ASSOS and EF have somehow made the Giro’s alien kit even weirder with new ‘Spooky’ collection

ASSOS and EF have somehow made the Giro’s alien kit even weirder with new ‘Spooky’ collection

The limited-edition capsule includes two aero-fit jerseys and a casual long-sleeve option, priced from £115 to £180, but its extraterrestrial details provide the main talking point.

By Peter Stuart · · 2 min read

ASSOS of Switzerland and EF Pro Cycling have revealed their limited-edition “Spooky” collection, extending the team’s changeout-kit concept beyond the Giro d'Italia and into the Tour de France.

The new range combines eerie green and deep blue graphics with inverted ASSOS and EF logos. The collection will be available globally from July through selected retailers and ASSOS’ official channels.

ASSOS and EF describe the range as the “Spooky” collection and frame its concept as “S P O O K Y: An Alternate Reality.” The altered EF logo is intended to resemble “ET”, with an inverted F and mirrored spelling of 'Education'.

Cyclist in helmet and dark kit riding through a gritty tunnel, looking forward as spectators blur behind

Another detail appears on the right shoulder, where the jersey carries the exact GPS coordinates of ASSOS headquarters in Ticino, Switzerland. The vision, according to ASSOS, is that the coordinates tell any abducting extraterrestrials where to return the wearer.

Spooky collection prices and availability

The EQUIPE R Jersey S11 EF Spooky Edition is priced at €205, £180 or $240. ASSOS says it is a race jersey built around the EF Education-EasyPost aero fit.

The DYORA R Jersey S11 EF Spooky Edition costs the same at €205, £180 or $240, with a second-skin aero fit. The TACTICA LS Jersey T5 EF Spooky Edition is the cheaper, more casual long-sleeve model, priced at €130, £115 or $160 for use on and off the bike.

ASSOS says the capsule combines its podium-proven textiles with close-fitting cuts, but it has not supplied fabric compositions, garment weights or aerodynamic data for these limited-edition versions. A complete list of participating retailers is also unavailable.

Cyclist in a blue jersey and sunglasses rides hard at night, arms out in a dramatic motion

The release continues the extraterrestrial theme used for EF’s 2026 Giro d’Italia changeout kit, the first alternate design produced under the team’s ASSOS apparel partnership. That green “Ride In Peace” kit featured an alien head on the front, while the rear carried a UFO and an upside-down cow.

EF’s men’s and women’s squads switch away from their usual pink at the Giro because that colour is reserved for the race leader’s maglia rosa. The 2026 design was developed by the EF Global Creative Studio with ASSOS and was met with broad acclaim by the cycling community, who enjoyed the return to the spontaneous and boundary-breaking tradition of the team's switch-out kit.

The collection is available on official ASSOS channels and selected global retailers.

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Peter is the editor of Velora and oversees Velora’s editorial strategy and content standards, bringing nearly 20 years of cycling journalism to the site. He was editor of Cyclingnews from 2022, introducing its digital membership strategy and expanding its content pillars. Before that he was digital editor at Cyclist and then Rouleur having joined Cyclist in 2012 after freelance work for titles including The Times and The Telegraph. He has reported from Grand Tours and WorldTour races, and previously represented Great Britain as a rower.