Miniature Cyclist Italian Jersey | the Sprinter | Bernard & Eddy

This miniature cyclist from the Belgian brand Bernard & Eddy wears the azure jersey of the Italian national team, with the national flag. He lies flat on the bars, at full sprint. At 54 millimetres he is small enough to work as decoration on a bookshelf or windowsill. He is cast in a zinc alloy and painted by hand, and his weight keeps him standing wherever you set him down. An ideal gift for anyone who loves cycling.

The Sprinter

This is the Sprinter: bent low over the bars with his head down, giving everything he has in the last two hundred metres of the race. Of the five riding positions the Bernard & Eddy riders come in, this is the fastest — and the mirror image of the Winner, who throws an arm up a few seconds later. Put the two together and you have the finale of a flat stage.

The Italian national jersey

At a world championship or the Olympic Games, riders compete for their country rather than their trade team. Italy then rides in azure blue, a colour with a name of its own: azzurro. You know it from football, but in cycling it is just as recognisable. Not to be confused with the Italian champion's jersey, which is green, white and red.

Felice

Every cyclist by Bernard & Eddy carries a first name. Do you know who this one is? Felice refers to Felice Gimondi, who won all three grand tours and became world champion in 1973. He did it in the years when Eddy Merckx won almost everything — and still beat him with some regularity.

Features

• Brand: Bernard & Eddy - View the entire collection
• Name: Felice
• Jersey: azzurro national jersey of Italy
• Position: the Sprinter
• 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 Felice next to Fausto in the Italian champion's jersey: two Italians, two jerseys, one country. Or have him sprint against the other national jerseys — Belgium in sky blue, the Netherlands in orange. 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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