medallions dangling from saddles. Must be July.