EF Pro Cycling has revealed its switch-out kit for the 2026 Giro dItalia, with an out-of-this-world theme promising a signal from beyond. Every year, the WorldTour team trades its usual kit for a unique design to avoid clashing with the pink leaders jersey of the Giro dItalia, which gets underway on Friday 8 May. Previous versions have varied from the conservative to the extreme, with the 2020 collaboration with Palace featuring a cartoon duck. The switch-out kit is available to buy in limited quantities. EF Pro Cycling This years kit features an alien plastered across the chest, and on the back there is a UFO and an upside-down cow. EF Pro Cycling parted ways with Rapha last year, with Rapha CEO Fran Millar saying the relationship had gotten tired. But the teams new kit sponsor, Assos, has injected new extraterrestrial life into proceedings. Assos CEO Edwin Navez said: We believe innovation happens when you challenge conventions, both in how products perform and how they are expressed. Too often in this sport, performance and identity are treated separately. We dont see it that way. With EF Pro Cycling, this is again about pushing both at the same time, engineering at the highest level, and a visual language that refuses to blend in. EF Pro Cycling says the design is an invitation: We made contact A signal. A message: We ride in peace. Do you? Join us." In other words, the switch-out kit comes with a 'Space // Time' collection of jerseys and bib shorts you can buy. The collection is said to translate the campaigns cosmic narrative into technical equipment designed for the worlds most demanding stage race. It is available now in limited quantities. You may like: You can now ride the Giro dItalia on Fortnite The rear of the jersey features a UFO and an upside-down cow. EF Pro Cycling Assos CEO Edwin Navez: "Too often in this sport, performance and identity are treated separately. We dont see it that way." EF Pro Cycling The 'Space // Time' collection includes a casual jersey. EF Pro Cycling