Human Powered Health’s 2026 racing kit isn’t just a new look—it’s the result of countless technical choices, material innovations, and design decisions that shape how a rider feels on the bike. Built through Verge’s precision-driven craftsmanship, every panel, stitch, and fabric selection serves a purpose: to reduce drag, improve comfort, and deliver race-day reliability. ‘Tailwind’ emerges from this process of engineering and refinement, capturing the sense of forward momentum that will carry the team into the new Women’s WorldTour season.
Thanks to Verge Sport, the garments don’t just look quick, but test fast too. Verge was founded in 1996 with a simple mission: to make world-class cycling apparel accessible to everyone. It has grown quickly and expanded globally as more riders and teams recognized the quality and consistency of Verge gear, produced entirely in its own facility, under its direct control.
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“Partnering with a Women’s UCI WorldTour team like Human Powered Health is the next chapter in that mission,” explains founder Michael Magur. “It allows us to combine innovation, performance, and purpose while supporting one of the most dynamic and inspiring teams in the sport. And just as important – partnering at the WorldTour level lets us test and refine our products in the most demanding conditions, bringing those improvements directly back to every Verge customer.”
Verge was on the ground with the team at the Human Powered Health Performance Lab in Wellesley, MA, as well as our December training camp, where their meticulous fit process was clear for all to see.
“Every rider is different – different anatomy, race demands, and fit preferences,” explains Magur “That’s why we do individual fittings, gather detailed rider feedback, and make micro-adjustments to paneling, sleeve and short length, and chamois selection. The result isn’t a ‘team kit’ – it’s 15–20 individually optimized garments built for each athlete’s needs. The team’s feedback from Boston and Spain shaped everything from the aerodynamic sleeve layup to thermal layering combinations for early-season races.”
Ethical production of their garments is key to Verge’s approach. Their factory in the Philippines is a beacon of the company’s dedication to best-in-class working conditions and environmental sustainability.
“For us, ethical production isn’t a slogan—it’s how we operate,” explains Magur. “Every garment is made in our own Verge-owned factory in the Philippines, where workers receive fair wages, clean working conditions, healthcare, and long-term career development. We control our entire supply chain, use responsible material partners, and ensure no shortcuts are taken in quality or labor practices. When an athlete pulls on a Verge kit, they’re wearing something made responsibly, by people treated with dignity, in a facility we are proud to stand behind.”
Key to the 2026 look is the new ‘Tailwind’ design. Reflecting the idea of forward momentum – wind at your back – as the team enters a new season and pursues higher performance. It blends the brand’s warm–cool gradient, symbolizing the Pillars of Performance, with textured streaks that evoke motion and the energy of visualized wind.
“The process was unique,” says Sam Wiebe, Creative Director, of the design. “The Tailwind pattern itself was made by our brilliant designer Emily, and is made up of pixels. An image in Photoshop, essentially. We have never, in my 18+ years of doing this, executed a design with a layer of pixels like this. It comes with a unique set of challenges – resolution matters, and also developing the type of transparency you need to keep the gradient color intact while also providing the color contrast and level of subtlety you want. So it was a unique process, more work than a standard color-based design, but well worth it in the end.”
Wiebe and designer Emily Saint-Onge have collaborated on team kit designs for many years and were excited to design a refreshed look alongside a new partner.
“Working with Verge has been amazing,” says Wiebe. “They came to our lab visit in Wellesley and worked with each athlete, measuring them for a custom fit on their kit. They delivered countless test swatches for our palette and pattern, and provided recommendations on how we could alter the CMYK hues we use to best fit our brand color scheme with their printing processes. It has been a seamless, awesome collaboration.”
This new partnership doesn’t just benefit our racing team. Our fans can expect competitions, giveaways and special collaborations throughout the season.
