Best long-sleeved cycling jerseys 2025: Keeping you warm when the temperatures fall

A cyclist's wardrobe staple, protecting against cooler temperatures on the bike

Male cyclist riding up a snowy lane wearing one of the best long sleeved cycling jerseys
(Image credit: Bob)

Owning one of the best long sleeve cycling jerseys will be a game-changer for any bike rider. Proving to be an extremely versatile piece of cycling apparel, a long sleeve cycling jersey can work well across most seasons making them a great value purchase.

Often worn on their own in the spring and autumn, the long sleeves protect against cooler starts and finishes to the day. As winter arrives they become a great layering piece, teamed with a thermal base layer and one of the best winter cycling jackets.

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Hannah Bussey

Hannah is Cycling Weekly’s longest-serving tech writer, having started with the magazine back in 2011. She has covered all things technical for both print and digital over multiple seasons representing CW at spring Classics, and Grand Tours and all races in between.

Hannah was a successful road and track racer herself, competing in UCI races all over Europe as well as in China, Pakistan and New Zealand.

For fun, she's ridden LEJOG unaided, a lap of Majorca in a day, won a 24-hour mountain bike race and tackled famous mountain passes in the French Alps, Pyrenees, Dolomites and Himalayas. 

She lives just outside the Peak District National Park near Manchester UK with her partner, daughter and a small but beautifully formed bike collection. 

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