The Movistar jersey in the Tour de France will pay tribute to Barcelona, Gaudí and the Sagrada Família
Movistar will shine in the Tour de France 2026 a jersey that will perform tribute to Barcelona, Antoni Gaudí and the Sagrada Famíliaheadquarters and symbols of the start of the ‘Grande boucle’ that will take place this Saturday in the Barcelona City.
“An iconic outing that will serve to bring the most important race in the world to the streets of a city internationally recognized for its architecture, its culture and its ability to inspire everyone who walks through it”according to the team in a statement.
The special jersey with which Movistar will compete in the Tour de France, a new skin that pays tribute to Barcelona and two of its most universal symbols: Antoni Gaudí and the Sagrada Famíliain the year in which the centenary of the death of Gaudí is commemorated, whose work continues to represent creativity, innovation and the search for excellence.
Values, the note says, “which are also part of the DNA of the team with the most history in the international peloton. The graphic elements of the jersey are inspired by the shapes, textures and geometries present in the Sagrada Familia, an icon recognized throughout the world and one of the great hallmarks of the Catalan capital.”
The result is a kit that connects sport, culture and territory in one of the editions of the Tour de France more special for Spanish cycling.
For Movistar Team, the only Spanish team in the UCI WorldTour, take the Tour departure from the Spanish city “It is a particularly significant moment.”
The jersey wants to reflect the union between the city that hosts the ‘Grand Départ’ and the team that represents Spanish cycling in the top category.
“Our challenge was to convert an architectural icon into a graphic language that would work on a moving jersey. We worked with light, transparencies and geometries inspired by the Sagrada Familia to create a plot that reveals new nuances as the perspective changes,” explains the statement.
The result of everything “It is a design that pays tribute to Barcelona without giving up the sporting identity and performance that competition demands”, according to Alberto García, co-founder of the sportswear company Gobik.
