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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Pretty much any jersey will work if worn with black shorts. Some better than others but black shorts give a LOT of leeway.
Australia/Belgium/Holland/NZ...all ok. Italy is borderline, no matter how classy azure blue is. Spain is just awkward. England should have Rapha
England??? That team doesn't exist.
Trying to find a decent picture but watching the Women's ITT right now and the Rwandan kit is absolutely superb
U.S. Kits are Harlem Globetrotters inspired. Fuckin joke!
Doesn't quite show the full glory, but here's Rwanda's kit on a trailblazer
@Al__S
Sweet! And I'm digging the typeface on the arms too.There are so many talented graphic designers in the US, why can't they find one that has taste and esign sensibility? Or just say screw it and go back to what LeMan wore FFS. It's like football (soccer) kits in the UK - they change them every bloody season and offer up some real dross. The Scotland national team used to wear red socks, white shorts, blue top with maybe a white collar. Simple, stylish and classy. Now it looks like they ask elementary age kids to design it.
@Craigyboywonder
except at Commonwealth games...
@frank
Team bibs with National kit was the shit!
@Oli
Awesome eh! In case anyone's wondering, NZ's Linda Villumsen won the TT this morning...