Originally Posted by
Porter20
I have a question - speaking of uniforms. Is there a reason Lance Armstrong no longer wears the World Champion Stripes on his sleeves? Can you only wear for a limited time (ten years or so?)
Good question. If I'm not mistaken, there is no time limit on wearing the rainbow cuff. Again, if memory serves, Lance wore the rainbow stripes into the early years of his TDF victories. Then he replaced the rainbow with a yellow band. I always assumed he did it as a personal statement that the tour was more significant than the world championship. As I recall, some of his teamates were also wearing the yellow band.