Miniature Cyclist Red Jersey Vuelta | the Rider | Bernard & Eddy

This miniature cyclist from the Belgian brand Bernard & Eddy wears the red jersey of La Vuelta, the tour of Spain. He is 54 millimetres tall, cast in a zinc alloy and painted by hand. Small enough to work as decoration on a bookshelf or windowsill, and heavy enough to stay put wherever you set him down. An ideal gift for anyone who loves cycling.

The red jersey

The maillot rojo goes to the leader of the general classification in La Vuelta — what yellow is to the Tour and pink to the Giro. The Vuelta is the youngest of the three grand tours, and its leader's jersey has been several colours over the years — orange, white, yellow and gold — before red became fixed in 2010.

On this figurine the Spanish flag runs across the red jersey. In a grand tour the leader's jersey always takes precedence over the national champion's jersey, so a rider entitled to both rides in red with his country's colours worked into it.

Alberto

Every cyclist by Bernard & Eddy carries a first name. Do you know who this one is? Alberto refers to Alberto Contador, who won La Vuelta three times. In 2017 he bowed out with a stage win on the Angliru, the hardest climb in the country — one of the finest farewells in cycling.

The Rider

This is the Rider: upright in the saddle, hands on the bars, turning the pedals steadily. It is the calmest of the five positions, and the one that lets you build a convincing peloton. Alongside the Rider there are the Sprinter, the Climber, the Winner and the Thirsty One, all available in different jerseys.

Features

• Brand: Bernard & Eddy - View the entire collection
• Name: Alberto
• Jersey: red jersey with Spanish flag, La Vuelta
• Position: the Rider
• Material: zinc alloy
• Painting: by hand
• Dimensions: 54 x 58 mm
• Weight: 30 grams
• Age: from 3 years
• Safety: EN71 1-2-3 and ASTM

One rider is a beginning, not an end

Put Alberto next to the yellow jersey of the Tour and the pink of the Giro and you have all three grand tours together. It is the finest set in the collection: three countries, three colours, three stories. The more riders, the more it starts to look like a real bike race.

About Bernard & Eddy

Miniature riders first appeared in the 1930s, when the organisers of the Tour de France wanted to put the national teams in the spotlight with a publicity caravan. They were largely forgotten by the start of this century, until Bernard & Eddy brought the tradition back. There are no sponsors or logos on these riders, only countries and symbolic jerseys. “Long live the flags”, as the brand puts it.

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