New year, new team, new look: Dan Martin's Garmin-Sharp squad has become Cannondale-Garmin and has gone for a completely new kit for the season ahead.
The 2015 road season has officially gotten underway with the opening stages of the Santos Tour Down Under.
And if you were a little confused as to who was who, then you’re not alone.
This year’s peloton is a very colourful bunch and quite a few teams have gone for completely new looks.
So fear not, as it’s going to take time to adapt to all the new team strips.
This GCN-produced video, below, should help you identify your favourite riders.
Marcel Kittel's Giant-Alpecin in the criterium on the eve of the Santos Tour Down Under; they look pretty slick.
As you'll see, Belkin have a totally new look with yellow jerseys but we're not so convinced of the celeste green Bianchi bikes.
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Nonetheless, they'll be easy to pick out.
Etixx-Quick Step, formerly Omega Pharma-QuickStep, have gone for something very similar to last year and erred on the side of caution.
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It’s still pretty cool, we think you’ll agree.
Giant-Alpecin definitely get the thumbs up after adding a splash of red to their kit, though we’re not so sure about what the FDJ boys have done with their largely white rigout.
Tinkoff-Saxo training in an almost military look in recent weeks; they'll be racing mostly in the bright yellow and blue kit of the leg warmers and overshoes of the riders on the front in this shot.
Tinkoff-Saxo has gone for a more fluoro kit, not that their top riders – Alberto Contador and Peter Sagan - will be hard to spot.
We suspect their flamboyant owner Oleg Tinkov had a hand in the styling this year, especially their secondary Army-style look.
BMC, Movistar and Astana are just some of those who’ve gone with the same again. Boo-ring.
Have a look, what’s your favourite?
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