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"That's no team bus ... " - Lego recreates Sky's Tour de France line-up (and Death Star)

One lucky fan will win one-off brick versions of all nine riders, Sir Dave Brailsford, plus support vehices

Many things have been recreated in Lego – from scenes from the Indiana Jones movies, or the Old and New Testaments, to Arsenal’s 4-0 FA Cup final win over Aston Villa in May. Now, they’re joined by Team Sky in being immortalised in the bricks made by the iconic Danish firm.

Team Sky says that one lucky fan will win what is an absolutely unique Lego set – each of the nine riders, team principal Sir Dave Brailsford, plus a Jaguar support car, and the team bus. You can enter the competition here.

Within the confines of Lego options especially when it comes to hair styling, it’s perhaps questionable how good some of the likenesses are – we were under the impression that Mrs Froome is the blonde half of the couple, and Ian Stannard seems to be sporting an entirely new hairstyle.

Sir Dave Brailsford seems to be fairly spot on, mind – although we wouldn’t recommend trying to push a Lego hat down on his head to see if the bricks are compatible.

Team Sky says: “To be in with a chance of winning … we want you to post a photo or video of yourself on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram showing your support for Team Sky. The more imaginative and colourful, the better!”

“So that we see your entry, you must include the hashtag #AllezTeamSky when posting it on your chosen social media platform, and tag @TeamSky in the post.”

If you are lucky enough to win the competition, you might be well advised not to open the box – as we said, this item is a one-off and not for sale.

So it’s worth bearing in mind that for example the Death Star from Star Wars, from which the Team Sky bus took its nickname – will set you back several hundred quid in its original version, but can now go for nearly three grand.

You could buy a (very nice) bike for that, and beyond the Star Wars franchise, discontinued items can appreciate to several times their original cost, like this version of the Eiffel Tower, which we wish we'd bought at a tenth of the cost when we spotted it a few years back, and which Team Sky will be hoping to ride past with Chris Froome in yellow three weeks on Sunday …

(Picture credit Team Sky website)

Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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Barrybiker | 9 years ago
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Wow! I want it.

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Beatnik69 | 9 years ago
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The Law in the Old Testament is a bunch of fun too.  13

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markfireblade | 9 years ago
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Check out the Lego Book of Revelation from the link in the article - brilliant!

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Beatnik69 replied to markfireblade | 9 years ago
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markfireblade wrote:

Check out the Lego Book of Revelation from the link in the article - brilliant!

God, Jesus the angel and John the Divine all look rather angry and sinister!

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Must be Mad | 9 years ago
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'brick doping' anyone?

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gazzaputt | 9 years ago
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 21 If were to win this there not a chance in hell it'd remain unopen in my with a 4 and 6 year old. They'd bastardise within 5 minutes with Star Wars Lego.

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joemmo replied to gazzaputt | 9 years ago
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gazzaputt wrote:

 21 If were to win this there not a chance in hell it'd remain unopen in my with a 4 and 6 year old. They'd bastardise within 5 minutes with Star Wars Lego.

ha- same here. Sir Dave would have a stormtrooper helmet and a double lightsaber before you could say Wookie.

It's a shame you actually have to make an effort to win the competition, I like the lego but I can't quite summon up enough enthusiasm for a wacky photo effort .

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nicholassmith replied to gazzaputt | 9 years ago
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gazzaputt wrote:

 21 If were to win this there not a chance in hell it'd remain unopen in my with a 4 and 6 year old. They'd bastardise within 5 minutes with Star Wars Lego.

To make the final combination, Sky Wars.

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Al__S | 9 years ago
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by the way, for all the tin-foil hatted conspiracy theorists round these parts  103 , Sky doing Lego a bit like Telekom did is totally evidence that they're doping.  3  35

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Al__S | 9 years ago
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Back in 2000 Telekom had a publically available mini range of sets.

As a lego geek and a cycling geek, if either at the start of the season or for Le Tour there was a range of sets with all the World Tour teams (or Tour teams) I'd be all over that.

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notfastenough | 9 years ago
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I love it!

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