The 2014 Katusha team(Image credit: Katusha Cycling Team)
Romain Bardet shows off the new kit, which has much more brown than last year(Image credit: kramon.be)
Carlos Betancur, Domenico Pozzovivo, Jean-Christophe Peraud and Romain Bardet with AG2R-La Mondiale's new kit(Image credit: kramon.be)
Christophe Riblon wears the 2014 AG2R-La Mondiale kit(Image credit: kramon.be)
Peter Velits in the BMC red and black jersey(Image credit: BMC)
Rick Zabel in his new BMC jersey(Image credit: BMC)
(Image credit: OPQS/Tim de Waele)
Lieuwe Westra in his 2014 Astana jersey(Image credit: Astana)
Michele Scarponi in his new Astana jersey(Image credit: Astana)
Tony Gallopin in the 2014 Lotto-Belisol kit(Image credit: Lotto-Belisol)
Maxime Monfort in his new Lotto-Belisol jersey(Image credit: Lotto-Belisol)
Mark Cavendish in his 2014 Omega Pharma-Quick Step jersey(Image credit: OPQS/Tim de Waele)
Mark Renshaw in action in his new kit for 2014(Image credit: OPQS/Tim de Waele)
Mark Renshaw (Omega Pharma-Quick Step)(Image credit: OPQS/Tim de Waele)
Rigoberto Uran in his new Omega Pharma-Quick Step kit (Image credit: OPQS/Tim de Waele)
Pete Stetina swapped Garmin-Sharp argyle for BMC red and black (Image credit: BMC)
Ben Hermans (BMC) (Image credit: BMC)
Igor Anton in his new Movistar jersey(Image credit: Movistar)
Alejandro Valverde and Nairo Quintana show off the 2014 Movistar jersey made by Endura (Image credit: Movistar)
Kevin Seeldraeyers in the new Wanty-Groupe Gobert jersey(Image credit: Twitter / Radsport)
Jonathan Cantwell's new Swift bike(Image credit: Twitter / Radsport)
The Drapac bikes await their riders(Image credit: Twitter / Radsport)
Bauke Mollema (Belkin) posted this phot of his new Bianchi bike(Image credit: Twitter / Radsport)
Ivan Santaromita shows off his new Orica-GreenEdge Italian national champion's jersey(Image credit: Twitter / Radsport)
The Belkin riders on their 2014 Bianchi bikes(Image credit: Twitter / Radsport)
Mark Renshaw shows off his new Omega Pharma-Quick Step kit(Image credit: Twitter / Radsport)
Darmin Atapuma is one of the five new signings at BMC for 2014(Image credit: BMC)
Rigoberto Uran (Omega Pharma-Quick Step)(Image credit: OPQS/Tim de Waele)
The New Year marks the official start of the 2014 season in the professional peloton, with riders and teams finally able to show off their new team kit, bikes and sponsors.
Many riders took to Twitter to post images of their new colours during their first training ride of the year. Several teams twittered and published of their new signings in the 214 clothing.
Tour de France winner Chris Froome caused a huge reaction and numerous parodies when he posted a photo of him wearing what looks like a new Team Sky skinsuit made by Rapha. It uses an almost transparent mesh fabric with sections of lycra on just the front and rear sections of the shorts. Froome commented on Twitter: "This skin suit takes #marginalgains to the next level".
Mark Renshaw posed in his black Omega Pharma-Quick Step jersey outside his home in Australia; while the Astana team published photos of Michele Scarponi, Lieuwe Westra and the team's other new signings in the 2014 Astana jersey.
The BMC team revealed the official photos of new signings Darwin Atapuma, Ben Hermans, Peter Stetina, Peter Velits and Rick Zabel.
Bauke Mollema (Belkin) published several photos of his new Bianchi bike on Twitter, showing the combination of the green Belkin colours and Bianchi's iconic celeste blue. Italian national champion Ivan Santaromita showed off his new red, white and green Orica-GreenEdge jersey.
Kevin Seeldraeyers showed off the new blue and white jersey of the Wanty-Groupe Gobert Professional Continental team. Jonathan Cantwell posted two photos of the Swift bikes the Drapac team will use in 2014.
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