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Team Sky unveil 2017 kit from new partner Castelli
The cat is out of the bag tonight on one of professional cycling’s worst kept secrets ahead of the 2017 season – Italian brand Castelli will be replacing Rapha as Team Sky’s kit supplier for 2017.
In contrast to when Rapha replaced Adidas ahead of the 2013 season, with no pictures released of the new kit until 1 January, Team Sky and Castelli have gone public immediately with the new look.
Tour de France champion Chris Froome, former world champion Michal Kwiatkowski and Olympic omnium champion Elia Viviani are all shown modelling the kit in the gallery above.
Team Sky principal Sir Dave Brailsford said: “We’re really excited to be able to announce this partnership between Team Sky and Castelli.
“Castelli will be more than a kit supplier, they will be an innovation partner. Castelli has a long history of breaking new ground when it comes to kit and design.
“We will continue to push hard to make sure our riders have the best clothing and equipment, and we’re already excited about some of the ideas Castelli are working on with us."
Sky and Castelli say that each of the distinctive stripes on the jersey as well as the bibshorts, mitts and cap reflect one of the victories it has achieved since it began racing in 2010 – the longest ones are for the four Tour de France wins.
“We spent a lot of time thinking about our new kit and what we wanted it to represent visually,” Brailsford continued.
“We wanted to find a way of celebrating the success we have had as a team, but also to make sure we keep our mind firmly on the future.
“As a team we still have an enormous amount of goals we want to achieve and, through the design of our new kit, those will always be at the forefront of our thinking.
“We’ve maintained the design elements which our kits have become well known for, such as the blue line, but produced something ambitious and unique to Team Sky.
“We’re delighted with the results and we hope our fans will love it as much as the riders do.”
Castelli race performance director, Andrea Peron, said: “Castelli and Team Sky share the same drive for results-driven innovation in everything we do. Team Sky has a structure and the resources to help us continuously give our athletes a performance advantage.
"Whether it’s aerodynamics, foul weather protection or solutions that let the riders train more comfortably, we’re looking at every opportunity for an advantage.”
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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I like it. Subtle.
(runs for cover)
Its a no from me. I really liked the stuff by Rapha
Jesus. What an opportunity missed. Dull, boring, uninspired crap.
reminds me of stretch marks! hahahahaha
reminds me of cheese! hahahahaha
What a total kit-astrophe. The Raphalites won't like it. Has a Jiffy bag been sewn into the bib shorts for added comfort? This is afterall, the team that likes to push the envelope. Apparently.
The pattern is morse code for "No, I'm not telling you what was in the the fucking package"
I can confirm that Castelli is the UK's favourite cycling clothing brand having observed on many sportives (yes I look at your butts, what else is there to do) kit watching. I can't believe anyone would be childish enough to sell their generic kit because Castelli sponsored a pro team. The design is a bit bland and a missed opportunity to do something else like move from black to the alt 'sky' blue.
Looks like Frogger to me.
...and the back looks like they've just built a Cycle Super Highway through it...
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It's not that bad.
I'm surprised folk haven't counted the number of lines actually matches the number of Sky victories if they are that fussed about the kit
Can't really Castelli though - Sky are giving them the logos and the colour and all they can do is put some daft wee lines on the jersey that represent authorised TUEs and number metres run up a hill by Chris Froome. Or was that Rapha that did that?
Team Atari
Well one good thing about the new kit. It's so dull in its inovation you can continue wearing the old Rapha stuff and most people won't notice. Some might even prefere it!
so.... its black then....
(#newsflash!)
It looks 'OK' - perfectly reasonable. A look I can respect, but I just can not love it.
Is it morse code?
Visit my eBay store for a wardrobe full of well cared for Castelli gear.
I'm going back to Giordana. ;P
Link please!
I like it, would wear a de-logo'd version.
Looks a bit retro in a bad way.
I do hope that transcribing those lines and dashes onto a player piano roll would cause it to play Yakety Sax.
I'm more interested in what the back looks like.
That's what we'll see more of.
Found it!
Awful
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"Any colour as long as it's black."
nice, now just take the sky logo off it
i presume someone got paid barrel loads of money to come up with the design for that.Looks to me like they wrote sky and then just got bored or had no other ideas what so ever.For such an exciting vibrant sport that is a super dull jersy.
Meh
the worst thing you can be is dull.
not an evolution of the last kit but a dilution.
dull
dull
dull
'Each athlete will receive... training in how to dress like a pro.' = how to get dressed!?
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