Team Kit: Lotto 2012 Edition

It’s strange, but I feel like helmet covers are one of these things that  have come and gone every 5-7 years for the past 25 years:

(Source: Cyclingnews.com)

Lotto is looking pretty good this year…lame-o swooping mega logo on the right leg notwithstanding.

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Cycling Kit: Astana Edition

Is it me, or does Astana’s kit really remind you of those prefab “team” jerseys that Performance used to (still does?) sell? The ones with the lame-o design with plenty of white space left to iron-on (?) your local club’s logo? Astana kit is so bad it actually mungs up what should be a classic, bad-ass Armstrong pic:

(photo from cyclingnews.com)

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Cycling Kit: French Edition

For whatever reason, got a bit carried away tonight looking over the world of French amateur clubs and racing. Mainly looking for cool kit – of which there is plenty on offer. Plenty of ugly stuff as well, of course. A current favorite is the recently-jumped-to-pro Bretagne-Schuller team, but I’ve also liked the Cotes d’Armor kit for a few years as well (for some good shots, check this out).

This gives a good feel for the Bretagne-Schuller kit, with a bonus shot of the venerable top-tier Vendee U club kit as well:

Another good kit shot, which also shows a guy who is, for my taste, looking just about perfect as a bad-ass bike racer:

I’ll keep looking, and posting.

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