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Hasta La Vista

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:07:42 +0000

~Rapha Condor Sharp have established themselves as one of the dominant forces in UK racing over the last few years. For 2012 the emphasis is on developing young talent, with the introduction of a group of U23's. New recruit Felix English, Irish track...

Winter Training Revisited

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:46:21 +0000

~WORDS: Joe Hall~ Like most riders, I struggle in the battle to become the cycling maestro I occasionally imagine I am. While there is evidence to suggest some success in my pursuit of effective winter training, it’s not because my legs are burn...

Cross Continents

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:26:30 +0000

~Words: Joe Hall Photos: Jeremy Dunn~ Last weekend saw the climax of the international cyclocross season when the legendary venue at Koksijde played host to the 2012 World Cyclocross Championships. Koksijde is renowned not just for its punishing ...

Play it as it Lies

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:17:52 +0000

~INTERVIEW: Jeremy Dunn~ ~PHOTOS: Tom Robertsonww.tomrobertsonphoto.com/ in Belgium~ Zach McDonald has had a pretty good year. He might still be getting beat up by the older kids at school (just take a look at Jonathan Page accidentally T-bonin...

Chris Jones: A Man for all Seasons

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:31:55 +0000

~INTERVIEW: Tom Southam~ ~PHOTOS: Jeremy Dunn at Jingle Cross, Iowa City~ All my life I have been something of a road racing purist. In 17 years of racing, I have never taken part in any races that weren’t on the road. I considered mountain bik...

Twelve for 2012

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:17:54 +0000

1. Worldwide Road Rides As road cycling continues to engulf the planet with more people discovering uncharted roads and terrain, Rapha will be leading the field with a global expansion of the Rapha Continental. Expect to see films and tales of exp...

Tour Down Under 2012 Passport

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:05:22 +0000

To celebrate the 2012 Santos Tour Down Under, which begins on Sunday 15th January, Rapha have devised a group of rides around Adelaide. Led by experienced local riders, the five routes will explore some of the most spectacular riding in the world. It...

Best of the Festive 500 2011

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:24:30 +0000

Please note: There will be a public vote to decide our final top three via Facebook on Friday 20th January. The 2011 edition of the Festive 500 saw nearly 4000 people take to the roads. What started in 2009 as one man’s insane ambition to escape...

Rapha Condor Sharp Film Competition

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:09:35 +0000

COMPETITION NOW CLOSED Win the chance to shoot and direct a short film, following the Rapha Condor Sharp Team at their training camp in 2012. Rapha and Condor are offering a young filmmaker the chance to shoot and direct the 2012 Rapha Condo...

Festive 500 – Ride to Redemption

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:19:33 +0000

Rapha are challenging riders across the globe to go the distance and escape the clutches of holiday indulgence by riding 500 kilometres between the 23rd and 31st of December. Clock your kilometres however you can and then post evidence on our Faceboo...

Alpe d'Quiz

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 17:42:38 +0000

In honour of the 21 famous hairpins of Alpe d’Huez, Rapha is counting down to the holiday with a multiple-choice question every day for 21 days, beginning on midnight UTC/GMT, Sunday 4th December and ending on Saturday the 24th. Every day a new ...

KTC China

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:29:36 +0000

Today, a number of Rapha products are designed in London and made in China. This may seem like a contradictory statement, but it's not. The creative vitality of the UK and London’s network of talent means it is one of the world’s great design hub...

Rapha Rides Oslo Film

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:12:52 +0000

Norway’s capital Oslo offers a different take on urban road riding. The city’s quiet roads, green spaces and buildings painted in muted colours are juxtaposed to the vibrant chaos of London or New York. But it’s also a city of fronts: where imp...

Winter Training

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:50:32 +0000

By Joe Hall The road to a successful winter of riding is paved with good intentions, but inevitably so is the road to idleness. The manual I have says, “to see yourself as the cycling maestro that you have always dreamed of becoming […] do the...

Return of the Mac

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:18:32 +0000

Few pieces of apparel provide as compelling a chapter in the history of British tailoring as the story of the waterproof overcoat or ‘mac’. The back story for what long ago became a quintessential piece for autumn and winter brings together pione...

Turkey Takeoff

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:17:39 +0000

This Thanksgiving holiday, don’t sit around and pile on the calories, ride them away with Rapha and Strava’s Turkey Takeoff. Thanksgiving usually means eating and drinking as much as you possibly can. But Rapha and Strava are challenging you ...

Oslo City Guide

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:45:19 +0000

“There were angels dining at the Ritz… ” A brass band was playing ‘A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square’ as we cycled up to the roof of the Oslo’s Operahuset. Rising like pack ice out of the mirror- still waters of the Oslofjord, the ...

The Style of Rapha Condor Sharp

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:01:23 +0100

~WORDS: Tom Southam PHOTOS: Jon Bergman~ We used to be such a good looking team. When I first joined Rapha Condor (as it was known then) in 2009, we didn’t have a disagreeable face amongst us. However, there must be some sort of correlation bet...

Women’s Winter Riding

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:12:36 +0100

Collyn Ahart, a London-based cyclist, writer and brand strategist, has recently tested Rapha's latest Autumn Winter products for women. Here she discusses and reviews three key pieces in the wider context of her winter riding. Temperatures have pl...

An Interview with James Holliday

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:30:04 +0100

Rapha's luggage collection offers products for use in every mode of a cyclist's life: whether it's scavenging around the city, travelling abroad for a riding weekend or commuting to the office. The philosophy was to create a collection that, like all...

Super Cross

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:54:42 +0100

MUD. SWEAT. FRITES. COWBELLS. Quite possibly the most entertaining three days of racing the UK has ever seen.