The ultimate new kit day
While for most people January 1st might mean hangovers and new year’s resolutions, for professional cyclists it means only on thing: a chance to take to social media to post photos of their first rides in 2018 kit.
As expected, Twitter and Instagram have turned into a constant stream of new jerseys over the last couple of days, with a few finding inventive ways of celebrating their change of team.
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Jens Keukeleire wasn’t making any mistake with his choice of kit after switching to Lotto-Soudal for 2018
Quick-Step Floors had no shortage of new faces to model their new blue kit.
Happy New Year 🎉🍾 Head to our website to see our riders – including the seven new ones – in the spectacular Quick-Step Floors kit: https://t.co/p129Yy3yjj pic.twitter.com/4z6bi4wW0x
— Quick-Step Cycling (@quickstepteam) January 1, 2018
Meet @alvaro_hodeg, @FabioJakobsen, @JamesKnoxx and @NarvaezJho, our 2018 neo-pros: https://t.co/iPSKSvX0iY
Photo credit: ©Sigfrid Eggers pic.twitter.com/GbGYGZV7JJ— Quick-Step Cycling (@quickstepteam) January 2, 2018
New Trek-Segafredo signing Toms Skujins getting creative with his new kit day
Ride time. On with the new training kit. #stayVisible #newKitDay pic.twitter.com/2kvxydmZRv
— Toms Skujiņš (@Tomashuuns) January 1, 2018
Daniel Oss doing some serious posing in his new Bora-Hansgrohe colours
First training with my new kit 💪 Let’s goo 👊💥🚲#DO #DanielOss #cycling #passion #BORAhansgrohe pic.twitter.com/xlfox0TwFk
— Daniel Oss (@Daniel87Oss) January 2, 2018
Dutch champion Ramon Sinkeldam wins the award for best new national jersey of the year courtesy of FDJ
What do you think? I can not be more proud! This is where you dream of when born as a cyclist in Holland! @EquipeFDJ pic.twitter.com/bJabTGOfLy
— Ramon Sinkeldam (@RSinkeldam) January 2, 2018
Vous aimiez le 🔵⚪️🔴 de @ArnaudDemare
Vous adorerez le 🔴⚪️🔵 de @RSinkeldam
Le train de sprinteurs le + identifiable du peloton 2018 🚄 The peloton's leadout train which will stand out the most👌🏻 pic.twitter.com/oAdMH5NEqF
— Equipe FDJ (@EquipeFDJ) January 2, 2018
Spanish champion Jesus Herrada is a new name on the Cofidis roster
Bienvenido @jesushl90 ! Il sera présent dès notre première course de l'année au GP La Marseillaise #Cofidismyteam #RoadtoSuccess pic.twitter.com/Hm9mfBfYXe
— Team COFIDIS (@TeamCOFIDIS) January 1, 2018
Unfortunately UAE Team Emirates have had a shocker, giving Alexander Kristoff white shorts and Fabio Aru an abomination of an Italian champion’s jersey.
📸 Happy new year to all our fans, sponsors and partners! Can’t wait 2018 kick-off! #UAETeamEmirates 🇦🇪
💥💥💥💥💥 @emirates @FABConnects @adssecurities @Colnagoworld @Champion_System @met_helmets @Elite_cycling @NamedSport pic.twitter.com/rYdsQOrvur
— @UAE-TeamEmirates (@TeamUAEAbuDhabi) January 1, 2018
🎥 The big five 🖐 #UAETeamEmirates 🇦🇪 ！🔥 @FabioAru1 @Kristoff87 @DanMartin86 @RuiCostaCyclist @DiegoUlissi pic.twitter.com/7La00nD06p
— @UAE-TeamEmirates (@TeamUAEAbuDhabi) January 1, 2018
Alex Dowsett seems particularly pleased with his new socks (although those legs could do with a shave)
Happy new year everyone! Video uploaded for my Jan 1st spin round the reservoir, slightly different kit to what I’ve been used to! https://t.co/TK2gau3Wzu pic.twitter.com/5Oy9HzkG39
— Alex Dowsett (@alexdowsett) January 1, 2018
Dowsett is one of seven new riders to be sporting Katusha-Alpecin colours in 2018
N E W S E A S O N.
N E W R I D E R S. #TeamKatushaAlpecin #raceasafamily pic.twitter.com/lqKdlqobN9— Team KATUSHA ALPECIN (@katushacycling) January 1, 2018
Mitchelton-Scott have gone for a black look in 2018
Yay! Officially a part of the @MitcheltonSCOTT family!🙌🏼 Happy new year everyone! pic.twitter.com/gXU12nKk6K
— Jolien D'hoore (@JolienDhoore) January 1, 2018
And there’s matching kit for the men’s team too
Bringing in the New Year with some new threads! Pumped for this next chapter ahead with @MitcheltonSCOTT pic.twitter.com/MFGPeazIPC
— Jack Bauer (@JackBauerNZ) January 2, 2018
We’ll have to get used to seeing Domenico Pozzovivo in Bahrain-Merida colours in 2018
— Domenico Pozzovivo (@pozzovivod) January 1, 2018
Simon Clarke looking pretty in pink for EF Education First-Drapac
A new year and new colours. Already looking forward to seeing what 2018 has in store for us. #argylearmada pic.twitter.com/T4AYNK76Vo
— Simon Clarke (@SimoClarke) January 1, 2018
Team Sky‘s new signings show off the team’s new white look
Happy New Year!!! It's 2018 – so time to show off our new signings in their brand new kit. Full gallery here: https://t.co/0meQLBHHQ7 pic.twitter.com/et3bPuaxUm
— Team Sky (@TeamSky) January 1, 2018
While David de la Cruz modelled the team’s new training kit
Blue style #dlax pic.twitter.com/ZcAoMzIh13
— David de la Cruz (@iamdlax) January 2, 2018
One man who won’t be in Team Sky kit in 2018 is Mikel Landa, who went off-road for his first ride in Movistar’s new colours
Readyyyy 💪💪 pic.twitter.com/oVkIC4phlA
— Landa Meana (@MikelLandaMeana) January 1, 2018
There were plenty of other Movistar riders enjoying their new look
#NewKitDay 💙 @endura @oakley #RodamosJuntos pic.twitter.com/AtMTGhvASe
— Movistar Team (@Movistar_Team) January 1, 2018
Bryan Coquard has moved across to Vital Concept in 2018, in what is one of our favourite new kits
Bonne et heureuse année 2018 🎉 @vitalconcept_cc https://t.co/goNn9Gsp1L pic.twitter.com/ozBVNHWHbH
— Coquard Bryan (@bryancoquard) January 1, 2018
Which is your favourite new kit of the 2018 season? Let us know in the comments below