After announcing a partnership with ASO last week, Castelli finally revealed the jerseys the top riders will race in at the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift for the next few years.
Both races are among the host of events for which the Italian company will provide leaders’ jerseys, the list also including the Vuelta a España, Vuelta Femenina, Paris-Nice and the Tour Auverge-Rhône Alpes.
However, the overall leader’s yellow jersey is the most iconic of all jerseys in our sport and it is the Tour de France which attracts most exposure for Castelli.
"For any cycling apparel brand, producing the Maillot Jaune represents the highest possible honor," said Castelli's Global Brand Manage, Steve Smith. "We wanted these jerseys to be truly special, which is why every micro-detail stems from our deep reverence for what they represent to the sport and the riders who earn them. Beyond pushing performance and aerodynamics, every single feature was crafted to honor that legacy.”
The colours of the jerseys are sacrosanct, and we’ll see no change from recent years, so there’s little room for radical new designs, but Castelli has added some neat little details to each of the jerseys which may make those riders wearing them feel a little more special - if that’s possible.
More to follow...
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Initially concentrating mainly on the women's sport, he has covered hundreds of race days on the ground and interviewed some of the sport's biggest names.
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