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The link between Castelli and the yellow jersey was especially strong in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The Italian brand took over the supply of the jersey in 1989 and held the role until 1994. During that period, Greg LeMond won two of his Tour titles, while Miguel Indurain claimed four of his five consecutive victories.<\/p>\n
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Miguel Indurain, a Spanish cycling legend.<\/p>\n
Nike, Le Coq Sportif and Santini: the latest changes<\/p>\n
The planned return in July 2027 will bring back a familiar brand for fans who followed the Spanish rider\u2019s successes. Indurain won his fifth Tour in 1995, but another supplier had taken over by then: Giordana, which held the role for just one season.<\/p>\n
Before Castelli, the yellow jersey was associated with Le Coq Sportif. The French brand supplied champions such as Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Laurent Fignon, and also dressed LeMond for his first victory. Its stint ended in 1988, when Pedro Delgado won the race.<\/p>\n
After Giordana\u2019s brief stint, Nike took over in 1996 and supplied the jersey until 2011. During those years, the yellow jersey was worn by champions including \u00d3scar Pereiro, Alberto Contador and Carlos Sastre.<\/p>\n
The Nike era<\/p>\n
It also featured during Lance Armstrong\u2019s victories, though his seven Tour titles were later stripped because of doping. Cadel Evans, who beat Andy Schleck, brought that period to a close.<\/p>\n
In 2012, Le Coq Sportif returned as supplier of cycling\u2019s most recognisable jersey. The rooster was back on the yellow jersey during an era that included Chris Froome\u2019s four victories and Tadej Poga\u010dar\u2019s first two. The French brand\u2019s second stint lasted until 2021.<\/p>\n
Santini took over supply in 2022 and has since dressed the Tour winners, including Poga\u010dar and Jonas Vingegaard. The Italian brand, also known for making the rainbow jerseys worn by world champions, will hand over to Castelli after the 2026 season.<\/p>\n
The change will take effect in July 2027, when the new supplier\u2019s scorpion returns to the yellow jersey. Castelli will once again be part of the Tour, having featured in four of Indurain\u2019s five victories. The brand will expand its presence across the Grand Tours by supplying the leader\u2019s jerseys for the Tour de France and La Vuelta, while continuing its association with the Giro d\u2019Italia\u2019s maglia rosa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The link between Castelli and the yellow jersey was especially strong in the late 1980s and early…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":928980,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[569],"tags":[64,63,784,141091,85,2845],"class_list":["post-928979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cycling","tag-miguel-indurain","tag-sports","tag-tour-de-france"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/928979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=928979"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/928979\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/928980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=928979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=928979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=928979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}