Best and Worst National Champs jerseys

[Netserk]

I thought the black one was only in Roubaix in memory of Ballerini?

 

[Ricco']

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I thought the black one was only in Roubaix in memory of Ballerini?

Yes, you are right. Later that year he won in the Giro with a white one.

 

[dick the quick]

Another one CCC national champ yersey - this time Nikolay Mihaylov, Bulgaria:

 

[BalearicBeats]

Another one CCC national champ yersey - this time Nikolay Mihaylov, Bulgaria:

At least the Bulgarian flag fits in with orange better. It's still not that nice though.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Another one CCC national champ yersey - this time Nikolay Mihaylov, Bulgaria:

That must be last years? He is not the national road race champion nor TT champion anymore.

 

[dick the quick]

Yes, you are right - I did not verify that (apologies). Still, he is pictured in that way on the official team website from where this image is taken.

Anyway, this means that they use the same NC jersey design as in previous years.

 

[classicomano]

Campenaerts and Roglic' skinsuits.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

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Campenaerts and Roglic' skinsuits.

As far as I'm concerned, that is the russian flag on the legs and the dutch flag on the body. The last place one would look for the national champs colours is the gloves, and that is where the actual slovenian flag is.

This design would be better, as worn by Matej Mugerli:

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Decent enough Potuguese, European and (although not shown on TV, spoken of approvingly by commentators) British skinsuits produced by Movistar yesterday.

Maybe the issue of minimal national colours is the national federation not being insistent. Commercial interests will not encourage teams to minimise their identity on the public image of the riders,so it is down to the national federations to moan about it.

Don't blame Movistar*: blame your friends who are members of the Spanish* federation for not insisting upon it. (*: other teams and federations are also culpable)

 

[Alexandre B.]

Pantano's jersey

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

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Pantano's jersey

Those shorts :sad:

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Henao's jersey

 

[Brullnux]

Decent enough.

 

[dick the quick]

Gatis Smukulis (after he moved from Astana 2016 to Delko Marseille 2017):

 

[Vesica]

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Pantano's jersey

horrible, absolutely horrible. How difficult is it to change the red upper part of the jersey in the yellow-blue-red of the Colombian flag?

 

[dick the quick]

Adam Blythe (moved to Aqua Blue in 2017):

 

[Vesica]

Well..the Dutchies have a new national champ!

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

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Pantano's jersey

horrible, absolutely horrible. How difficult is it to change the red upper part of the jersey in the yellow-blue-red of the Colombian flag?

Very, if Colombia is one of the national federations that insists on a full white-with-bands jersey. I don't think I recall a Colombian jersey that is not such.

I'd be surprised if your preference would be widely held, even if it is allowed.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Re: Re:

Pantano's jersey

horrible, absolutely horrible. How difficult is it to change the red upper part of the jersey in the yellow-blue-red of the Colombian flag?

Very, if Colombia is one of the national federations that insists on a full white-with-bands jersey. I don't think I recall a Colombian jersey that is not such.

I'd be surprised if your preference would be widely held, even if it is allowed.

Miguel Angel Rubiano riding for Colombia in the Giro in 2014:

I agree, the suit could be done better. The Trek Segafredo logos could be made smaller and moved up and the flag be moved up from the current location, so it isn't directly next to the black part on the 'shorts'.

 

[Ricco']

Seeing for the first time Kreuziger this year, I can tell that his Czech NCh jersey is by far one of the worst NCh cycling kits I've ever seen.

 

[Jancouver]

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Seeing for the first time Kreuziger this year, I can tell that his Czech NCh jersey is by far one of the worst NCh cycling kits I've ever seen.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

It may be MTB, but Ferrand Prevot races on the road, Canyon Sram are a road team and this is a national champs jersey. Very plain and well done:
https://twitter.com/ruedalenticular/status/840654646742007808

 

[Breh]

I hope Sky doesn't ruin Kwiatkowski's jersey. I thought his previous one looked superb.

 

[Squire]

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I hope Sky doesn't ruin Kwiatkowski's jersey. I thought his previous one looked superb.

Sky are usually pretty decent with national champions' jerseys. It's likely to be white with the Polish bands around, which I guess is fine?

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

Sky won't ruin it. But the modern tight skinsuit will.