'The UCI have taken control of the colours' - New UCI rules mean teams must avoid all Grand Tour jersey colours in 2025

The four jerseys of the 2024 Tour de France
The four jerseys of the 2024 Tour de France (Image credit: Getty Images)

A new UCI rule has obliged some teams to change ✱their jersey designs for the 2025 season, to avoid looking too much like the leaders' jerseyðŸ—đs at the Grand Tours. 

The likes of EF Education-EasyPost and Visma-Lease a Bike have often changed their colours for the men's and women's 168æūģæīē5最新垀åĨ–įŧ“æžœ:Giro d'Italia and 168æūģæīē5最新垀åĨ–įŧ“æžœ:Tour de France to avoid being the same aāĶ“s the race leader's pink and yellow jersey. The new UCI rule also covers the other classifications in Grand Tours, such as the green points jersey at the Tour de France and the usually white best young rider jersey.  

apparently exists to help UCI officials identify riders and so avoid mistakes in race results and penalties. 

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