Rob Jebb on his way to winning his socks in 2007 and an excellent chance to irritate people (photo - Bina Briggs. Click on image to view full size)Fellow 3 Peaks enthusiast, rider and blogger Dave Haygarth has puckishly commented below (with regard to the rather fine Iron Cross Sox that every finisher gets):
"Jebbster wears his at almost every cross race which is very irritating as they look like school socks on him and don't go with his kit".
Yes Dave, but (1) Jebby did actually win the race so why not rub our noses in it? (1a) It's fun to irritate people sometimes (2) I would suggest that nearly all socks look faintly ridiculous - without exception, ever, and (3) I hadn't really noticed anyway, that aesthetics feature very highly in any racing kit design...
As it happens, the sox in question are a superb match for the now highly-sought after "Iron Cross" racing jersey that was merchandised by YBR specifically for the 2005 and 2006 races. Red & Black as I recall - very smart.
There were a few of these excellent jerseys still available at Camp Thompson last year - and I was standing there with some $$$s in my sweaty mitts but none sadly were in my sizing - i.e. 'Super Fat Pig size'...
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