Since we've been in the Volta ao Algarve, we've seen all of the Portuguese péloton's new jerseys.
First up, LA-Antarte-Rota dos Móveis:
First of all, the good: they have barely changed the jersey at all. The orange fading to white with the logo over it and the black squares looked stylish and simple, and was one of my favourite jerseys in the péloton last year.
However, the bad: they used to match that nice jersey with simple, stylish black shorts. This year the shorts are orange and white too, and that's just not good.
Secondly, Tavira-Prio:
Frankly, this is rather dull, and reminds me of Karpin-Galicia before the more stylish Xacobeo jerseys took their places. A real step back from last year's jersey, and I'd prefer Prio's logos to take more precedence to disguise the huge amount of empty space.
Thirdly, Barbot-Efapel:
Barbot have always had some bright eyesores; when the linkup with Efapel was first announced we were presented with a dull white jersey not unlike an old Androni jersey or the Tavira-Prio one. Thankfully, madness has prevailed, and we see something more befitting of Barbot - but with canary yellow and scarlet red replaced by neon yellow and deep blue.
Finally, Onda-Boavista:
This jersey is amazing for one reason and one reason only: no more checkerboard shorts in the péloton!