How to dress for the Tour de France - or your commute

Cycling clothing experts Huez share their top tips for the kit that will have you winning your own yellow jersey

Huez cyclewear
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Cycling's most famous race, the Tour de France, pedalled off this weekend and for the next few weeks it will be hard to escape the competition's many twists, subplots, intrigues and allure. Founded in 1903 by Henri Desgrange, it is the biggest annual sporting event in the world and has more live spectators than the Olympic Games or the Fifa World Cup.

With so much being said about pro-cycling in recent years, how has the sport - and specifically cyclists' attire - developed for those of us not blessed with the near superhuman ability to ride as great speed over huge distances and up and down intimidating mountain ranges?

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