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All the 2024 WorldTour kits ranked from worst to first
It’s that time of year: as the new season fast approaches, each team bids to outdo the others with jazzy kit reveals and videos showing off their shiny new signings. While we wait for the real racing to kick off at the Tour Down Under (or wherever you deem the real season to start), here’s a definitive, utterly objective, indisputably correct ranking of all the UCI WorldTour teams’ kits for the upcoming season. Starting off with the worst…
Worst
28. UAE Team ADQ
UAE Team ADQ win this dubious honour for deciding this kit was good enough to have another go-around in 2024, which means these poor women have to race another season looking like they’ve faded in the wash. Beige on a cycling jersey surely constitutes a crime against fashion.
- Rating: 1/5
27. Intermarché-Wanty
Following them are a couple of teams who just phoned it in, starting with Intermarché-Wanty’s chunky, mostly highlighter yellow kit. It’s a patchy, pretty forgettable design and looks a little unfinished, and other teams have done the same concept better.
- Rating: 1/5
26. Cofidis
Another at the bottom of the rankings by virtue of being boring is Cofidis, in red with white arms and black shorts for 2024. There’s not much to say about it: it’s possibly the most basic kit in the peloton this year.
- Rating: 1/5
25. Alpecin-Deceuninck
Starting off a trifecta of navy, red and white kits for next year’s peloton is Alpecin-Deceuninck, who look… exactly the same as they normally do. Here’s hoping their results on the road in 2024 will be more exciting than their kit design. They’ve already got off to a strong start with Mathieu van der Poel swanning to victory in every cyclocross race so far this winter.
- Rating: 1/5
24. DSM-Firmenich-PostNL
DSM-Firmenich-PostNL were one of the last teams to reveal their kit, waiting until Monday to debut this Greggs-inspired monstrosity. Late in 2023 the team revealed its new Dutch sponsor and an appropriately orange prototype kit, which evidently did not impress the riders pictured with it. Compared to last year’s tasteful navy and sky-blue number, it’s quite the downgrade.
- Rating: 1/5
At least you tried
23. Arkéa-B&B Hotels
Arkea-B&B Hotels are another team in red, this time highlighting new sponsor B&B Hotels. The geometric squares pattern is a nice touch, but otherwise this is another that’ll blend in amongst the crowd.
- Rating: 2/5
22. Bora-Hansgrohe
And Bora-Hansgrohe have gone rogue this year with a kit that essentially looks like the revamped Tour de France green jersey from last year with lime green gloves. And a splash of lime across one pec, for some reason. It’s not their best look: as one person on Twitter pointed out, it bears an unfortunately close resemblance to a certain cleaning product.
- Rating: 2/5
21. Lidl-Trek
Lidl-Trek only unveiled their new kit part way through last season when Lidl joined as a title sponsor and are clearly reluctant to let go of it. The colourblock design and clashing blues, red and yellow all stay exactly the same, but will at least stand out in a sea of riders – you can probably read ‘Lidl’ from space.
- Rating: 2/5
20. Uno-X Mobility
Norwegian team Uno-X Mobility are racing in the same kit as 2023, and after a successful breakthrough season onto the world stage it’s hard to blame them. The design does somewhat make them look like emergency services, but it’s a safe distance away from the worst look in the peloton.
- Rating: 2/5
19. Ceratizit-WNT
Ceratizit-WNT have opted for the classic red and blue combo, which from a distance might look awkwardly similar to the Lidl-Trek squad. The fade from lighter blue to navy is a nice touch, but overall this won’t win any awards for originality or wow factor.
- Rating: 2/5
18. Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale
Big news for 2024 is AG2R replacing sponsor Citroën with Decathlon, bringing in new Van Rysel bikes and an entirely different kit. They’ve gone for a tasteful turquoise and white combo with black bib shorts – at the expense of the infamous brown ones. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, they were undeniably iconic. The new kit may be more aesthetically pleasing but it’s definitely more boring.
- Rating: 2/5
17. Groupama-FDJ
Groupama-FDJ will be another team in deep blue, this time with a splash of red. Simple is often good, but this veers into bland territory – and it’s the same as last year’s. Valentin Madouas’s French national champion’s jersey is nice, though.
- Rating: 2/5
Mid-tier
16. Roland
Switzerland-based Roland have parted ways with previous sponsor Israel-Premier Tech, leading to quite the kit revamp. Their new design looks like the inverse of Ceratizit’s, but with what looks like almost a snakeskin effect on a red jersey. Simple but stylish.
- Rating: 3/5
15. Fenix-Deceuninck
There’s not much to say about Fenix-Deceuninck, who appear to be aiming to blend into the background with their extremely simple navy and white design. They are one of many more women’s than men’s teams racing in the same kit as last season, likely a reflection on the tighter budgets they face.
- Rating: 3/5
14. SD Worx
At the other end of the scale is SD Worx in a slight refresh on last year’s design, taking the geometric print and riotous clash of purples, pinks and oranges up a notch. They’ll certainly be hard to miss in the peloton – although they’re normally out of sight at the front anyway.
- Rating: 3/5
13. Jayco-AlUla
Jayco-AlUla’s design team have put some serious thought into their kit, calling on the Australia ocean, the outback (or the Saudi Arabian desert), and the night sky (among other things) for inspiration. The main element is the splash of vibrant orange, which will certainly stand out – and might be as divisive as Citroën’s brown shorts. Points for effort at least.
- Rating: 3/5
12. Bahrain Victorious
Last year’s peloton had so many red kits it was hard to tell them apart, but in 2024, red is out and white and blue are in. Bahrain Victorious have opted for mostly white with turquoise bands to ensure that once again they’ll be confused in overhead shots for literally everyone else. The Tiffany-blue socks and matching bikes are a nice touch, though.
- Rating: 3/5
11. Visma-Lease a Bike
Visma-Lease a Bike may have called it quits with longtime sponsor Jumbo but they’ve gone for a recognisably similar kit to previous years. Opting for a slightly lighter yellow than before, they’ve sent an obvious signal that the Tour’s yellow jersey is firmly in their sights, although they’ll have to wear a different kit for the Tour. The best bit is the striking honeycomb pattern on the jersey’s hem – aerial shots of the peloton would look a lot cooler if this was big enough to make out.
- Rating: 3/5
Better
10. Liv-Jayco-AlUla
Women’s team Liv-AlUla-Jayco have got the much better deal compared to their male counterparts. They’ve gone for a pretty, sunset-inspired colour scheme, which has already had an outing on the road with the team dominating the Australian national championships. It’s bang on trend too.
- Rating: 4/5
9. Movistar
Movistar have had a slight tweak from last season with the stylish ombre look livened up with flashes of white and brighter blue. It makes up for their motion sickness-inducing video reveal, which also features a stressfully fast violin soundtrack and portentous action movie-style voiceover.
- Rating: 4/5
8. Astana Qazaqstan
Astana Qazaqstan are another team that’s taken a similar approach to last year’s kit, freshening up their usual turquoise – inspired by the Kazakh flag – with the addition of the gold veins and mineral stones pattern from their 2023 Tour de France design. The special edition was made for Mark Cavendish’s tilt at a 35th Tour stage last year, so it gets a second outing for his second consecutive go at the record.
- Rating: 4/5
7. UAE Team Emirates
UAE Team Emirates are clearly reluctant to accept that wonderboy Tadej Pogačar has graduated out of white jersey contention. The solution? Making their entire team wear white, with the faintest hint of red and green. It’s a simple, clean looking kit but will perhaps be hard to differentiate from the actual best young rider at the Tour, let’s see what happens when Juan Ayuso is in white in July.
- Rating: 4/5
6. Soudal-QuickStep and AG Insurance-Soudal
Soudal-QuickStep and AG Insurance-Soudal are clearly firm believers in ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’. Their royal blue 2024 kit looks very similar to iterations from years gone by, fading to white to show off the sponsor across the chest. Extra points for the fun kit reveal, featuring Julian Alaphilippe having the time of his life lip-syncing to Celine Dion. Remco Evenepoel’s black national champion’s kit is a gorgeous addition to the wardrobe.
- Rating: 4/5
And the best…
5. Ineos Grenadiers
Ineos Grenadiers have gone for a jazzy ombre fade from orange through to their traditional red and black across the chest and sleeves. Extra points for the slick matching bikes, which look almost like a streak of lava. Minus points for describing themselves, possibly the most conventional team in cycling, as ‘unconventional’ in the kit reveal.
- Rating: 4/5
4. FDJ-Suez
FDJ Suez are another team largely sticking with last year’s design, just brighter and bolder. It’s another take on the 2024 trend of shifting between clashing colours, but it’s particularly jazzy, like a heat map, while the shades of blue look like ocean waves.
- Rating: 5/5
3. Human Powered Health
Human Powered Health riff on the familiar sunset theme several teams have run with in 2024, but do it better than the rest. The colours are flattering, the design doesn’t look chunky and unfinished like some others, and they’ve even got matching orange helmets.
- Rating: 5/5
2. Canyon-SRAM
Canyon-SRAM win the award for best Women’s WorldTour kit, going for a similar vibe to their chaotically fun jersey from 2023 (itself a strong contender for best kit in the peloton). This version is apparently called ‘Harmonic Riff’ and features undulating waves of bubblegum pink, sky blue and purple jersey, looking perfect for a Cyclist Barbie.
- Rating: 5/5
1. EF Education-EasyPost
And finally, the best of the lot. If the riders of EF Education-EasyPost ever fancied looking like a Battenberg cake, their wishes have now been granted. Their 2024 kit is a bubblegum dream of pastel pink and yellow, with a frankly adorable matching bike and slightly less hallucinogenic – but still fairly jazzy – national champions’ kits. Another hit for the American team.
- Rating: 5/5
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