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That will have been done before hand, most likely weeks ago, and probably in anticipation of him winning stage one, so will have been sat in the wagon fully built and ready to go.
I know marketing teams often make out these things are done overnight, but that is almost always very far from the truth. (Just like any other marketing spiel)
I’ve always thought that some sort of exhibition of custom pro bikes that were done in anticipation of a big win/jersey, but never used, and as such have never seen the light of day would be super interesting. I’ve done five (or technically four, as one was a duplicate) so far, and all have an interesting story behind them as to why they were produced, and subsequently not used.
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I figured, paint wouldn’t be dry in time if they did it yesterday would it? Could you imagine the reaction of MVDP was on tv with yellow paint smeared all over him.
Love the idea of an exhibition, someone should make that happen.
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There must be something really sad about those bikes built up with all the expectation and then never used.
The yellow TJV bike that was built up for Paris last year must have been cold and lonely.
It's like when you see football teams roll out the "Champions" banners and realise there must have been a lot of them sheepishly put back onto buses after a disappointing loss.
andyp
tbc
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