yes, all those synthetic clothes STINK and also most wet out very quickly. clothing manufacturers are using enzeymes, silver treatments and etc. to reduce odors in synthetic workout wear, not necessary with cotton or wool.
synthetic workout wear is LAME in my opinion.
wool base layers, of course there is wool cycling wear (that I wear for much longer rides) but just getting a couple of smartwool, Ibex or Icebreaker merino wool t-shirts, you'll truly be amazed.