THIS IS HOW IT'S DONE. SOURCE: BRYN LENNON/GETTY IMAGES EUROPE)
The Road Cycling World Championships are on our doorstep. The USA is hosting, which makes me nervous immediately. How can we fuck this up? Ask Taylor Phinney for starters. This event has not been hosted by the USA since Moreno Argentin won in Colorado almost thirty years ago. We just don’t have the experience to pull off cycling events of this importance. The police are used to impeding cyclists, not protecting them.
But the Americans can’t win either the women’s or men’s road races simply because of the awful kit they have to wear. All V will be drained by the lameness of the jersey. The Rainbow Jersey would refuse to even slip on over such an abomination. Back in the day, Greg LeMan wore the Captain America jersey and won the World Championship at age 22. Going into the worlds as Captain America is a lot more powerful than whatever the hell this new design is. FFS, give these riders a chance. Representing your country in the World Championship should be a highlight of any cyclist’s career.
The Belgians, the Aussies, the Italians, The French: they all have jerseys that say we are here as a select, badass team and we are going to fuck you up. The American’s look like a trade team for a car dealership. It hurts. The Spanish might be in trouble too by the look of last year’s design and the fact they generally refuse to work at crunch time.
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@Gianni
Is that seriously a question? It is Rebecca Twigg. The same gal from the pic that @frank posted. 6 time World Pursuit Champion, 2 time Olympic Medalist, and 16 times National Champion. She earned her sixth title at the Worlds in Bogota and set a world record in the event...3 weeks after breaking her collarbone in training. Now that's a healthy dose of Rule 5!
Cheer up y'all. At least the US cycling team all wear the same kit. Something that cannot be said of the US skiteam with Vonn vs Mancuso.
@brett
Being half-English I don't mind the Union Jack at all. Pretty sure my 3rd generation Kiwi Grandfather who fought in WW2 wouldn't want the old flag abolished either. I say we wait until we actually become a republic before we change flags. The whole thing is fucked up.
@Oli
My mother is English, so I guess I'm half-English too. Bring on the republic.
@Frolle
...and by being Museeuw.
@brett
But then Emporer Donkey will enslave the rebel alliance with a clone army? Oh, wait...
As for the US kit, all I have for you is sparklestarclusterfuck.
It looks like someone just threw (up) some red white and blue paint on a jersey.
@Haldy
I knew it was, I was making sure I used the words "minge or minging" in a sentence everyday. It's part of my effort to broaden my horizons.
@Gianni
I am quite relieved to hear that!
@Ccos
The La Vie Claire "lady" was Dutch artist Piet Mondrian (1872-1944). Still one of the greatest jerseys of ALL time.
Agree 100% with Gianni. USA kits since LeMond have been execrable. Look to Belgium - if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Britain could do much worse (and have) since they abandoned the classic blue body/red sleeves jersey of the 70s/80s.
I'm not affiliated with a club at the moment - mostly because I like to ride alone, partly because most local club jerseys are hideous. Sublimatic printing has an awful lot to answer for IMHO. My last club in Scotland? VC d'Or. Our jersey? The Dutch champions jersey. Wore it yesterday for almost 200kms. Still sharp after 26 years.
@Gianni Team Spain and Team USA. No chance - WTF kit fail