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Yeah I don't know, their sizing continues to annoy and frustrate me. Especially as they don't provide actual measurements of the different ranges, you're left to guess what size you might be in one or the other with not that much to go on apart from what has fit you previously - until they change the cut and it's all wrong again.
For example, as you describe, the 'pro team' stuff isn't just a racing cut and therefore skin-tight, it's just an undetermined amount smaller all-round. I don't get how anyone thought doing such an intransparent mix of sizes in their ranges was a good idea. But then, it's not exactly exclusive to Rapha, I'm having some such issues with other brands as well.
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Speaking of bibs and tights - I was recently very surprised that pro team lightweight bibs didn't fit me even though i've been wearing brevet bibs of the same size for the last 2 years. My legs would get squeezed like those dried sausages and shoulder straps barely reached my shoulders.
I've read that pro team is a little bit "tighter race fit", didn't realise that it might be that tight. I've got brevet bibs and deep winter tights of the same size (M) and their fit is way different.