What’s the best part of pro cycling’s off-season? New kits, of course! Here’s a gallery of all the top teams and their new looks for 2018.
Check back often — we will continue to update these photos as teams reveal their kits for the coming season.
LottoNL-Jumbo’s kit will get a little more yellow in 2018 with less black on the shoulders. Photo: Vifit Sport/Charles Robertson
Former Dutch champion Dylan Groenewegen’s kit gets the red, white, and blue stripes on sleeves and the collar. Photo: Vifit Sport/Charles Robertson
Team Sunweb will stick with its distinctive racing stripe look for 2018. Although Wilco Kelderman is the model here, Sunweb’s women’s and development teams will sport the same look. Photo courtesy Team Sunweb.
The only notable change to Sunweb’s kit is the new “S” design on the back of the jersey. Photo courtesy Team Sunweb.
Team Bahrain-Merida has a familiar color palette for 2018. Photo: Luca Bettini/BettiniPhoto©2017
The most notable change on Bahrain-Merida’s kit is at the shoulders which are now mostly red and have additional sponsor graphics. Photo Luca Bettini/BettiniPhoto©2017
Trek-Segafredo’s kit is a bit more red for 2018. It matches the bikes quite nicely. Photo courtesy Trek-Segafredo
John Degenkolb modeled the new kit, made by Santini. Photo courtesy Trek-Segafredo
Trek-Segafredo also showed off a high-visibility look for training. According to a team statement, all team riders are expected to ride exclusively in the bright green kit during the training and must use Bontrager daytime running lights as well for safety. Photo courtesy Trek-Segafredo
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The Katusha-Alpecin team will go with a light blue hue on its tops for next season but otherwise, kit design remains familiar. Photo: TDWSport
Orica-Scott has a new name and a new look for 2018. The team brings on Australian hotel and spa Mitchelton as title sponsor. The kits will be a distinctive black and yellow. Photo courtesy GreenEdge Cycling
With matching Scott helmets and bikes, the Mitchelton-Scott riders are easy to spot. Photo courtesy GreenEdge Cycling
The Mitchelton-Scott women’s team, home to Giro Rosa winner Annemiek van Vleuten, will also sport the new black and yellow look. Photo courtesy GreenEdge Cycling
BMC Racing’s kit doesn’t change much for 2018, with the team’s naming sponsor emblazoned across the chest. Photo: CauldPhoto
The main addition to the kit is the inclusion of a blue band along the neckline bearing the name of the team’s new cybersecurity sponsor Sophos. Photo: CauldPhoto
The Sophos name is also printed along the back of the bib shorts. Photo: CauldPhoto
Canyon-SRAM’s 2018 kits feature a familiar look termed “hazard tape” by Rapha which makes the apparel. Photo courtesy Rapha
The new Canyon-SRAM kits are a bit different, however. Rapha notes that the stripes are narrower and contour around the body. It is certainly one of the most distinctive looks around. Photo courtesy Rapha
Bora-Hansgrohe’s kit will be a bit more colorful in 2018. The team also boasts three national champion’s jerseys and the world champion’s rainbow bands. Photo: © BORA – hansgrohe / VeloImages
Peter Sagan enters his third season wearing the rainbow jersey. Photo: © BORA – hansgrohe / VeloImages
Rafal Majka is Bora’s primary GC rider. He seems happy to show off the kit’s new green colors. Photo: © BORA – hansgrohe / VeloImages
Quick-Step Floors has a royal blue base color for its jersey and bib shorts. Photo: Sigfrid Eggers
A new detail on the Quick-Step jersey is the inclusion of a white band across the chest. Photo: Sigfrid Eggers
Each rider’s first name and country flag appear on the back of his jersey. Photo: Sigfrid Eggers
British women’s team Drops has a new name, Trek-Drops, as the U.S. bike company has moved into a role as title sponsor. Photo courtesy Trek-Drops.
Trek-Drops picks up a new rider for 2018, American Tayler Wiles. Photo courtesy Trek-Drops.
EF Education First-Drapac might have the brightest team kit in the peloton. “From the inception of the team, we’ve always tried to push the boundaries of design and color,” said Slipstream Sports CEO and founder Jonathan Vaughters. Photo courtesy Slipstream Sports
“But don’t lose track of the subtle argyle we’ve included,” Vaughters added. “It’s been over a decade of argyle, and we are happy that will continue.” Photo courtesy Slipstream Sports
EF Education First-Drapac will also have kits for training with orange highlights. Photo: EF Education First-Drapac
Dimension Data won’t change its look too much for 2018. Photo: Scott Mitchell
Former world champion Mark Cavendish keeps his rainbow bands on the sleeves. The Qhubeka logo is still prominent on the back. Photo: Scott Mitchell
Lotto-Soudal will keep its classic red and white look for 2018. The circle graphics on the pockets are new, however, Photo: Jan De Meuleneir/Photonews
Movistar tossed out the green for 2018. Instead, the Spanish team goes with a blue fade from light to dark with white logos. Photo courtesy Team Movistar
The Movistar kit’s fade has a pixelated look if you get up close. Photo courtesy Team Movistar
Team Sky won yet another Tour de France in 2017 wearing white kits. Perhaps that’s the inspiration for the move away from black in 2018? Photo courtesy Team Sky
Sky keeps its data visualization graphics first introduced in 2017. Short lines represent wins at smaller races. Big dashes are wins like the Tour de France. Photo courtesy Team Sky
Ag2r La Mondiale will keep its brown bibs but it simplified its kit graphics with classic color bands. Photo courtesy Ag2r La Mondiale
Astana’s kits have not changed much for 2018, keeping the light blue jersey that fades to black shorts. Photo: @bettiniphoto