Finding a good tri race top is hard. I don’t race tris any more, but I occasionally have a look around and I am disappointed with the current offerings. My requirements for half or full IM distance racing would be:
Assuming swimming with no top on, swim-skin(new or old) or a wetsuit as rules conditions dictate.
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Must be full zip on the front. Reason, so that it can be put on easily and quickly while I am wet in T1( no half zip pull-overs)
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Must be cut long, so that it reaches the top of my shorts
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Pockets must be of a functional size, to carry stuff but not so big that they catch wind
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Must be tight fitting
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Must offer decent shoulder coverage( from sun) but still be sleeveless.
I keep looking for this elusive garment, but I have yet to find it.
The top that came closest to this was the one that strangely, Cervelo made for a couple of years but then dis-continued.