The Tour de France jerseys will be provided by Santini

Amaury Sport Organization, the company behind the Tour de France, has announced Santini as the new official race partner. From 2022, the Italian brand will supply all the official jerseys of the leaders of the Tour de France, as well as the leaders of the Tour de France Women with Zwift, and amateur riders participating in L’Étape du Tour, in an agreement that will extend to ‘in 2027. The brand will also produce replica official jerseys which will be on sale to the public.

The move marks the end of a decade in which Le Coq Sportif supplied jerseys for the leaders after the French brand took over from Nike before the 2012 Tour.

“The signing of this agreement has been an extremely moving experience for us and we are really delighted to announce this partnership with the Tour de France,†said Monica Santini, CEO of Santini Cycling Wear. “It marks the continuation of a relationship with ASO, started with the sponsorship of La Vuelta and continued with the Deutschland Tour. Now we have also added the most important race on the international cycling calendar to our tally. “

The announcement comes in addition to Santini’s existing agreements with the UCI and UEC, in which the brand supplies the podium jerseys for the Rainbow and European champions. The Italian brand has also supplied the jerseys of the leaders of the Vuelta a España since 2016, under a contract signed for five years. It is not confirmed whether this deal will continue.

Yann Le Moenner, CEO of ASO, said: “We are happy and proud to welcome Santini to the Tour de France. A new chapter is opening for the leader’s jerseys of the Grande Boucle thanks to this historic brand of cycling equipment. It will offer high-performance products with creative designs both to the elite of world cycling and to regular amateur riders who will once again be present at all the events organized by ASO.

Founded in 1965 by Pietro Santini, the Italian brand has a rich heritage and racing history, starting with its official UCI World Champion and World Cup leader jerseys in 1988, and the creation of a lasting relationship with the Giro d’Italia and Maglia Rosa five years later. Since then, Santini has forged a host of high-level partnerships and collaborations, with Lizzie Deignan, the Australian National Cycling Team, La Vuelta, Trek-Segafredo and the Tour de Suisse. Now, with the announcement of this five-year partnership, he’s adding the Tour de France to that list.