PICK OF THE KITS 2025

From bold and brassy to cool and classy, we bring you this year's most memorable designs

- Adam Becket, Tom Davidson, James Shrubsall, Tom Thewlis, David Bradford, Simon Richardson

Our overall winner for 2025

WINNER: JAYCO-ALULA

Jayco-Alula have never been particularly cool. They’ve been successful, they are very Australian, but there has been something missing from the team. A collaboration with homegrown clothing company MAAP, one of the coolest cycling brands, then, goes some way to rectifying that. The kit itself does something quite hard in the world of cycling: it stands out. The purple is inspired, and unique – in the men’s peloton anyway. It’ll be paired with navy shorts to add a bit more spice to a largely black and navy bunch. AB

RUNNER-UP: FDJ-SUEZ

Crowned the best kit by CW last year, the FDJ-Suez kit for 2025 is much the same, and it’s still so classy. Without trying particularly hard, the women’s WorldTour team oozes style, as seen in the press shots of Evita Muzic wearing the jersey with a pair of jeans – très chic. Based on the French tricolore, it’s just a debonair way of combining red, white, and blue. The team will hope it’ll be very successful on the shoulders of Demi Vollering. AB

SPECIAL MENTION: LIDL-TREK