The new Santini Trek-Segafredo 2022 Tour de France kit

In July, the Trek-Segafredo team is renewing its teams’ wardrobe before the season’s highlights: during the Tour de France, men and women will wear a special outfit that combines the red of the men’s kit with the blue of the women’s outfit.

Source: Press Release

Extending the graphics of the bikes used by the athletes, this choice aims to symbolize equality between male and female athletes, highlighting the policy that the team has supported for years and which is also reflected in the outfits of both teams. From the presentation in Copenhagen, spectators’ attention was drawn to the connection between the bike design and the race clothing that the World Tour team has implemented.

For the occasion, the Trek-Segafredo team paraded in official attire specially designed for the Grande Boucle, which, in addition to the graphic aspect, carries a strong message: the kit that the athletes will wear will be the same, with a new design that merges the color choices of the men’s and women’s teams. Indeed, the new visual creates a horizontal pattern between the red of the men’s team and the blue of the women’s team, which remain separate to indicate the diversity of the two identities, but merge in the center to represent equality between the two sexes.

The new outfit, designed by Santini, the team’s official partner since 2018, will be used by male and female riders during the Tour de France and the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, the latter taking place from July 24 to 31. The stylistic choice of the outfit is based on nautica blue, the same for male and female athletes, which indicates that the two formations within the team have the same importance and value.

The meaning of this choice is told by two athletes from Team Trek-Segafredo, Italian Elisa Longo Borghini and Latvian Toms Skujiņš.

Elisa Longo Borghini: “I have no doubt in saying that this kit, with these colors and graphics, is one of the most beautiful Santini has ever created for the Trek-Segafredo team. There is one detail I love more than any other: the beautiful play of shades from blue to red. A mix of colors that, in addition to being super cool, is particularly symbolic for a team like ours. It represents the unity of purpose between the two teams who share the same colors, values, and goals. This kit is an opportunity to reaffirm that we, at Trek-Segafredo, are one and the same team.”

Toms Skujiņš: “Discovering the special kit for the Tour de France was a nice surprise. I like the idea of combining the men’s and women’s clothing designs and making them into a single kit. After so many years of absence from the Tour de France Femmes, it’s nice to celebrate its return by racing in matching outfits. I like that the design uses colors we don’t often see in the peloton, so it means the kit should stand out. It’s always nice to have something special for the Tour, as it gives extra energy. I can’t wait to make the most of the three weeks of the Tour, and then follow the women’s race, all wearing the same outfit.”

The kits that the Trek-Segafredo men’s and women’s teams will use at the Tour de France are made of a jersey produced with two eco-sustainable Italian-made fabrics: Ecofabric RECY by Corno, a fabric made from recycled yarns, resulting from the recovery of used materials or those dispersed in the environment, and Native Ecoknit by Sitip, composed of recycled fibers and yarns and without the use of polluting chemicals. A corporate choice shared by the team, in order to reduce the consumption of natural resources and dependence on non-renewable energies.

The team’s many supporters will be able to wear replicas of the Trek-Segafredo Tour de France kit, available in select stores and on the website www.santinicycling.com