Originally Posted by gcl8a

It also means saddle. As in Selle Francaise (a kind of horse), but also as the bike part. Selle Italia and Selle San Marco are the obvious references; knowing just enough French and Italian to be dangerous**, I was just trying to point out where the confusion might have come from.

**As in (mini-thread-hijack) sitting on the train in Blois and hearing "bleh, bleh, bleh train continues to Paris bleh, train only goes to Orléans" and not knowing which 'bleh' train I was on.