INEOS Grenadiers appear ready to trample one of pro cycling’s strongest style taboos in 2026, after a leaked teaser suggested the team will race in predominantly white shorts.
Continuing the team's collaboration with Spanish brand Gobik which began in 2025, Ineos glimpsed a first look at its 2026 outfit on social media complete striking white bib short panels where the WorldTour norm expects black.
An official reveal is set for 17 December, but forums have already done what fan forums do. Reddit threads are packed with screenshots and the inevitable questions: mud, road spray, and, in rainy Classics, how transparent are those bibs going to look on live TV?
White shorts are rare for exactly those reasons. Mathieu van der Poel’s all-white look at the 2019 Tour of Flanders sparked days of debate over stains, modesty and whether light kit offers a visibility advantage. INEOS now seem ready to reopen that argument in prime time.
Photo: Ineos Grenadiers/ Instagram
Behind the drama sits new sponsor TotalEnergies. The energy giant’s white brand block began muscling into the INEOS jersey in 2025, and this leak suggests that brightness is sliding further down the kit, reshaping one of the peloton’s most recognisable dark designs.
On 17 December we will find out whether the team doubles down on the brave option, or quietly tones the controversy back to black.
