Ahead of the 2022 season, the UCI forced the women's teams to redesign their kits for the second time, with Biscaia-Durango (open in new tab) being told to change the pink look.

Last month, the Andy Schleck-CP NVST-Imo Roche (open in new tab) team was told to discard the kit they had already produced due to a clash with three WorldTour teams that chose the same orange, purple, and pink color scheme.

On Tuesday, Biscaia-Durango announced that they, too, had been told to go back to square one because of a clash with the UCI's own jersey for the leader of the Women's World Tour.

That jersey has been a plum purple in recent years but will be a lighter shade in 2021, with the torso panels closer to the deep pink that Biscaia-Durango has worn in recent years.

The design of the 2022 WWT leader's jersey by the UCI has not yet been announced, but the Spanish team has revealed that two versions of the 2022 kit have already been rejected.

"We would have liked to announce the 2022 season kit at this time of preseason, but unfortunately we cannot yet," the team said in a statement.

"We have worn pink for the past six seasons and it has become one of the hallmarks of our team. The International Cycling Union has rejected two different designs of our kit on the grounds that it resembles the UCI Women's World Tour leader's jersey. "We are not sure yet if we will be able to wear our colors this season, but we hope to show our new skin soon."

This news follows the controversy surrounding Andy Shurek-CP NVST-IMO Roche, who were forced to withdraw before SD Walks, the UAE team, and Human Powered Health, even though they claimed they submitted the designs first. They began selling the rejected kits to recoup their costs and were successful in selling the lot.

It is common for the UCI to intervene in conflicts with the leader's jersey, especially in major stage races, and Jumbo Visma has had to modify the yellow jersey in recent Tour de France races.