Originally posted by Allister
Feel free. I was only stating a personal opinion, and we all know what they're worth. If you want to wear team colours, then by all means do so.
In fact, I only have one pro team jersey -- Saeco -- and I hardly ever wear it. Most of the time, I'm in a Revi smoking cyclicts jersey [it has the famous photo of the racers in the 20s TdF smoking]:
Or I'll wear a Voler
Don't Tread on Me jersey [get it?]:
Or a Pace Campagnolo jersey.
I wouldn't rule out buying another pro team jersey, but it's have to be a nice obscure second or third division team like St. Quentin-Oktos, Palmans or something like that.
What are these 2 for? Do they represenet the lead ride in two other races?
They're both in the Tour de France.
Green: The points competition. Normally won by sprinters [and, for the last five tours, by one in particular]. Points are awarded for sprints along the course of each stage and at the end of each stage.
Polkadot: The king of the mountains jersey. Points in thsi comptetion are awarded at the toips of climbs. The rider who consistently makes it to the top of climbs first [or among the first] thus wins more points, and the rider with the most points wins this jersey.