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A cycling jersey is a specialised jersey for cycling. The cycling jersey used to be made of wool since the inception of cycling as a sport in the early 1900s, [ 1 ] while contemporary jerseys have evolved into technical sportswear that is lightweight, fitted, made of synthetic and moisture-wicking fabric.
The 2012 world road race champion Philippe Gilbert wearing the rainbow jersey. The 2013 world time trial champion Ellen van Dijk wearing the time trial rainbow jersey Katrin Schultheis wearing the rainbow jersey for artistic cycling Stefan Nimke, 2012 men's 1 km time trial world champion wearing the track rainbow jersey
In other sports, clothing may indicate the current status or past achievements of a participant. In cycling disciplines, the rainbow jersey indicates the current world champion, and in major road cycling races, jerseys of particular colours are worn by the race leader and leaders of auxiliary classifications.
The first two jerseys were given the same color as the paper their original main sponsors (both sports newspapers) were printed on: yellow and pink paper, respectively. The overall leader at the Vuelta at present wears a red jersey, although previously it has been the "maillot amarillo" (yellow jersey) and the "jersey de oro" (golden jersey).
The jersey is predominantly blue with gold European stars. The jerseys are awarded in all cycling disciplines, including road cycling, track cycling, cyclo-cross, BMX, mountain biking and indoor cycling. [1] The jerseys are provided by Santini SMS. [2] From 2016, its design consist of a three-part blue banner behind three yellow stars.
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In 1995, Maurizio Castelli died suddenly at the age of 47 due to a heart attack while cycling on the Cipressa. In 1996, at the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Paola Pezzo wore Castelli, winning the gold medal in mountain bike. Castelli was the first brand to embark on an entirely women's collection for cycling.
Traditionally, a jersey is an item of knitted clothing, generally made of wool or cotton, with sleeves, worn as a pullover, as it does not open at the front, unlike a cardigan. It is usually close-fitting and machine knitted in contrast to a guernsey that is more often hand knit with a thicker yarn .