More 2010 race kits are being revealed.

More 2010 race kits are being revealed.

 

Let's get this over with right now.  Best jersey of 2010, regardless of what is revealed in the future, is Quick Step's new jersey.  Not completely new since they wanted to wear the jersey at Roubaix last year.  But, thanks to the UCI, that was not allowed.  I'm so pleased that Quick Step did not leave this design in ash heap of history and will be using it full time.  Simple, classic perfection.

 

 

Next up, Katusha.  No big deal here.  The kit was not good last year and it has not changed, except for having blue sleeves for 2010.  Move along, not much to see here.

 

Lastly, Astana presented their new kit.  Actually, I like the basic design better than last year.  It is clean and simple and I like that.  The bad news is getting rid of the darker blue shorts.  Now, they kind of look like a giant robin's egg.  Just to clear up any confusion, robin eggs are not a good thing in my view.  They should be recognizable in the peloton, however, so I give them some points for that.

 

The other exciting news about Astana is that they revealed a team picture.  The first team picture that I have seen this year.  Astana used what is probably the second most common team picture.  The overhead photo. 

 

Aside from being shot from above there is not much to say.  What catches my eye, however, are the oddities in this photo.  Who is the management guy in the back row wearing a blue shirt when the other three are wearing white?  Also, who is the guy wearing the yellow Mavic shoes in the front row, when everyone else is wearing white shoes?  Did he not get the "white shoes" memo?  Finally, who are the guys in the far upper left of the picture?  They are not in race kit but, wow, are they sticks!!!

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