Tour de France jerseys: Cultural icons

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  Never one to shy away from the spotlight, Mario Cipollini in his star-spangled Saeco outfit.

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  A throwback to national team days, the Cafe de Colombia jersey of mountains man Luis Herrera was a regular sight in the 1980s.

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  Eddy Merckx was synonymous with the Molteni squad.

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  Andy Hampsten was one of the 7-Eleven trailblazers.

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  Bernard Hinault sports the famous Renault-Elf colours.

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  Former Festina rider Richard Virenque at the 1998 Tour.

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  Christophe Moreau gets in the Festina team car at the 1998 Tour.

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  Bernard Thevenet (l) and Bernard Hinault at the 1978 Tour.

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  Greg LeMond wore the distinctive Z uniform during his 1990 Tour triumph.

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  Pedro Delgado leads Stephen Roche during the 1987 Tour.

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  Another yellow jersey for Eddy Merckx in 1971.

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  Raymond Poulidor in another incarnation of the Mercier jersey at the 1974 Tour.

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  The 1974 Tour podium (l-r): Raymond Poulidor, Eddy Merckx and Vicente Lopez-Carrill.

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  A familiar scene: St-Raphaël rider Jacques Anquetil (l) and Mercier's Raymond Poulidor duke it out.

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  Mercier rider Raymond Poulidor (l) and Luis Ocana wait for the stage start in the 1973 Tour.

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  All smiles for Merckx at the 1971 Tour.

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  Phil Anderson sports three cultural icons: the 'sausage' helmet, Oakley Factory Pilots and a Panasonic jersey.

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