Von Jeremy Dunn • 31st May 2013 • Geposted in Events
Join Rapha and the riders of the Rapha Continental, along with their collection of handmade steel bicycles, for a special one-night exhibition in conjunction with Portland, Oregon's renowned First Thursday Art Walk.
The Rapha Continental is an inspiring online journal of ride films and photography, route maps and cue sheets. The project began in the United States in 2007 as an antidote to the clinical aspects of contemporary road racing. It was conceived as a more creative expression of road riding, with the belief that you don't need to pin a race number on to experience the pleasure that comes from tough rides. From the start, the Rapha Continental has been about exploring the road less travelled, discovering those things you only find out on the open road with your fellow riders.
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Von Joe Hall • 22nd May 2013 • Geposted in Events
The 2013 Etape du Tour promises to be an unforgettable journey through some of the most beautiful terrain in all of France. In the departments of the Savoie and the Haute Savoie, home to idyllic Alpine pastures and picturesque mountain passes, the route is that of the penultimate stage of this year's 100th edition of the Tour.
Beginning in the town of Annecy, which sits on the northern shore of Lake Annecy, the route loops back round for a grand parcours of some of the prettiest riding terrain in the world. Whilst aesthetically seductive, it's a tough day on the bike with plenty of climbing. The presentation will give you all the advice and inspiration you need to be prepared (mentally at least) for the big day.
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Von Franziska Stenke • 13th May 2013 • Geposted in Events
Giro von München
Wer am 21.05.13 in München ist oder Lust hat anzureisen, ist herzlich eingeladen an unserer abendlichen Ausfahrt in der wunderschönen Umgebung von München teilzunehmen. Die gemütliche Ausfahrt von 75km wird ca. 3 Stunden dauern. Der Abend wird mit Getränken und italienischen Häppchen bei unserem Verkaufspartner bikedress abgerundet, wo ebenfalls die Highlights der Giro Etappe gezeigt werden. Eine gute Gelegenheit gleichgesinnte Radbegeisterte zu treffen, das Rapha Sortiment im Laden von bikedress zu bestaunen und den Giro d’Italia anzuschauen.
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Von Jack Flanagan • 3rd May 2013 • Geposted in Events
Join us on the 22nd of June for the Rapha Gentlemen's* Race, an unmarshalled and unsanctioned point-to-point team challenge taking place around the Summer Solstice.
Each group of six riders will set off from the ancient walled city of York, leaving behind its winding medieval passageways and embarking on self-determined routes through the glorious scenery of the North Yorkshire Moors. Changeable June weather will no doubt present a challenge over the open landscape and coastline. In sun, rouleurs will take in summer blooms and vivid greenery covering abbey ruins, silent for centuries after the dissolution of the monasteries under Henry VIII. Inclement weather, however, could shift the mood to one more reminiscent of the shipwreck near Whitby which brought Dracula to England disguised as a black dog. Teams are required to pass through a halfway checkpoint in this sleepy port town. Battling potential offshore winds on the way back to York will need the strength of the stone walls of Whitby Abbey, where, nearly a thousand years ago, monks labored away at producing intricate gold-glossed manuscripts during the height of early medieval religious art in England. These great ruins, perched atop the cliffs and standing watch over the town below, also mark the spot where the modern Christian calendar was negotiated by a synod of bishops in the seventh century. No doubt a similar form of teamwork will be required from riders as they work their way back across the moors towards York and the finish, with the spires of the Minster, visible from miles away, beckoning each group homewards.
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Von Franziska Stenke • 11th April 2013 • Geposted in Events
Am Samstag, den 20. April, muss man nicht nach Belgien reisen, um an einem Frühjahrsklassiker teilzunehmen: Rapha kommt nach Mannheim, um mit unserem neuen Verkaufspartner engelhorn sports das Wochenende von Lüttich-Bastogne-Lüttich mit einem großen Rad-Event zu begehen. Neben belgischen Waffeln, Bier und Kopfsteinpflaster, gibt es den ganzen Tag über ein spannendes Programm für Radbegeisterte.
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Von Ken Bloomer • 5th April 2013 • Geposted in Events
The Spring Classics are in full swing and Rapha is again heading into the heart of the windswept battlegrounds of the North. On our journey, however, we will be exploring not the roads of the Classics, but rather those off the beaten track.
On 13th April, we will trace the route of our next Rapha Continental Hidden Europe ride, with a film to be released later this spring. This is an opportunity not only to get to see the new Continental bikes up close but also to ride and chat with fellow riders. So if you would like to ride the route, from Den Haag to Amsterdam, why not come and ride with us? We will being meeting at 9am at Lola Bikes and Coffee and rolling out at 10am. The ride will be approximately 180km in length and we’ll stop en-route for a bite to eat.
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Von Jeremy Dunn • 29th March 2013 • Geposted in Events
photography by Emily Maye
The Tour of Flanders is a funny race. Not funny in the way that makes you chuckle as your ride partner senselessly attacks in the same spot every time. A dip in the road, followed by a short rise and he's off. Someone chases, and you smile because, before you know it, he has called the whole thing off and is waving his hands in that way that indicates he’s no longer going for it. Not like that.
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