Tour de France time trial clothing - photo gallery

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Defending Tour de France champion wore Castelli's new Body Paint 4.0 Speed Suit

Defending Tour de France champion wore Castelli's new 🌱Body Paint 4.0 Speed Suit (Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
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The Poles were flying their colors, too

The Poles were flying their colors, too (Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
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This guy's man finished 58th

This guy's man finished 58th (Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
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Outside of the circus that is the Tour de France, these men would turn heads. Inside the Tour, it's fairly normal

Outside of 🦩the circu🍨s that is the Tour de France, these men would turn heads. Inside the Tour, it's fairly normal (Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
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Aero booties served more than one purpose on the wet day

Aero boot🎶ies served more than one purpose on the wet 💎day (Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
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Lens tint was debated by a few riders for the flat-light conditions

Lens tint was debated by a few ride🍷rs for the flat-light conditio🔯ns (Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
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Some riders needed a little hands-on help getting their visors attached

Some riders༺ needed a little hands-on help getting their visors attached (Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
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Some guys went for clear sunglasses that could be adjusted if need be for fogging or greeting friends

Some guys went for clear sunglasses that could be adjusted if need be for fogging꧂ or greeting friends (Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
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And some riders stayed the course with dark visors

And some riders ♏stayed the course with dark viso📖rs (Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
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Integrated visors are probably better aerodymically, but they don't yet come with integrated wipers

Integrated viso💟rs are probably better aerodymically, but they don't yet come with integrat𝔍ed wipers (Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
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Going without is one way to eliminate rain or fog or the lenses or visor

Going wit🐬hout is one way to eliminate rain or fog or the lenses or visor (Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
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The Giro Aerohead visor can be removed and attached upside-down to the top of the helmet. It's an easy process, but still not something riders would want to do in the middle of a technical, rainy time trial

The Giro Aerohead visor can be removed and attached upside-down to the top of the helmet. It's an easy process, but still not something rꦅiders would want to do in the middle of a technical, rainy time trial (Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
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Long, pointy helmets reached their elongated peak a few years ago, and TT lids are now trending more towards snub rear ends

Long, pointy⛄ helmets reached their elongated peak a few✨ years ago, and TT lids are now trending more towards snub rear ends (Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
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POC's Cerebal Raceday is a good example of the new-school time trail helmet

POC🐲's Cerebal Raceday is a good example ꧟of the new-school time trail helmet (Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
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The RH+ ZTT is another snub-tailed TT lid

The RH+ ZTT is another snub-tailed TT lid (Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
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Fans' clothing isn't always team-specific; it's often nation-specific. Here, Colombian fans go crazy for Orcia-Scott's leader Esteban Chaves

Fans' clothing is🐟n't always team-specific; it's often nation-specific. Here, Colombian fans go crazy for Orcia-Scott's♊ leader Esteban Chaves (Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
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Gendarmes on motos had more than paint protecting them

G൲endarmes on motos had more than 🐈paint protecting them (Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
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The shoulders and upper arms feature dimpled material, presumably as vortex generators to smooth air flow

The shoulders and upper arms feature dimple💝d material, p🌃resumably as vortex generators to smooth air flow (Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
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A few Sky riders used the current Body Paint 3.3 Speed Suit

A few Sky riders used♔ tꩵhe current Body Paint 3.3 Speed Suit (Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
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Sky's Vasil Kiryienka took third on the treacherous course in the new 4.0 Speed Suit

Sky's Vasil Kiryienka took thꦺird on the treacherous course in the new 4.0 Speed Suit (Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
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Rain clothing was used heavily by riders before and after the time trial

Rain clothing was used heavily by riders before and after 🌟the time🔯 trial (Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
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While staying aero was critical for the 16- to 19-minute race effort, staying comfortable before and after meant lots of layers

While staying aero was critical for the 16- to 19-minute race effort, staying comfortable before and after mea🐠nt lots of layers (Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
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Tour GC hopeful Nairo Quintana stayed casual and relaxed until about an hour before his start

Tour GC hopeful Nairo Quin🌄tana stayed casual and relaxed until about an hour before his start (Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
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Compression socks are still favored by many riders after their efforts

Compression socks are still faꦐvored by many ﷺriders after their efforts (Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
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Riders rolled to the check-in just behind the start house with all manner of last-minute nutrition

Riders rolled to the check-in just behind the start hous♛e with all manner of last-minute nutrition (Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
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TT bar extensions: also handy as a third hand in a pinch

TT bar extensions: also handy as a thirಞd hand in a pinch (Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
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Hoping for some liquid wings ahead of the liquid-covered corners

Hoping for some liquid wings ahead of the liqꦛuid-covered corners (Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
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An increasing number of riders use skinsuits with integrated number pouches stitched in

An ♌increasing number of riders use skinsuits with integrated number pouches stitched in (Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
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The Tour numbers stick on, but rider movement on the preferred lower placement for time trials means safety pins are a good idea

The Tour number🌸s stick on, but rider movement on the preferred lower placement for time trials means safety pins are a good idea (Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
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Besides keeping number much smoother than pins, the integrated number pouches keep them flat and dry in the rain. This is Alberto Bettiol, the first riders to race a Tour time trial with disc brakes

Besides keeping number much smoother than pins, tဣhe integrated number p🌱ouches keep them flat and dry in the rain. This is Alberto Bettiol, the first riders to race a Tour time trial with disc brakes (Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
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Castelli may have Body Paint Skin Suits, but this guy just uses paint

Castelli may have Body Paint 🌱Skin Suits, but this gu🦩y just uses paint (Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
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BMC and Katusha riders have this new Giro Vanquish helmet, but Giro isn't talking about it yet

BMC and Katusha riders have ꦰthis new Giro Vanqu🐟ish helmet, but Giro isn't talking about it yet (Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)

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