Riders in suits: the strange fashions of the Tour de France route presentation

Chris Froome, Mark Cavendish, Romain Bardet and others put their smartest clothes on for the Tour de France route presentation

Romain Bardet at the Tour de France 2016 presentation (ASO/P.Ballet)

Whenever you see a cyclist wearing anything other than lycra or a team issue tracksuit it always looks a bit odd.

With the rise in social media we get to see behind the scenes of riders' lives, but rarely do we get to see them dress up smart. A few events in the cycling calendar give riders the chance to don their best rags - although some of them take fashion to the limit.

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