Many cycling fans know Laurent Brochard for one reason and one reason only. Despite a long and successful career, fans can often recall Brochard in the peloton by pointing to one very distinctive element of his appearance.

Those most distinctive visual elements in all of professional cycling: The rainbow stripes of World Champion on the sleeves of his jersey. Nothing else that Laurent Brochard sports is of much interest, in fact if it were not for those stripes, he would have been the least noticeable rider in the peloton.

Just look at those stripes. Beautiful.