Bahrain Victorious swap red for white for 2024 team kit

Bahrain Victorious have unveiled their new team kit for 2024, moving away from the red they have used for several seasons to don a white jersey with teal and navy accents, and navy shorts.

The kit is manufactured by Alé, who has made the team's kit since 2021, and will be worn by the likes of gravel world champion Matej Mohorič, British national champion Fred Wright and Grand Tour stage winner Pello Bilbao next season.

The Bahrain-backed squad has ridden in largely red kits since its inception, inspired by the Bahrain flag. This summer at the Tour de France, the team wore a special ‘pearl white’ jersey, intended to symbolise the pearl fishing in Bahrain, and the 2024 kit returns to that theme for the full season.

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The teal accents, which have been on the kit since 2022, also have a symbolic purpose.

“Building on the tremendous success of the Tour de France 2023 kit, the design keeps the striking teal touches that represent the tones of the shallow waters of the ‘two seas’ renowned for their rich pearling beds surrounding the kingdom. The gold accents across the design hark back to the team’s foundation in 2017, which perfectly highlights the pearl white design,” a team press release read.

The navy blue accents and shorts, which replace the previous black, are meant to represent the team’s commitment to cut their carbon emissions.

“Along with the gold touches, the team returns to its foundation, switching back to navy blue from black. With the connotations around black and carbon, this is more than just a mere colour change; it represents a commitment from the team and our partners to reducing our carbon footprint, aligning with the UCI’s mandate for teams to cut emissions by 2030,” they said.

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On the front of the jersey, the logo of partner Bapco Energies - an arm of the Bahraini Ministry of Oil and Gas - is slightly more prominent in this new design, with the team saying they will call on the company’s expertise to help lower their environmental impact.

“Our commitment as a team towards achieving these sustainability goals is also to inspire future generations and encourage broader adoption of cycling as a sustainable form of movement,” the team said.

As well as the sponsor logos, the jersey features a small red #rideforGino motif, just below the main logo, in tribute to Gino Mäder, who died whilst racing for the team in June of 2023.

To go with the new kit, the team were pictured on white Merida bikes, with matching teal and gold accents, and similarly colour-coordinated Rudy Project helmets.

Bahrain Victorious join Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale, Arkéa-B&B Hotels and dsm-firmenich PostNL as the men's teams who have released their kits for next year, whilst Egan Bernal also leaked a possible version of the Ineos Grenadiers 2024 kit.