In the indelible ritual of coming out of hibernation, the first training courses, the new jerseys, the incantatory declarations on the wonderful season that is opening, the ambitions intact, our gaze stopped on the new tunics of Julian Alaphilippe and Tadej Pogačar. That of the Frenchman, now under the Tudor flag, displays the edging of his two world champion titles (2020 and 2021) on the sleeves, but not on the collar, as is customary, this time reserved for the Swiss sponsor. On that of the Slovenian, reigning world champion, we noted that the addition of a partner on the bust had further compressed the rainbow, tarnishing it.