Rapha Feed (News And Stories)

Hell of the North Ride

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:24:04 +0000

~SUNDAY 11th APRIL 2010~ 100km 20 sectors of pavé (bridleways) North London start & finish at pub Watch the race afterwards Signed Flecha jersey prize Our homage to one of the great monuments of the sport, Paris-Roubaix, wil...

Rapha in Richmond

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:07:52 +0000

Friday, February 26 — Sunday, February 28 Rapha is returning as exhibitors to the North American Handmade Bicycle Show happening in Richmond, Virginia, between February 26th – 28th. New spring/summer products will be on display, and we...

The Rapha Top Ten for 2010

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:51:52 +0000

2010 promises to be a spectacular and action-packed calendar of road riding, events and products. Here's what we are looking forward to this coming year. Our long awaited women’s range launches this March. Finally, female riders will be a...

Oregon Manifest 2009

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:31:49 +0100

Oregon. We love dreamers." It's a catchy slogan from Travel Oregon, the organization that is responsible for marketing the state as a tourist and vacation destination. Long before tourism boards or marketing budgets, Oregon represented discovery ...

L'Eroica Bike Auction

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:50:10 +0100

Rapha sourced some beautiful vintage machines to ride L'Eroica. Four of these bikes, provided by London shop, Tour de Villeourdevillelondon.blogspot.com/2009/10/rapha-leroica-2009.html, are auctioned here. If you are thinking of riding L'Eroica next ...

Cent Cols Challenge photostory

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:55:33 +0100

Billed as the ‘ultimate sportive’, the inaugural Cent Cols Challenge saw 22 riders complete a gruelling but truly epic route from Thonon les Bains to Annecy, across the French Alps. Taking place between the 14th and 24th September 2009, i...

Autumn Winter 2009 Range Preview

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:48:12 +0100

Rapha is proud to introduce its exciting new range for Autumn/Winter 2009. Combining technical innovation with Rapha's trademark styling, the new collection covers every aspect of the upcoming season. From high-performance roadwear designed for the t...

An interview with Phil Deeker

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:13:10 +0100

For the amateur cyclist, whether racing, touring or just riding, climbing mountains is often seen as the greatest feat and the biggest challenge on a bike, and also the most rewarding. Phil Deeker, a good friend of Rapha, took up cycling some ten yea...

Breaking Away with Mellow Johnny's

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:27:54 +0100

BikeRadar and CyclingNews Tour de France podcast and a Rapha Classic Jersey will be give...

Smithfield Nocturne 2009

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:47:47 +0100

Last Saturday, 6th June, saw a balmy evening in London’s historic Smithfield when a record 10,000 spectators turned out for the third annual Smithfield Nocturne. With some of the best riders in the UK set to do battle on the city streets, speci...

The Elusive Prize

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:26:58 +0100

The 2009 edition of the Etape du Tour is the most hotly anticipated to date. The coup de grace of this year’s event will be the Giant of Provence, Mont Ventoux. Featured 13 times in the Tour’s history, ‘Le Geant’ is infamously...

Mont Ventoux

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:13:57 +0100

In 2010 the second volume of Rapha's 'Great Road Climbs' series will be published. Written by Graeme Fife, with photographs by Pete Drinkell, the new volume will cover the climbs of the Southern Alps and Riviera. To celebrate the return of the Tou...

Favourite Shirts Exhibition

Wed, 13 May 2009 22:10:54 +0100

To mark this month’s Giro d’Italia, the Paul Smith shop on Melrose Avenue in L.A. is hosting an exclusive exhibition of classic cycling jerseys.