Gallery: Your guide to 2017 pro team kits


Nairo Quintana, winner of the 2016 Vuelta, modeled the new Movistar kit, which isn't too different from last season's look. Photo: Movistar Team Sky's Castelli jersey (yep, not Rapha), features small lines that signify the team's major victories. Photo: Team Sky Chris Froome looks like he's trying to figure out which line is his 2016 Tour win and which from 2015. Or is that one for Bradley Wiggins? Photo: Team Sky The Christmas colors remain prominent on Cannondale – Drapac's kit. Photo: Cannondale – Drapac For 2017, the Cannondale – Drapac squad will wear apparel from longtime team sponsor Poc. Photo: Cannondale – Drapac Astana goes with a pronounced color fade on its 2017 kit. Good thing the light blue is on the top half. Photo: ©bettiniphoto.net Astana will ride Argon 18 bikes in 2017. Photo: ©bettiniphoto.net Dimension Data's national champions show off their kits: Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eritrea), Edvald Boassen Hagen (Norway), and Jaco Venter (South Africa), from left to right. Photo: Scott Mitchell Mark Cavendish will again wear the black and white of DImension Data, a kit that has only changed slightly for 2017. Photo: Scott Mitchell Lotto – Soudal again sports a bold look with solid red and a white band, but the back of the jersey has been reimagined slightly. Photo: Lotto – Soudal Quick-Step is returning to an old-school blue color scheme, reminiscent of the team's 2006 kit. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com But why male models, Tommeke? Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com Bora – Hansgrohe will make a splash in 2017 as a first-time WorldTour team, with cycling's biggest star, Peter Sagan, and of course a new kit. Photo: Bora – Hansgrohe Team owner Igor Marakov showed off the 2017 Katusha – Alpecin kit, which prominently features the team's new sponsor, Alpecin hair products.  Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com Alexander Kristoff-approved embrocation. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com Though the front of the kit changes, the back retains the distinctive "K," which makes Katusha riders easy to pick out in overhead shots of the peloton. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com Greg Van Avermaet and Jempy Drucker were excited to reunite at team camp. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com BMC added prominent Tag Heuer logos to the sleeves, which has not been universally popular among fans (at least on Twitter). Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com Former world champion Lizzie Deignan models the new Boels – Dolmans kit. Photo: Boels – Dolmans Megan Guarnier will again wear the Stars and Stripes, and her 2017 Boels kit looks pretty similar to last year's. Photo: Boels – Dolmans Boels is rich with talent — Guarnier (U.S. champ), Amelie Didieriksen (world champ), Ellen van Dijk (European champ), and Anouska Koster (Dutch champ), from left to right. Photo: Boels – Dolmans

It’s mid-December, which means that pro teams are unveiling their new kits for 2017 — sort of an early Christmas present for fans and riders alike. Here are the latest looks for the coming season. We’ll keep this gallery updated as more kits are announced, so check back soon.

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