One of the things that stands out in any Tour de France – or indeed any of the three Grand Tours – is the clothing that the riders wear. As the tournaments progress, you get to know the teams that you like by the racing colors of the cycle shirts they wear, and many people are fond of the idea of getting their hands on a shirt representing their favorite team. Like with other sports, colors do change slightly from year to year, and of course the sponsors are changing all the time, as last year’s ones drop out and new support appears from elsewhere. So it is usually a great decision to buy a Pro Team Cycling Jersey for a year when your team did well.
There are a lot of established teams on the Tours these days, but often a completely new team will show up, with a brand new set of riders. This always makes the race very interesting in the early Stages as you try to figure out which team is wearing which colors this year. Mainly, though it is the big well-known ones that take most of the honors in the racing, with fantastic strategies and set ups. For 2010, the Tour de France saw the light blue and yellow cycling shirts of the Astana Team grab the limelight, with powerful front riders such as Vinokourov and Navarro, who did magnificent jobs pace setting the eventual Yellow Jersey Winner, Contador, especially in the mountains.
Pre 2010 Discovery Team Yellow Jersey
Material: 90% Polyester, 10% Lycra. Available Sizes: M / L / XL / XXL. Features COOLMAX: Quick-Dry Function and Makes You Feel More Comfortable. High Quality Fabric: Light and Decreases Drag. 3 Rear Pockets. Keeps You Dry and Cool in Hot Conditions and Warm in Cold Conditions.
Tour de France Cycling Jersey Mallorca-Kusten-Klassi Yellow Cycling Shirt (QXF097)
2010 Astana Team Cycling Jersey with Bib Shorts
Material: 90% Polyester, 10% Lycra. Weight: 0.5KG. Available Sizes: M / L / XL / XXL. Features COOLMAX: Quick-Dry Function and Makes You Feel More Comfortable. High Quality Fabric: Light and Decreases Drag. 3 Rear Pockets. Keeps You Dry and Cool in Hot Conditions and Warm in Cold Conditions. Will not stick to your skin even when you sweat.
2010 Astana Team Short Sleeves Cycling Jersey with Bib Shorts (0478-0518-3)
The Saxo Bank Team was also a very visible and well drilled team, who did their level best to catapult their main man Andy Schleck into the Yellow Jersey position; this year their efforts did not bear fruit (except of course Schleck did win his third White Jersey!) but they all gave their max to put him into serious contention.
2010 Saxo Bank Team Cycling Jersey
Material: 90% Polyester, 10% Lycra. Weight: 0.25KG. Available Sizes: S /M / L / XL / XXL/ XXXL. Features COOLMAX: Quick-Dry Function and Makes You Feel More Comfortable. High Quality Fabric: Light and Decreases Drag. 3 Rear Pockets. Keeps You Dry and Cool in Hot Conditions and Warm in Cold Conditions. Will not stick to your skin even when you sweat.
2010 Saxo Bank Team Short Sleeve Cycling Jersey (0478-0517-16)
If you are more inclined towards the breathtaking group sprint finishes, then you’ll be needing to buy team cycle jerseys representing the likes of HTC-Columbia, Lampre and Cervelo Test Team. These are the teams that aced in sprint lead outs by sheer organisation, as well as having some of the fastest men on two wheels. So if it’s a Mark Cavendish cycling shirt you want – and let’s face it, he is head and shoulders and several bike lengths ahead of the competition these days – then HTC-Columbia is the team for you.
2010 HTC Columbia Cycling Jersey
Material: 90% Polyester, 10% Lycra. Available Sizes: S / M / L / XL / XXL / XXXL. Net Weight: 0.25KG. Features COOLMAX: Quick-Dry Function and Makes You Feel More Comfortable. High Quality Fabric: Light and Decreases Drag. 3 Rear Pockets. Keeps You Dry and Cool in Hot Conditions and Warm in Cold Conditions.
2010 HTC Columbia Team Short Sleeves Cycling Jersey (0478-0419-8)
Alternatively, if you are supporting the Points Classification Winner, Alessandro Petacchi, then your eyes should be on Lampre and their blue and magenta uniforms.
2010 Lampre–Farnese Cycling Jersey Set
Material: 90% Polyester, 10% Lycra. Weight: 0.5KG. Available Sizes: S / M / L / XL / XXL. Features COOLMAX: Quick-Dry Function and Makes You Feel More Comfortable. High Quality Fabric: Light and Decreases Drag. 3 Rear Pockets. Keeps You Dry and Cool in Hot Conditions and Warm in Cold Conditions. Will not stick to your skin even when you sweat.
2010 Lampre–Farnese Team Short Sleeves Cycling Jersey Set (0478-0702-5)
And with Thor Hushovd a contender all the way along this year’s route, wearing the Green Jersey for much of it, there is also the race colors of Cervelo Test Team to consider. And let’s not forget that this talented rider is the current Road Racing Champion of Norway, so he never wore the usual Cervelo Jersey on this Tour, instead opting for the Norwegian flag jersey to denote his Champion status.
2010 Cervelo Test Team Cycling Jersey
Material: 90% Polyester, 10% Lycra. Available Sizes: S / M / L / XL / XXL / XXXL. Net Weight: 0.25KG. Features COOLMAX: Quick-Dry Function and Makes You Feel More Comfortable. High Quality Fabric: Light and Decreases Drag. 3 Rear Pockets. Keeps You Dry and Cool in Hot Conditions and Warm in Cold Conditions.
2010 Cervelo Test Team Short Sleeve Cycling Jersey (0478-0517-14)
2009 CSC Saxo Bank Cycling Jersey
Material: 90% Polyester, 10% Lycra. Available Sizes: S / M / L / XL / XXL / XXXL. Net Weight: 0.25KG. Features COOLMAX: Quick-Dry Function and Makes You Feel More Comfortable. High Quality Fabric: Light and Decreases Drag. 3 Rear Pockets. Keeps You Dry and Cool in Hot Conditions and Warm in Cold Conditions.
2009 CSC Saxo Bank Team Short Sleeve Cycling Jersey (0478-0419-18)
The Norwegian Road Racing Champion Jersey for 2010 is worn by Hushovd of Cervelo, but has the same design as the one above (except for the Saxo Bank logo).
So those are some of the main cycling shirts you’ll have already seen in this year’s Tour, and no doubt recognise. If your favorite isn’t pictured above, then you might want to check out some of these others which are also available:
2010 Ag2r-La Mondiale Team Short Sleeves Cycling Jersey Set (0478-0702-2)
2010 Bbox Bouygues Telecom Team Short Sleeves Cycling Jersey Set (0478-0702-3)
2010 Cofidis Team Short Sleeves Cycling Jersey Set (0478-0702-4)
2010 Radio Shack Team Short Sleeves Cycling Jersey Set (0478-0420-7)
2010 Rabo Bank Team Short Sleeves Cycling Jersey Set (0478-0420-5)
2010 Sky Team Short Sleeves Cycling Jersey Set (0478-0518-2)
2010 Lotto Pro Team Short Sleeves Cycling Jersey Set (0478-0427-1)
2010 Quick-Step Team Short Sleeves Cycling Jersey (0478-0617-23)
2010 Francaise Des Jeux Team Short Sleeves Cycling Jersey (0478-0617-26)
2010 Colnago Team Short Sleeves Cycling Jersey Set (0478-0702-9)
2010 Euskaltel–Euskadi Team Short Sleeves Cycling Jersey (0478-0617-14)
2010 Katusha Team Short Sleeves Cycling Jersey (0478-0617-17)
2010 BMC Racing Team Short Sleeves Cycling Jersey (0478-0617-11)
