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British Cycling unveils new national team kit

Czech firm Kalas replaces longstanding supplier Adidas following four-year deal announced in November

British Cycling has unveiled the kit made by Czech firm Kalas that the Great Britain Cycling Team will be sporting during 2017.

Kalas was announced as the replacement for longstanding supplier Adidas last November. The four-year deal includes racing kit and off-bike wear.

> Czech firm Kalas replaces Adidas as Great Britain Cycling Team kit supplier

Great Britain Cycling Team head coach Ian Dyer said: “We are delighted to be working with Kalas. From the start of our process to recruit a new clothing supplier, Kalas demonstrated a detailed understanding of the performance demands of such a technical partnership.

“Having a kit supplier with their in-depth knowledge and high level of service is invaluable to the Great Britain Cycling Team.”

The kit will be worn by riders in all disciplines, and is based on Kalas's Razor jersey. Replica items will be available shortly through the Kalas website.

Jakub Věncek, director and co-owner of Kalas, added: "Working with British Cycling and the Great Britain Cycling Team has opened up some exciting opportunities for Kalas to demonstrate our capabilities.

"For over 25 years we’ve been developing premium cycling kit," he added. "We have made these new elements and technologies, introduced in to the 2017 kit design, available for fans of the team to experience during their rides and races.”

Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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fustuarium | 7 years ago
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I hadn't realised HSBC was a country, and Brexit has demoted GB to a corporation.

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LastBoyScout | 7 years ago
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Surely they could have found a British kit manufacturer that is up to the job???

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Chapo | 7 years ago
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How  refreshing - finally a bank  minimizing interest and putting a shirt on your back.

 

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Rapha Nadal | 7 years ago
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I just hope that they don't have as many issues with the zips as we have on our Kalas made club kit!

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brooksby | 7 years ago
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I think someone's made a terible mistake:

 

There's a part of the fabric which doesn't have the letters H S B C printed in it!!!

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handlebarcam | 7 years ago
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Red, white and blue? Check

Really about promoting the interests of banks? Check

It is clear that there has been a mix-up, and this is actually the uniform that Theresa May and her team will wear while conducting Brexit negotiations. No wonder Ivan Rogers quit. If anything could make two years feel like ten it would be unedifying sight of Boris Johnson squeezed into a lycra skinsuit day in day out.

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Must be Mad | 7 years ago
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Have to see how it looks in action - not a complete disaster, but average at best.

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Consider the total embarrassment that the last two Olympic kit was

I liked the 2012 kit.

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FatBoyW | 7 years ago
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The British national jersey is also great - (ref.Belgium) but its not a team jersey.

All very subjective  -I actually quite liked the last two olympic efforts - I hope they have another go before a major championships as this latest effort looks awful to me - not sure you can even call it designed!

It appears in the photo that the blue of the kit does not match with the hat either.

Like  the red stripe at the bottom of the shorts, would look better (and be easier to spot in a bunch race) if it went all the way round.

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mattsccm | 7 years ago
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As sponsors have to be there it could be worse. Consider the total embarrassment that the last two Olympic kit was. 2011 was good. 

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Valbrona | 7 years ago
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Red - white - and a funny kind of blue.

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Awavey | 7 years ago
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who are the sponsors again ? cant quite see enough of the logos

well they got the flag up the right way,about best you can say for it

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rliu | 7 years ago
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The adidas kit was hit and miss from year to year but this is a pretty lazy effort, there is neither real originality or a bit of back to basics retro chic.

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HalfWheeler | 7 years ago
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Best national team jesrsey has to be the Belgian kit. Looks great when it's first across the line too.

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atlaz | 7 years ago
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They could do with talking to the Danes about how to design kit.

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EddyBerckx | 7 years ago
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Not the worst I've seen but still a bit shit

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beezus fufoon | 7 years ago
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possible advertising slogans include...

 

"get the corporate whore look, today"

 

"30% corporatist, 70% nationalist, 100% twat"

 

"cost of new kit - £120

cost of cycling round looking like that - your dignity

cost of free advertising for hsbc - priceless"

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