UPDATE: Also available: Jens! coffee mug and Jens! beer stein.
I was looking at the Amstel Gold start list this morning and noticed that dossard #178 would be worn be a certain indefatigable German on the SaxoBank roster. It reminded me of a few reader requests that came in shortly after I added the “Stop Lance” shirt to the Cyclocosm shop.
However, the idea presented a few design problems. The whole “Stop Pre” thing doesn’t really work on Jens. Sure, he’s got a bit of the cockiness and knee-jerk reactivity that made Pre such a polarizing figure, but under normal circumstances Jens just seems way too goofy and enthusiastic to evoke an antagonistic response
My next instinct was obviously “Go Jens!”, but it didn’t fit well in anything but a triangular shape, and frankly, it seemed entirely redundant. When Voigt charges off the front of the field, the comments at the Podium Café live chat don’t read “Go Jens” or “Jens breaks away”; what other rider is so established among the fan base that a first name and punctuation is sufficient as both a description of race action and enthusiastic display of support?
And so, the shirt reads simply “Jens!”, set in the DIN typeface used on German road signs. Currently, available in various combinations of green/white, custom colors or other apparel available on request.
I want a “Shut Up, Legs” T-Shirt.
I’m not much for T-shirts these days, but I’d love a mug or hat with this.
…he’ my favorite 😉 …green was the colour of his former equipe Credit Agricole
Ask, and you shall receive:
Jens! Coffee Mug
Jens! Beer Stein
Concur… Shut up legs would be awesome.
with a few tweaks: https://squadraprofessore.com/2010/04/16/16-april-2010-1458/
Excellent ‘Shut Up Legs’ shirt already available from Cycling Tips blog: https://cyclingtips.myshopify.com/products/shut-up-legs-t-shirt
Funny, I was just thinking the same thing about the shirt when I was out riding tonight.
“Shut Up Legs” would be perfect to put on the back of the shirt. Maybe the cyclocosm.com address on the left sleeve?
New rant on zee blog, references Cosmo’s latest lapse in sprinter recognition:
https://squadraprofessore.com/2010/04/16/speaking-of-mr-millar/
Heh. There will only be one rider with ! in his name at the PdC if I can help it. At least, until Jens! relinquishes the designation by retiring in, oh, 2027.
Nice! Jens is the man!