[This article was last updated on January 22, 2021]
Want to proclaim your allegiance to the world's greatest activity, sport and mode of transport? Here's a selection of our favourite cycling T-shirts so the world knows you love riding bike even when you're not doing it.
Type 'cycling T-shirts' into Google and you get a vast range of choices: brand logos, political statements, jokes good and bad, homages to races and straightforward cycling-themed art.
Here's a selection of our favourite cycling T-shirts. Feel free to add your own in the comments.
24 of the best cycling T-shirts for 2020
Art
The incomparable Merckx by CycloBuzz at RedBubble
A play, of course, on the iconic Coke slogan, from Rinsed.
There are a number of Kraftwerk-inspired cycling T-shirts around. We like this take on the iconic Tour de France cover.
From kiddie trike to road racing bike.
The infinity symbol in chain links. Simple.
Just keep in mind that after you wear this you can never again skip a ride because it's raining.
A 1977 Raleigh Gran Sport featuring state-of-the-art centre pull brakes, square-taper cranks, and toeclips and straps.
Billed as 'the genetic road map of cyclists' by Cycology.
Just in case any of your friends need reminding that cyclists are the pinnacle of human evolution.
Races
Here's a tribute to the race's last-placed rider, the famed lanterne rouge. We've all been there. Artist Anthony Robson has a couple of dozen other designs too.
Monuments and climbs abound at velolove.cc and this Galibier number is a fairly typical example. Done in a cheery blue, it doesn’t scream cycling, which makes it all the better in our book.
A tribute to the Tour of Italy from Rinsed T-shirts.
Often a crucial climb in the Tour de France, the windy mountain is celebrated by this T-shirt from Amazon.
Always a significant climb when it's included, some say the Tour de France is won on l'Alpe d'Huez.
The only grand tour that more-or-less started on time last year, and we love the colours.
Slogans and statements
We're quite fond of baked goods as well, so if anyone can find a 'Will ride for cake' shirt, let us know.
The wisdom of renegade scientist Dr. J. Frank Parnell from Alex Cox's 1984 cult science fiction movie Repo Man.
Don't we all feel like this some days?
Nuff said.
A bit more straightforward than some of the others, but a fair bit less costly as well. It also leads us neatly on to:
The expanded version of the timeless cyclist's formula. Can you ever have too many? If in doubt, consult the T-shirt.
Inspired by Transport for London's ludicrous 'Cyclists Stay Back' stickers of a few years ago, so we include two car window stickers, two A6 stickers and five business card stickers with each T-shirt and for every tee we donate £5 to the Cyclists' Defence Fund. The front has a small road.cc logo.
Brands
Is there any cycling brand with a mightier heritage than Campagnolo?
(Campagnolo has suspended sales to the UK, so this is one to bookmark until sanity returns)
Probably the UK's most controversial cycling brand, so here's one of their T-shirts for you to argue about.
Lovely picture of the old Royal Infirmary - it closed almost 20 years ago.
Definitely. About 8 years ago in London I faced a mile long queue or I could use the bike lane. I chose the latter but went at a really slow pace,...
sorry just Hodeg, Ewan, MVDP, WVE, Ballerini Gaviria, Viviani, Sagan and Groenwagen.....Ackermann has been out of sorts Bennet should really walk...
Possibly historic reasons. The first motorways had no speed limit....
Just want to say thank you for the transcription on this Liam. I'm not a big fan getting anything but visual info from videos, the way the...
Well done Andy! Persist, persist, persist! It's the only way, because my experience is definitely that the police will try all known dodges to get...
Seems they are keeping on going as a web shop though - good news, as I've found they often have hard-to-find Campag spare parts when I needed them...
Yes, Rivi's team confirmed that his result was incorrect not long after the finish. https://twitter.com/eolokometateam/status/1368231204961533952?s=21
So sorry I did just post something about poor police prosecutions, but now is not the time. Will donate something to this fund. Shocking and sad...
Don't they have contractors for that sort of thing?