- I'm gonna go and find out
what type of jersey the pro really likes to use.
And also, do they prefer skin suits or jersey and shorts?
I'm gonna go and find out.
(lively music)
Right, Mitch, a quick one.
We know you get loads of different jerseys and bits of kit.
What jersey do you really like racing in?
- I actually like racing in the summer jersey,
even if it's a bit colder.
It's just one of those jerseys that's that light fabric,
it sort of fits around you pretty nicely.
And I'm actually a bit of a bigger jersey wearer.
Like guys tend to try and go a size smaller,
I don't know what they're trying to say,
but I'm like, "Let's just go a size bigger,
let's look for comfort."
- And lastly, we're seeing increasingly common these days,
is speed suits, or skin suits, being used in road races.
Is that something that you're a fan of?
Yourself, do you ever race in those?
- I have to say, look, I wasn't a fan,
and I held out for a number of years
when people wore the speed suits.
I was like, "What are you guys doing?"
You know, on that same theory of comfort.
But last year I ended up pulling the speed suit out
a couple of times, when I thought, "You know what?
I've got to go to all reserves, I need a good result."
So I pulled the speed suit on, and lo and behold,
I started riding all right.
So, I'm not superstitious, but all of a sudden
I've decided to pull the speed suit out every so often.
- How many jerseys do you get in a season?
Different types and fabrics and that kind of thing?
- I think we probably have four jersey types.
We have two options, or three options in our skin suits,
and speed suits for our road racing.
Two options for time trials.
So there's quite a lot of options, and depending,
maybe 10, 12 jerseys, probably 10 or 12 skin suits, so...
Personally, I use more skin suits than jerseys.
- Now jersey-wise, what's your favourite jersey
to be racing in?
- Ah, it depends on the race a little bit.
When you've got these hot, really hot races,
like you often get here in Adelaide,
they're kinda mesh jerseys
make a big difference to cooling down.
On the windy, faster days, I don't mind the suits,
the speed suits, but just for general riding,
I jersey like this one's great.
- Jersey-wise, what's your favourite jersey to be racing in?
- Depends a bit on the weather, of course.
But, for me, it's shouldn't be too hot.
So, a bit breathable, and these days in Australia,
then it's better to be as light as possible.
- [Interviewer] What's your favourite jersey to race in?
- Well, obviously I love it when it's nice and warm,
so I would say the summer jersey.
That's the favourite one.
Nice and light, and you get a bit of a tan
through it as well, which is always good
for when you go to the beach.
- Yeah, no embarrassing tan lines,
or a reduction of them at least.
What about least favourite?
Is there a jersey you pull on and you think,
"Oh no, not today."
- Pretty much every time I put on a skin suit,
a TT skin suit.
I don't really want to do that day,
so I would say that's probably the day I go, "Ah, come on."
- Okay, and how about then on road stages
wearing skin suits or speed suits
versus your jersey and bib shorts.
Are you a man that likes that, or not?
I mean, do you rock that often?
- Yeah, actually quite often.
I like to race in the speed suit or the skin suit,
road skin suit, if you want to call it.
I do enjoy racing in that.
It kind of feels fast.
If feels kinda good as well.
To me, it's more comfortable.
(lively music)
- So I'm here with the newly crowned Aussie road champ.
Alex Edmondson.
Tell me, what's your favourite jersey to race in?
- Look, I think if you'd have asked me
a couple of weeks ago I would have said definitely
the Michelton Scott gear.
But now I've got this green and yellow,
I think this is pretty bloody special.
- He's showing me up now, isn't he?
What about fabrics-wise?
Is there one fabric that you think,
"Ah, yeah, this is it today.
I love racing in this jersey."
- I think definitely a summer jersey.
I love it when it's super hot
and you've got something that's breathable.
Especially here, I think ...
- [Interviewer] Right, Owain, you've got yourself,
this year, a nice white jersey.
How's that in the heat?
- Yeah, I think [inaudible] to start the year.
Pretty good I think.
We've been training a fair bit the last couple of days,
and we do feel the difference.
It's not just what everyone said, white to black,
but with the heat, you do feel the difference.
- Right, I'm here with Elia Viviani.
Elia, I see you're wearing today a speed suit.
What does that mean?
Are you up for it today?
- Yeah, for sure.
It's a sprint stage, and we try to be more aero.
We can adjust for this 200 metre ... final 200 metres.
Aero helmet, skin suit.
Maybe during the stage we are all open
because it's a really hot day.
But we try to be a little more aero we can
for the last K, last kick on the sprint.
You try to win the stage.
- Okay, and how about when you're not racing the wins?
Do you still like to wear a speed suit,
or do you you like to have the jersey fully open
so you can just chill?
- Yeah, in the next stage you can see me
wear a normal jersey, summer jersey.
Really, really light mesh material.
Normal helmet, everything more comfortable
and more for the hot condition.
(lively music)
- Now, no real surprises there.
Or maybe there was.
Short-sleeved jerseys, and the thinnest ones,
seem to be the most popular choice
of those people of the peleton.
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