Best and Worst National Champs jerseys

[Buffalo Soldier]

Slovakian of course, sorry
But still, the bottom of the shirt is white, unlike the flag.

 

[Christian]

http://www.bmcracingteam.com/index.php?id=4

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Phinney wasn't allowed to wear his cape for the photo shoot?

 

[happytramp]

Need to see it on but Ryan Mullen's Irish Jersey could look nice.

 

[jens_attacks]

phinney looks hilarious lol

 

[pigoonse]

phinney looks hilarious lol

lol, i did not even recognize phinney...

he looks...different.

 

[Paul50]

PHINNEY Taylor
American Champion ITT 2014 - Jersey 2015

VELITS Peter
Slovak Champion ITT 2014 - Jersey 2015

 

[infeXio]

Those scars on Phinney's left leg.. ouch

Going for the v-neck!

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

Taka a look at Velits's jersey, and tell me again Sagan's one is decent!

 

[DirtyWorks]

Those scars on Phinney's left leg.. ouch

Going for the v-neck!

They couldn't afford a little time in an image editor? Maybe we need a thread on the v-neck? I really don't understand that choice. It's not like the lycra keeps you warm.

Probably buried in this thread, but Italy abandoning traditional Squadra Azzurri jersey is, for me, just terrible.

 

[samhocking]

Anyone know what this Black National Champions Jersey signifies? I know he's National Road Race Champion, but he wore this at Revolution 3.

 

[roadbiker]

Brit champs sometimes get black Champion jersey for training/non-official events.
Cav for example also had a black Brit Champ jersey back at OPQS for training.

 

[samhocking]

Thanks, I wondered if this is what it meant. I really like it. Very similar to the French Track kit of a couple of years ago, just upside down flag, but I really like their kit too!

Incidentally, looking though old posts in this thread, many ask why the British National Road Race jersey doesn't have a union jack design instead of the horizontal red,white,blue bands. From what I understand, in the days before fabric printing any design had to be simply stitched together, so simple shapes like stripes are why nearly all traditional national strips in most sports are stripes and not union jack-based. e.g. even up to as late as the 80's this was the straditional design for British Athletics vests. National Road Race Champion jersey, simply uses this tradition. Personally I think it should always remain horizontal bands of red.white & blue.

 

[RedheadDane]

Those scars on Phinney's left leg.. ouch

Yeah!

Taka a look at Velits's jersey, and tell me again Sagan's one is decent!

Sagan's one is decent.
It's decenter than his old Cannondale one.

 

[MatParker117]

What Aussie jersey will we get from Rapha and Sky? I imagine an Aussie of this:

 

[Christian]

hasn't changed much from last year

 

[Christian]

zoidl

http://instagram.com/p/xn6VWJv7ss/?modal=true

 

[Netserk]

No black shoulder is a nice improvement.

 

[nepetalactone]

Well, at least Trek is doing the Nat champ jerseys right! Both Schleck and Zoidl look great! Makes me think Fab needs to win Swiss RR this year...

 

[BigMac]

Lampre switchs to Northwave. By the look of the shoes, I'm betting on more Merida green. Iirc Merida improved their budget on the team. Now, a colourful green plus pink would be nice.

edit: wrong thread

 

[trevim]

hasn't changed much from last year

I always love a full Luxembourg national champion kit. Awesome

 

[PeterB]

Jersey for Austrialian champion had to be produced very quickly, fortunately it has classic design so only some details to play with

 

[Afrank]

Classic, simple, colorful, I like it.

His name there on the front in yellow and green is a nice touch.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Swiss jersey is still poor though. How hard can it be?

 

[Kwibus]

Swiss jersey is still poor though. How hard can it be?

Allthough I agree that the full red jersey with a white cross in the middle is the best option I don't agree with you that this is poor.

It's still obviously the swiss champion and really standa out. Poor designs are national champion kits that are just like the other team kita, but with a small flag on it etc.
So far this years national kits look pretty good.