Tour of Britain yellow jersey.

[gavroche]

I always believed that the yellow jersey ( maillot Jaune) was the sole property of the TdF so I must say I am very surprised that they use it too in the ToB. Does anyone know if the Yellow Jersey is actually copy righted? After all, it is pink for the Giro, red for the Vuelta so why can't they choose another colour for the ToB?

 

[Tin Pot]

You can't copyright the colour of a t shirt.

 

[gavroche]

You can't copyright the colour of a t shirt.

Fair enough, but why yellow? Is it to give it a bit if prestige ?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I don't know the history but I was under the impression that the Giro and the Vuelta chose a different colour to differentiate themselves from the TdF.

 

[Hugh Manatee]

Was it not something to do with the colour of newspaper pages back when the races started?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Was it not something to do with the colour of newspaper pages back when the races started?

That's one version. Another is that Henri Desgrange chose yellow because that was his old team jersey colour.

 

[gavroche]

Was it not something to do with the colour of newspaper pages back when the races started?

That's correct but why can't the ToB choose a different colour like the Giro and Vuelta did?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

That's correct but why can't the ToB choose a different colour like the Giro and Vuelta did?

I'm sure it could have but when the maillot jeune already has a readily understood meaning, why change it? The ToB is not competing as a Grand Tour.

 

[gavroche]

I'm sure it could have but when the maillot jeune already has a readily understood meaning, why change it? The ToB is not competing as a Grand Tour.

Ok, I accept that it does make sense.

 

[Bollo]

I think they refer to the ToB leader's jersey as the Gold Jersey. No idea why.

 

[themosquitoking]

It's because the organisers have a god complex.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

On a completely unconnected subject, I only just realised that the ToB logo actually traces the letters ToB. I'd just seen the bike rider before.

I'm not sure whether it's clever or too clever by half....

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I think they refer to the ToB leader's jersey as the Gold Jersey. No idea why.

You had me worried for a moment there. The official web site calls it the Aviva Yellow Jersey.
http://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/about/jerseys.php#.Ve3q_vZViYE

 

[rich p]

On a completely unconnected subject, I only just realised that the ToB logo actually traces the letters ToB. I'd just seen the bike rider before.

I'm not sure whether it's clever or too clever by half....

Just clever IMHO

 

[Hyslop]

On a completely unconnected subject, I only just realised that the ToB logo actually traces the letters ToB. I'd just seen the bike rider before.

I'm not sure whether it's clever or too clever by half....

My goodness,Ive just noticed myself(now that you point it out)-I rather hope were not the last two to do so! Somehow,I never seem to pick up on logos such as this.I too have only ever seen the rider,in point of fact,I never thought much of it as a logo.Probably says more about me than the designer though!