The Cervélo Test Team kit is to speed and performance – speed through aerodynamics and reduced weight, but also speed by helping the human body to perform at its maximum potential. We design our garments to help blood flow to the muscles, to help maintain the body at its optimum operating temperature, and to smooth the air flow around the body in real world situations. We then test and refine, test some more, and refine some more, on the road and in the wind tunnel.
Cervélo Aero Race Team Jersey
Two-third of aerodynamic resistance is created by the rider and only 1/3 from the bike. So even small gains here can make a big difference. In fact, testing from the San Diego windtunnel shows that this jersey saves 10 watts when riding with your hands on the hoods at 40 km/h. That translates into about 40 seconds saved every hour compared to a standard cycling jersey.
The jersey was designed with the Castelli Velocity fabric and no extra fabric flapping in the riding position. The cut is small and stretched tightly over the body, with extra-long sleeves that point up and forward. To getting the air to flow efficiently over the rider’s body, the front surfaces of the jersey were made as smooth as possible, with all seams placed outside the air flow; folds and flapping fabric were minimized.
Cervélo Aero Race Bibshort
Features a cutaway front, narrower straps to eliminate the feeling of the straps altogether, no inner leg seams and extra-breathable fabrics. The reduced fabric over the stomach area improves moisture management in a high-sweat area while increasing the ability to breathe deeper from the stomach muscles.
Cervélo Aero Race Shoecovers
With the bike and wheels being so aerodynamic, the air hitting the feet and lower legs is very “clean” and therefore a lot of drag is generated in this area. So we engineered these Cervélo Aero Race Shoecovers to smooth the airflow over the shoe and around the front of the leg, then to smoothly separate from the leg with the structured “golf ball dimple”fabric. These have been shown in the wind tunnel to save 3 watts at 40 km/h, so we strongly recommend the pros to use them in all road race situations except on extremely hot days.
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Hi,
Can you please tell me where I can buy a complete Cervelo Test Team Kit, I had placed an order with Wiggle.co.uk over a month agao only to be told that the team kit is no longer available, then I placed an order with SBR.co.uk and now they are saying there is a 4 week delay.
I even wrote to Cervelo twice however they did not reply.
Who is the officail supplier of these team kits?
Can I buy through Castelli direct?
I look forward to your reply.
Hi Rob,
the Cervelo team-wear should be available in the stores within the next two weeks.
Have you tried contacting Sigmasport or Pro Bike Kit?
http://www.sigmasport.co.uk/app/web/SearchResult.aspx?Search=cervelo
http://www.probikekit.com
thats such a cool looking kit. Cant wait to get my hands on one…
the cervelo aero shorts looks similar to the castelli Free bibshots. Is it the same model, whats the US retail price?
Black is not my favorite cycling jersey color but the Cervelo kit is certainly stylish. The big, white E’s coupled with a white helmet assist with visibility and lessen the dominance of the black. Taken together with the fabric material, Cervelo/Castelli is using the visual appearance to communicate their technical excellence.
Relax there… Black isn’t a good choice for the kit and that I would never pick it for logical reasons. You will notice however that the helmet they chose is white in colour. Likley some logic there, but who am I to say,,,, go all black and be a badass.
Hey Mike,
it’s kind of a funny story because early on in the design process we wanted to propose black but didn’t because we thought we’d get a response like yours from the team and the riders. We’ve actually been developing and testing the fabric used on the Aero Race Jersey for the past 2 years and with this fabric, even in black, riding in 37°C / 100°F days is not a problem.
The fabric is amazing in that it should be worn directly on the skin on a hot day without a base layer because the moisture evaporates directly from the skin. As you know, evaporation causes physical cooling and we’ve worked hard to bring this process as close to the skin as possible, and on cooler days, the rider adds a base layer to get the evaporation away from the skin.
This jersey in black feels cooler than a normal jersey in white. And it’s not just the fabric. We’re also working with the medical staff on some other technologies to keep the riders cool on the hottest days. That’s the cool thing about this team: bringing all resources together to give the riders a competitive advantage.