"The 33"-Road Bike Racing - Best and worst Pro Kit (Uniform)

Best:

1. Fdjeux.com Hands down the sharpest jerseys in the peloton.
2. Crédit Agricole
3. Gerolsteiner
4. U.S. Postal
5. CSC

With an honorable mention to AG2R

Worst:

1. Domina
2. Euskaltel-Euskadi
3. Kelme-Costa Blanca
4. Bianchi
5. Phonak

Alessio's uniforms look really ugly to me.
I dig CSC's, and ONCE's colours.
I would go more into this but my memory of team jerseys is a bit sketchy

Domina has the most butt-ugly jerseys in the history of cycling.

The worst should be CCC Polstat.

Domina has the most butt-ugly jerseys in the history of cycling.

I'm afraid I have to agree with you, Laggard. Such an insult to us stylish Italians...

BigMat, the French version of Lowe's or Home Depot


I have a good friend that rides, his name is Matt. He is 6'4" and 252 lbs. I bought him a BigMat jersey, Its probably the goofiest looking one ive seen. For 2003 the jerseys have graphics that resemble a carpenter/shop keepers apron, or a pair of overalls. Its i riot.

http://www.bigmat-auber93.com/



Another honerable mention....The Carrera Jeans team in the early 90's Had blue shorts with fake orange stitching to look like a pair of Jeans. even fake pockets!!! How Queer.

Chiapucci's win in the 1992 TdF @ Sestries was awesome!

BEST:

Bianchi
Kelme
Saeco
Fassa Bortolo
US Postal

WORST:

Domina
Panaria
Mercatone Uno
The dear departed Mapei

Rabobank has a nice scheme going. Can't go wrong with blue and orange.

I like ONCE's. Always look sharp. Cofidis doesnt have a have bad setup, not a big fan of the big phone number on the front(back?) of the jersey

ONCE fan here

For 2003 the jerseys have graphics that resemble a carpenter/shop keepers apron, or a pair of overalls.

Damn .... that's really bad. Thanks for the link though it certainly was good for a laugh.

best uniforms (current):

formaggi pinzolo-fiave (italian style)
rabobank (classic modern style)
bianchi (classic celeste)
brioches la boulangere (the tdf jersey with the white sleeves)
telekom (men in pink, nuff said)
honorable mention to bankgiroloterij, oktos, fakta

best uniforms (retro):

la vie claire (mondrian is soo french)
peugeot (the chequer rules)
festina (bad boys in cool duds)
equipe z (love it or hate it, it was way cool)
lotto 1997 (black and red harlequin)

worst uniforms (current)

us postal (blue. just blue. yawn)
vini caldirola (is that green or yellow?)
credit agricole (the dullest kit in the peloton)
big mat (overalls?)
tenax (more puke green)

Best team Kit since black Cinzano or Brooklyn is
Bianchi, as Velocipedio says Classic Celeste.

Marty

The ones that USPS wore on the final day of the TDF this year were pretty nice. I agree though that the Posties uniform needs some updating.

Best Retro:

PDM
Z
Molteni
Festina
Motorola

Best:

Worst:

1. Domina
2. Euskaltel-Euskadi
3. Kelme-Costa Blanca
4. Bianchi
5. Phonak

What?! I love my Kelme and Euskatel jerseys! I love that they ARE so loud and obnoxious. That way you can see me fly past you! ;)

Agree with you on the Domina and Phonak though. Maybe the Phonak design will improve with a winning season on Tyler's back.

what about the domestic kits :p

I always likes jittery Joe's and Jelly Belly ;)


anyhow my favorites are RaboBank, and Kelme but everyone has their own opinion.

schroeder iron was pretty cool. as was healthnet

I love Bianchi.
Once. The nicest was the black ONCE kit from the tour very classy.
Gerolsteiner
Rabobank
Boulangerie
Formaggi trentini
Fassa


Yech:
Domina (but they stand out)
Tenax, I agree, puke!
Mercatone
Phonak

Yech but Visible:
Saeco
Panaria
Euskaltel
Polsat

I miss:
Jazztel
Festina
Posties from 2000
Banesto

I really like the US team's Navigator's jerseys, I think they are really sharp. If you're talking UCI pro teams then I would say:

Best
Quick Step
Credit Agricole
ONCE (the yellow ones for the TdF)
Telekom

Worst
Relax-Fuenlebrada
Phonak
Bianchi

I like ONCE in either Pink or Yellow. Bianchi was classy.

I happen to like the Euskaltel scheme (I also like the looks of the Orbea that pays homage). . . and I agree, ONCE always looks good - pink or yellow.

Favorite kits.
Best:
Once
fdjeux
Bonjour.
Cofidis
Fakta
Euskaltel/Euskadi


Not Me:
Mapei
Big Mat
Domina

Kit should scream out. Euskaltel has gretest chance of being seen . Think Euskaltel and Domina has greatest chance of setting off the homophobes.

Kit that I had to get for myself..
Bonjour.. Like it a lot..Like the message.Had been a team booster..

Kit that would give you the greatest honor to wear-like if you had actually won the right to wear it!
World Champ with the five stripes...

Euskaltel riders are always ready for deer hunting.

Never noticed a Eskaltel rider with a rifle strapped to his down tube... Sorry, orange is a color that I like..Orange is cool. Actually it is sort of hot, maybe that is why I like it.
Sort of like red.. My car is red, my dive tanks are red. My wet suit has a red stipe in it, on a blue background. Own nothing orange,yet...
I have enough cycling wear..If I needed anymore can imagine myself buying Eskaltel. But think anyway, their gear is not as comfortable as Pearl Izumi...

Euskaltel riders are always ready for deer hunting.

Okay smarty pants. It is true that televised races do not do Euskaltel orange justice. It is literally piercing day glo and can be seen for miles on a clear day.

Another added benefit:
When I rode on Halloween I was in appropriate attire.

Not really a benefit:
The same day a woman asked me if I was on the Sunkist team. I almost burst out in one of those loud "OH MY GOD YOUR SO FUNNY" sarcasm laughs. Then I realized she was elderly and just weakly smiled instead.

mapei and jelly belly

I actually forgot Fakta, as well as CSC and Oktos, which I also like. Jelly Belly is so colorful, like Mapei but much better.

remember the Castorama ones? with the little straps to make them look like overalls, much like the BigMat efforts. and don't even start me on Carrera

The only team kit I have is a CSC jersey, and thats
only because I work for them.
Cyclezealot, all my dive gear is BLACK with the exception
of blue fins (quattro pros) and white steel cylinders. I
don't know its a tech thing! I guess thats why I like the
Cinzano kit.
Marty

remember the Castorama ones? with the little straps to make them look like overalls, much like the BigMat efforts. and don't even start me on Carrera

I hated those Castorama jerseys. They somehow just didn't work right.

And Carrera was indeed awful.

How could I have forgotten?? The Gatorade jerseys were the worst of their time period.

Fassa is my favorite - love the simple blue and white
Also a big fan of the yellow ONCE jerseys, which sadly we won't be seeing anymore...

I forgot Mobilvetta- yeech! Even Ivan Quaranta couldn't make it look good.

If we're adding retro-fiascos to the post, I've got two words for y'all:

Tonton Tapis.

What about Lotto-Domo?? I like that one...



-Dude

Another vote for Domina. When I see people wearing that kit riding on the bike path, I laugh so hard I almost crash.

Props to euskatel, ONCE and CSC (even though people tend to yell "go Tyler" when I wear it).

Extra special props to 7-11, the jersey that proves you can never have too many sponsors. Man I love that jersey.

Not as bad as they could be:
Lemond / Captain Cra-z Soap
Ofoto

I like the Credit Agricole jerseys, and the bianchi jerseys, although I would only wear one if I rode a bianchi. a celeste bianchi. anything else would just be terrible. the mapei jersey ugly, sorry. and the tiger strips? that is aboout the tackiest I have ever seen.

What's wrong with Domina?

http://www.cbike.com/images/domina_v_jers.jpghttp://www.cbike.com/images/domina_v_bibs.jpg

Rather fetching I think.

First pro jersey I had to have. 'Gan.' In honor of first US TDF pro..
LeMond.. Have their winter weight jersey. Could not find the shorts.Could find their tights however. It was an early favorite. Like their colors. Not a big friend of insurance companies, however; but, then they did pay LeMonds' salary.
ps--- Jelly Belly is a local team..Train on the north San Diego coastal area.Team Kit by Carlsbad Clothing... Have seem them training locally. Their kit is as loud as Mapei...Maybe they can better be seen at night that way. Sort of like the colors, but no big fan of jelly beans. Sure have a rainbow of colors.Think I prefer Mapei over Jelly Belly, if you want something that loud.

gan had nice strip. i'd wear it.

Best:
Saeco
Once (black and yellow version)
Domo Farm Frites/Lotto Domo - TIE!
CSC
US Postal



Worst:
Domina (of course)
i-banesto and Lampre TIE!!
Vini-Cardiloa (look like a race car!)
Euskaltel and Panaria Ceramiche TIE!
CCC

Just noticed on cycling news..Kit I would wear if I had it..Saturn... When doing the Death Valley Ride last March there were a couple of Saturn riders there. Think the rider by the name of Megan Evans was saddeling up as we left the start line. She was outa sight within seconds...
That yellow kit.. I do like yellow and black..Sort of the colors of Once... I have to put a squelch on the number of jerseys that I like.. Next stage of bike clothes acquisitions...I just might have more jerseys than street clothes...
Oh, well. Then I can do what I want..Ride every day and fully put my gear to use...
Hate the fact there will be no Saturn...One of my favorite domestic teams...In fact, was there not once a hope that they might qualify from some European pro races..?

I always thought Mapei looked the best and had the most style. Their kit was to team uniforms what Colnago paint jobs are to bike finish.

Love the colors and vibrance of this kit and Mapeis old kit. Also Look' s Modrianesque designs were very classy.

I have to agree with roland i dont think there is any thing wrong with the Domina jersey.

it's fugly.

uhhhh:D

Anyone seen the Cannondale 'Chaingang' kit..Sorta stripey. I sort of like that one... My comments about the kit..The team is off road. I ride road. I do not have a Cannondale. Still like the kit. It is on sale now by Nashbar.

I just saw the T-Mobile womens team kit. Talk about kool!
http://www.usacycling.org/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=album55&id=T_Mobile_International_007]

I dont think its the Domina Jersey that everyone dislikes, Its the Domina Jersey when worn with the shorts, socks, helmet, gloves, etc...