![]() In that respect, it was of its time, as cycling moved rapidly into the modern incarnation we know today. Like the equally radical La Vie Claire jersey, the design was possible only because of new printing techniques: Legeay recalled that it shocked some, but the consensus was that it was a “young” design. The only addition was an explanatory vêtements enfants in a typescript deliberately resembling a child’s handwriting, which appeared on the jersey from 1988. The two Rogers were on the sub-group that designed the jersey: “the logo was already there, and the deep blue was the company’s color,” Legeay told me. Vêtements Z-Peugeot Cycling Team postcard from 1988 At the point where Zannier and Legeay joined forces, the company was just expanding into the high street. The brand had been launched 30 years later: clothing from A to Z was the marketing blurb. He and his sister Josette had founded their clothing makers in 1962, armed with only a pair of sewing machines. It was a quick decision because Zannier was the company’s only decision-maker. The deal was sealed in the four-week window which was all the time that another Roger, Peugeot manager (and former rider) Legeay had to play with between Peugeot telling him they were pulling out, and the team being disbanded. Z made a timely entry after their founder Roger Zannier spotted during the 1986 Tour that Peugeot needed a new sponsor. Or rather, who would watch the Tour de France. This was headed at a different market: women who would watch cycling on daytime television. Traditionally these had been basic consumer products for men: sausages, cigarettes, booze, radios, cars. The Z children’s clothing company was one of a new wave of cycling extra-sportif sponsors. Peugeot had been cycling’s last factory team, solely sponsored by a bike maker. It was a radical look for a radical moment. Vêtements Z-Peugeot Cycling Team postcard from 1987 The Z team kit launched on the public in 1987 was all that and more: a deep blue with that comic-book biff-kapow-burst Z in a rip-look “window”.įor the time it was utterly radical, the more so because it replaced France’s most traditional jersey design: Peugeot’s black and white checkerboard with its heritage going back to the dawns of cycling in the 19th century. The great cycling kit designs always divide opinion, but they have another thing in common: they are always utterly memorable. Greg Lemond, Robert Millar and Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle all rode in the famous comic-book-inspired team jersey. cheers to the Full-Kit W*nkers page for inspiring the name of this epic contest - part of Twitter folklore.Join cycling author & journalist William Fotheringham who looks back at the Z Vêtements Peugeot cycling team. who knows, we could even have enough for second tournament! Make sure to cast your votes for each match-up, discuss with your fellow Full Kit Rankers and of course, let us know what classic jerseys we've missed and how wrong we are in the comments below. The big cartoon Z with the smoke cloud represented the team's main sponsor Z Vetements, a children's clothing manufacturer. ![]() The pop art-influenced Z-Tommaso jersey from 1990 was one of the first in the pro peloton to use modern sublimation fabric printing techniques, which means the designers went all out for the kit that Greg LeMond wore before he took yellow for his third Tour De France win. ![]() As worn by Bernard Hinault, Laurent Fignon and Greg LeMond, it's a true collector's item. Renault lent their name to the pro peloton between 19, with the French team riding Gitane bikes and going by the name Renault–Elf by the time this jersey was launched in 1983. we had to make some brutal choices to cut our longlist down and we're under no illusions that some of your faves will be missing, but life (and the Full Kit Ranker) can be cruel. We've delved deep into cycling history and pulled out some absolute vintage beauties, while also adding in plenty of modern classics for good measure to devise a shortlist of 16. While it's patently clear that 'the' greatest jersey of all time is the Classic Evo argyle-patterned jersey ( buy another one here) the aim of this knockout tournament is to crown the best ever worn by a professional team. Quiz Corner - Test your French with these Tour de France phrases that's right, it's time for the Full Kit Ranker! ![]() With no actual pro cycling going on at the moment, it's time to hark back to years gone by and reminisce over classic cycling moments - and if you consider yourself a bit of a fashionista like us lot here at, that also means fondly remembering some of the greatest cycling jerseys ever to grace the peloton. ![]()
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