Best and Worst National Champs jerseys

[Samu Cuenca]

GOBIK have, by the looks of it, unfortunately destroyed Muzic's new NC kit by fitting it with black pockets. It might blend well with their regular kits, but not with hers, so I hope they change it. They will probably be covered by bib numbers anyway, but it just looks horrible in isolation.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Estonia:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1482382828910559232

View: https://twitter.com/mihkelraim/status/1482382828910559232

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Estonia:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1482382828910559232

View: https://twitter.com/mihkelraim/status/1482382828910559232

Not at the level of his awesome kit last year, but still quite nice, especially considering how frequently Burgos have to have NC jerseys.

 

[dick the quick]

This is probably the first opportunity ever to see NC jersey of Bahrain in a pro race in Europe:

 

[Dk one]

Uhh, nailed it! And I was in Aalborg to see her win it

https://twitter.com/x/status/1542819759758184449

View: https://twitter.com/FDJ_NAqui_Fut/status/1542819759758184449?s=20&t=jv9-Z6Hj-3JUpYtfFr5H5A

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Uhh, nailed it! And I was in Aalborg to see her win it

https://twitter.com/x/status/1542819759758184449

View: https://twitter.com/FDJ_NAqui_Fut/status/1542819759758184449?s=20&t=jv9-Z6Hj-3JUpYtfFr5H5A

Me, back in November 2019 when she first signed:

Sweet, an FDJ-designed Dannebrog will almost certainly be amazing.

...and proven correct!

Though it is a travesty that it has taken two and a half years for us to get it, thanks to your country's geography's failure to adapt to its greatest rider.

 

[Terrefretter]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1545453879898284033

View: https://twitter.com/henokmulubrhan/status/1545453879898284033?t=8NibQJFfhSujy8BMjBULYw&s=19

 

[lemon cheese cake]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1578686770958721027

View: https://twitter.com/groupamafdj_ct/status/1578686770958721027?s=20&t=2kElmbLzuDxsaD_jIKLi1Q

 

[RedheadDane]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1578686770958721027

View: https://twitter.com/groupamafdj_ct/status/1578686770958721027?s=20&t=2kElmbLzuDxsaD_jIKLi1Q

Who?

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Who?

Sam Watson and Laurence Pithie. U23 champs of GB and NZ.

 

[Wyndbrook]

Sam Watson and Laurence Pithie. U23 champs of GB and NZ.

I really appreciate the FDJ policy of not having sponsor names on the jerseys.

 

[Breezy1985]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1578686770958721027

View: https://twitter.com/groupamafdj_ct/status/1578686770958721027?s=20&t=2kElmbLzuDxsaD_jIKLi1Q

That helmet works very well with the NZ champs jersey.

FdJ top of the pile for national kits as always.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Wow, a bad tricolour jersey from Quickstep! That Soudal logo stands out too much.

 

[Ricco']

Need a better image quality but looking at the belgian champ jersey, it looks like they kept the white background on the Soudal logo, which is disgusting.

It's not like black on yellow is a bad combination.

 

[dick the quick]

A compilation of 2023 NC jerseys revealed recently (in addition to those that have been already discussed in the team kits thread):

Ineos:

Jumbo:

Movistar:

Astana:

 

[dick the quick]

Bahrain:

 

[dick the quick]

Lotto:

 

[Mayomaniac]

Bahrain:

WTF did they do to the Japanese NC jersey?
At that point you take the normal Bahrain jersey and put a big Japanese flag on it or you might as well go with the old Japanese flag...

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I guess if you stretch the Japanese flag along the horizontal axis, which is essentially what these aberrations are, you end up with either a very long thin egg, or a small red circle isolated and without context in a sea of white.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Lotto:

That looks more dutch than the first pictures I saw of Eenkhoorn, in which he seemed to be the Luxembourgish champion.

 

[search]

A compilation of 2023 NC jerseys revealed recently (in addition to those that have been already discussed in the team kits thread):

Ineos:

did other teams design a new jersey for (what's likely to be) one week only with 0 races the past years as well?

 

[Squire]

Movistar:

When they could have done this

 

[samhocking]

did other teams design a new jersey for (what's likely to be) one week only with 0 races the past years as well?

Of course, although at this level, it's simply done by the clothing supplier anyway, the rider and his federation just has to sign it off / meet the spec.

 

[samhocking]

I really appreciate the FDJ policy of not having sponsor names on the jerseys.

Does look good without a sponsor, although FdeJ is essentially run as a French National Team guaranteed sponsorship from FdeJ regardless of any ROI or race results it seems and Madiot confirmed as much so they have a lot of freedom over the sponsor it seems. Other teams simply wouldn't have any say to remove sponsors.