The Tour de France is very nearly upon us, and with the special event that is the biggest race of the year comes special jerseys to mark this momentous occasion.

Some teams in the peloton are obligated to change their jersey if it clashes too much with one of the Tour’s distinctive classification jerseys, so as not to cause confusion, and some teams like to switch out their kit just for fun and to celebrate the race.

This year, several teams have already unveiled special kits for the Tour, with Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe the latest to show off their new look, a twist on their classic white and blue style.

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Other teams have gone for designs that pay homage to the Grand Départ in Barcelona, one team debuted their jersey at Paris Fashion Week, and another features a very special dedication to a critically injured teammate.

So that you’re not confused when the peloton looks a bit different this weekend in Barcelona, here is our round-up of all the special edition kits we’ve seen so far.

Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe

Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe are celebrating thier 13th appearance at the Tour with a reworked version of their usual kit. The colours and central look are the same, with blue and red on white, but they’ve changed up the pattern and motifs for a fresh look.

They’ll be hoping their new look brings new success as they aim for the podium with Remco Evenepoel and Florian Lipowitz.

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Visma-Lease a Bike

Visma-Lease a Bike have a special Tour kit every year as their yellow look clashes with the yellow jersey, and this year they held a fan vote to decide if they would wear a light or dark version of this Gaudí-inspired jersey to celebrate the start in Barcelona.

Dark won, so Jonas Vingegaard and co will be wearing the black kit with yellow accents and elemnts of Gaudí’s architectural designs.

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Movistar

Movistar are another team who are obliged to change their kit as their white jersey is too close to the best young rider jersey, and they’ve also gone down the Barcelona architecture route.

Their classic blue kit features “shapes, textures and geometries of the Sagrada Família”, though it is subtle and you probably wouldn’t know it was inspired by that if you hadn’t been told.

Jayco AlUla

Jayco AlUla have spiced up their purple Maap kit by adding green flames to the jersey for a real stand-out look that would certainly catch your eye in the bunch.

Like Red Bull, this was just a ‘for fun’ switch-out rather than mandated by a clash. It also got its debut at Paris Fashion Week.

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Pinarello-Q36.5

Pinarello-Q36.5 are making their debut at the Tour de France this year so have gone for a special jersey to commemorate that moment. They’ve swapped out navy for light grey and pale blue, which will also be a plus for the high temperatures we’re expecting in France.

The new colouring is surprisingly close to the Tour’s white jersey, but the UCI must have approved this and deemed it not too much of a clash.

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Caja Rural-Seguros RGA

Like Pinarello-Q36.5, Caja Rural-Seguros RGA are making their debut in the Tour, albeit after a much, much longer wait as the Spanish team, in their current structure, has been around for nearly two decades.

Their special kit commemorates their long past, harking back to the Caja Rural kit of the 80s – when a completely different version of the team, albeit with the same sponsor, raced the Tour – with a nostalgic and vintage-inspired jersey.

The kit also features the inscription #ForçaJaume, dedicated the Caja Rural rider Jaume Guardeño who is currently in neurological rehab after a horrible crash left him in a coma earlier this year.

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National champions

There will also be a whole host of new national champion kits on show after last weekend crowned new titles across Europe and North America.

Here’s a list of the new champions expected to be in action at the Tour, and we’ll add photos if we get them.

Road champions

• Quinn Simmons (USA)
• Romain Grégoire (Fra)
• Mathias Vacek (Cze)
• Magnus Cort (Den)
• Felix Engelhardt (Ger)
• Fred Wright (GBr)
• Nicolas Vinokourov (Kaz)
• Anders Skaarseth (Nor)

TT champions

• Nils Politt (Ger)
• Filippo Ganna (Ita)
• Mathias Vacek (Cze)
• Michał Kwiatkowski (Pol)
• Pablo Castrillo (Spa)
• Alex Segaert (Bel)
• Felix Großscharter (Aut)
• Derek Gee-West (Can)
• Alex Kirsch (Lux)
• Huub Artz (Ned)
• Tobias Foss (Nor)

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