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Going to the Chapel
We have been to Belgium and can confirm that the soul of bike racing is alive and well. We found it atop a ridge, being resuscitated by a crowd of people drinking beer underneath a giant crucifix, as deep, dark house music pumped out of a giant speaker only to be snatched by a cruel north wind and hurled over the sodden muddy fields below.
The Work Behind the Trails We Love
There’s a natural connection between the trails and those that ride them, it requires a willingness to give back to the ground you ride on.
Emotions Of Racing
Created in collaboration with Maghalie, this year’s Rochette collection is inspired by the spectrum of emotions experienced when racing.
EF Education-TIBCO-SVB
Shaking things up with North America’s longest running women’s pro cycling team.
Descent - Ana Orenz
Following a near fatal crash in 2021 that left her bed-bound and unable to walk, Ana Orenz could think of only one correct course of action - to return to the race that nearly killed her just one year on.
Rapha Festive 500
500 kilometres. Eight days. 24th-31st December. The world’s favourite festive cycling challenge is back. Join us for even more miles and memories in our riding rite of passage.
Rapha Prestige
Unmarshalled and self-supported, the Rapha Prestige challenges small teams to a one-day adventure across stunning terrain and testing routes on a riding challenge unlike any other.
Rapha Black Friday Ride
Taking to the roads, trails, and singletrack once more to support World Bicycle Relief and its Communities on the Move programme.
Rapha's Guide to Cycling Jackets
No compromises, no shortcuts, no such thing as bad weather. We make the world’s best weather-protective cycling jackets for use on all types of terrain, in any conditions.
Life in Dirt
Meet Luke Cryer, the stylish rider from Staffordshire who broke from a life of racing to build his own lines in the woods.
Earning, Building and Exploring Success
Success is different for everyone, from winning a stage of the tour to completing a multi day endurance event, finally rolling the line you’ve been eyeing for months or bike packing with your best friends at the weekend. Everyone has their own version of success, but one thing is for certain it’s Never Just A Ride.
Rapha’s Guide to Men’s Tights
Find the perfect pair of tights with fit and features tailor made for your riding style.
Rapha’s Guide to Women’s Tights
Find the perfect pair of tights with fit and features tailor made for your riding style.
Trail GORE-TEX Infinium Jacket
Created in collaboration with GORE-TEXâ„¢, the all-new Trail GORE-TEX Infiniumâ„¢ Jacket finds harmony in the balance between wet weather protection and breathability so you can find joy in foul weather.
Tour De Force: Here to Stay
Six weeks on from the grand finale of the first Tour de France Femmes in 33 years, we speak to the first ever American Tour de France winner Marianne Martin, plus EF Education-TIBCO-SVB riders Veronica Ewers, Emily Newsom and Abi Smith about the race.
Rapha + Palace
Not one race but two. Not three weeks but four. There’s something special coming at this year’s Tour.
The Rapha Guide To Mountain Biking in Hot Weather
At the height of the summer, golden singletrack beckons. You may find your peak moments surfing the heatwaves of summer’s trails. Here’s our helpful guide to prepare you for the best that’s yet to come.
High Desert Migration
We sought serenity on springtime trails in Sedona. What we found was so much more.
Men's Jersey Guide
Our jerseys have raced to victory in the world’s most prestigious races, they have been worn on cross-continental adventures, and they are the trusted choice of club riders around the world.
Women's Jersey Guide
The design of each jersey we make has been informed by thousands of kilometres of wear testing, and extensive research and development. But that is where the similarities end. To meet the needs of every rider, our most technical range yet is divided into four collections, complete with this guide to their differences.
Rapha Guide to Springtime Mountain Biking
The short and harsh days of winter have finally drawn to a close. This is the season we’ve all been waiting for. Spring is in full bloom, but don’t be fooled by the forecast – Mother Nature can still catch us off-guard this time of year. Here’s our helpful spring mountain biking guide to dressing properly so you can enjoy fresh tracks all day, every day.
Rapha Guide to Bibs & Shorts - Women
The key to comfortable riding is a pair of quality bib shorts, but not a pair designed for somebody else. All of our women’s bib shorts are designed for women, tested by women, and include a women’s specific chamois pad.
Rapha Guide to Bibs & Shorts - Men
Find the perfect pair of bibs or shorts with fit and features tailor made for your riding style.
Miranda Miller
Even after earning a UCI DH Worlds title and three Canadian National DH Champs victories, Miranda Miller hasn’t slowed down. The Squamish local brings a committed racer’s focus and irreverent sense of humor to everything she does, and next up in her sights is the podium at the Enduro World Series.
The Forgotten Trails
Riding towards a sustainable singletrack future with Rapha athlete and Sage Trail Alliance director Dillon Osleger.
The Rapha Guide to Summertime Mountain Biking
Crushing corners and sending jump lines on daylong loops of golden singletrack. Summertime trails are yours for the taking. Even on the hottest days, keep your cool in sweltering heat and find your flow with tips and tricks from our seasonal riding guide.
Riding Goals
Every January, each one of us at Rapha sets a new riding goal for the season ahead. Join us and our roster of Rapha athletes in the tradition by setting a goal of your own, great or small, to chase over the coming months.
Rapha + GORE-TEX
No compromises, no shortcuts, no such thing as bad weather. We work with GORE-TEX to create the world’s best weather-protective cycling jackets for use on any terrain, in any conditions.
Rapha's Guide to Riding in Winter - Men's
If winter is the hardest time to ride, it’s also the most rewarding. Cold, crisp starts into low sun are worth getting out for, but challenging weather, short days and seasonal merriment can mean the bike is easily neglected. Here’s our comprehensive guide to keeping the pedals turning right through winter.
Rapha's Guide to Riding in Winter - Women's
If winter is the hardest time to ride, it’s also the most rewarding. Cold, crisp starts into low sun are worth getting out for, but challenging weather, short days and seasonal merriment can mean the bike is easily neglected. Here’s our comprehensive guide to keeping the pedals turning right through winter.
Rapha's Guide to Riding in Summer - Men's
Long days made for riding, racing, and exploring with friends await. Still, summer brings its own set of challenges to the committed cyclist. Follow our guide of tips and tricks to stay comfortable on the road as the heat rises.
Rapha's Guide to Riding in Summer - Women's
Long days made for riding, racing, and exploring with friends await. Still, summer brings its own set of challenges to the committed cyclist. Follow our guide of tips and tricks to stay comfortable on the road as the heat rises.
Freedom of the City
From hustling hives of activity to quieter quarters and newer neighbourhoods, unlock your city with a new capsule of refined pieces, each designed to deliver performance and style for the everyday.
Trail Lightweight Jacket
Change with the conditions rather than battling against them with a lightweight, windproof jacket that packs down small and attaches to your bike frame.
Trail Pants
You can’t predict the weather, but you can prepare for it with our all-new Trail Pants designed to offer durable protection, consistent comfort and complete freedom of movement on even the wettest winter rides.
Before the Snow Falls
Heading north on British Columbia's Sea to Sky Highway to put our winter range of Rapha Performance Trailwear through its paces.
Rapha Guide to Riding in Autumn - Women
From lightweight waterproof layers and adaptable accessories for sudden rain showers to reflective detailing for visibility in low light, read our hints and tips on what to wear this autumn and make the most of every ride.
Rapha Guide to Riding in Autumn - Men
From lightweight waterproof layers and adaptable accessories for sudden rain showers to reflective detailing for visibility in low light, read our hints and tips on what to wear this autumn and make the most of every ride.
Rapha Guide To Staying Dry - Men
Preparation is the best solution to riding in the rain. Whether it’s lightweight packable layers for tropical climates or thermal waterproof garments for a freezing downpour. Follow our guide to cover up for whatever the weather can muster.
Rapha Guide to Staying Dry - Women
Preparation is the best solution to riding in the rain. Wet bodies lose heat faster than they dry, and cold bodies don’t work efficiently. Follow our guide to cover up for whatever the weather can muster.
Flying Colours
Whether you’re matching your outfit, mirroring your mood or motivating yourself ahead of the new season, there’s a colour in our new palette to suit your style. With a range of new colours now available and more launching soon, discover a cycling kit that is as bold as your ambitions.
Digital Woodland Collection
Blending concrete and conifers to create our first capsule collection in our new range of Rapha Performance Trailwear.
The Alt Tour
Watch the most hotly anticipated episode of Rapha Gone Racing yet to find out how Lachlan Morton defied the odds to ride every stage and every transfer of the 2021 Tour, beat the peloton to Paris and raise thousands for World Bicycle Relief in the process.
We Share the Trail
From the sights we pass to the places we stay and the people we meet along the way, riding a trail together is a binding experience. In Oregon and Colorado, five Rapha riders undertook their own journey along sections of the iconic TransAmerica Trail.
Read the interviewNomad Collection
Celebrating the feeling of freedom that only a bike ride can provide with an all-new collection of limited edition adventure apparel for women.
Adam Craig
Having made his mark crushing XC tracks around the world, Adam Craig might have stopped racing but he hasn’t slowed down. A leading trail access advocate and product testing maestro, he is now a key member of the Rapha athlete roster.
Bryn Atkinson
Your favourite rider’s favourite rider, Bryn Atkinson was part of the Aussie invasion that changed the face of downhill racing. Now Bryn spends his time testing mountain biking products and self-producing films of him on the trails of his home town of Washington.
Ella Conolly
Meet the young Scottish rider taking the Enduro World Series by storm and find out how her home trails in the Cairngorm Mountains help her stay on top of the timesheets.
Santa Cruz htSQD
An XC team bent on doing things differently, Santa Cruz htSQD comprises three riders with three distinct styles – each with ambitions to be competitive at cross-country races and one with an eye on the Olympics.
Joey Schusler
Born and bred in Boulder, Colorado, Joey is an award-winning filmmaker and a diversely skilled rider who’s brought ambitious backcountry adventures to the heart of mountain biking.
Eliot Jackson
A driving force for diversity and inclusion in mountain biking, Eliot Jackson is a man of many talents. As well as presenting for Redbull TV and hosting a popular podcast, Eliot is a master programmer and statistician with a unique perspective on the sport.
Giro d'Italia Gallery
With 3,479 kilometres to cover and over 47,000 vertical metres to climb, the riders of the Giro peloton have it all to do. See how they fared in the race’s first week with our gallery of images from roadside photographers.
We All Have Our Reasons
A new collection of films that explores how cycling can help us all navigate the complex world we live in.
Colour the Road Ahead
Introducing firm favourites and all-new additions, complete with a range of carefully curated colours to match the upcoming season.
Panache 2020
After a bizarre but brilliant year of racing, founder Simon Mottram, staff and friends of Rapha pick their stand out moments.
Queens of Pain
How did the great female champions of seasons past stay fit over the winter? Author Isabel Best revisits some of her favourite tales of winter riding from the female cycling icons celebrated in her book, Queens of Pain.
The Innovation Race
A limited edition collection honouring the era when professional cycling first looked to the future, embraced new technology, and transformed itself beyond all recognition.
Classic Winter GORE-TEX Jacket
The successor to our original and definitive winter softshell, the Classic Winter GORE-TEX Jacket returns with the latest generation INFINIUMâ„¢ fabric technology as well as a raft of redesigned features that will help you enjoy winter rides rather than simply enduring them.
Rapha + Palace
Cycling meets skateboarding to produce a collaboration unlike any other for EF Pro Cycling at the 2020 Giro d’Italia.
Reasons to Keep Training
Introducing the Pro Team Long Sleeve Training Jersey – the definitive jersey for covering the kilometres while training in cooler conditions.
Colombian Camaraderie
EF Pro Cycling’s Colombian trio has experienced a great deal at this year’s Tour de France, with each of their journeys diverging dramatically. But from a glorious stage win to a heartbreaking crash and abandon, they’ve shared their experience together.
23 DAYS IN SEPTEMBER
From the Mediterranean via the Massif Central, to a bike path in the mountains above Méribel, the 2020 Tour de France was a roller coaster. Take a look back with our photo gallery of a race like no other.
Meet Maghalie Rochette
Three-times Canadian Cyclocross Champion. Three-times Pan American Cyclocross Champion. Cyclocross World Cup winner. It’s an enviable palmarès for any aspiring racer, but for 27-year-old Maghalie Rochette, this is just the beginning.
Tour de France Guide: Week 3
As the leaves fall from the trees and the sun sets shortly after each day’s stage finish, time is running out for riders to make their mark on this strangest of Tours. As ever, the third week is largely the preserve of the climbers and overall contenders but there are opportunities for the fastmen too. Here’s what to look out for on the run into Paris.
Tour de France Guide: Week 2
If the riders thought the first week was tough, it’s not about to get any easier. As the Tour travels from Lavaur and Lyon, we take you through all that will come in between.
Tour de France Guide: Week 1
Fasten your seatbelts for an unusually lumpy first week of racing that will take the peloton from the Med to the Massif Central.
Rapha's Guide to the Racing Season
As professional road racing makes its long-awaited return, we take you through the rearranged race calendar, highlight the favourites and look forward to what is sure to be a scintillating, if slightly strange, cycling season.
Ready to Race
As global uncertainty continues, pro cyclists and fans around the world have reason to rejoice this week with the long-awaited return of road racing. And even though it might feel a little different to seasons gone by, the pre-race excitement is just as palpable.
Crit Collection
A world away from three-week tours, criterium racing is a distinct discipline deserving of dedicated kit. Created specifically for all-out efforts between the barriers, the Crit collection returns with a new reflective design modelled on road markings flashing beneath racers’ wheels.
Rapha Eyewear
Introducing our all-new range of eyewear: four new frames designed for four different types of riding, complete with our pioneering Rider Optimised Surface Enhancement technology, developed specifically to help cyclists see hazards sooner and plot a smoother line.
SEE CLEARER.GO FURTHER.
On The Road With Outdoor Voices
Cycling can seem a little serious sometimes but it really doesn’t have to be. Riding your bike is an adventure, a conversation, an escape from reality, and to prove it, we took four riders on a Californian road trip that promised spontaneous stops with dinosaurs, Madonna-inspired hairstyles, beautiful rides and much more besides.
Rapha + Outdoor Voices
Cycling can seem a little serious sometimes but it really doesn’t have to be. Riding your bike is an adventure, a conversation, an escape from reality, and our collaboration with Outdoor Voices proves it. After meeting two years ago on a cycling adventure in Mallorca, we started work. Now, we’re ready to reveal it.
#ChooseCycling
It is time to choose cycling and, like so many riders around the world already have, to tell the world why.
Captain Cromwell
From the chaos of last-minute cancellations to a more protracted pause, this spring has been unlike any other Tiffany Cromwell has seen. We caught up with CANYON//SRAM’s experienced Aussie road captain in Finland to hear how she is handling the new reality of life as a pro.
Pro Team Lightweight Backpack
At a time when many of us are working from home, prepare yourself for a more efficient return to your daily routine with the Pro Team Lightweight Backpack, a lightweight, low-profile storage solution designed specifically for training before and after work.
RAPHA + ZWIFT
For many of us, finding a way to continue riding together can be a challenge. In partnership with Zwift, we’ve taken the Rapha Cycling Club (RCC) community online, offering group rides and training sessions to keep you riding together and connected throughout the year. On top of this, RCC members will be first to hear about athlete rides and events hosted by Rapha on Zwift.
Canyon//Sram
Meet the wild women of CANYON//SRAM as they prepare for the new year. After a slew of impressive results in stage races, classics and Monuments throughout 2019, we get a rare glimpse into a moment of unguarded introspection.
Grinduro
We’re back as official clothing partner to Grinduro in 2020. An exclusive collection meets Grinduro’s trademark mix of gravel racing and mountain bike enduro with new dates and new locations around the world. Somewhere between a gran fondo and a music festival, here are some of the most anticipated riding weekends on the calendar.
Rapha at the Santos Tour Down Under
It’s not just mullets, mo’s, and Mitch at the Santos Tour Down Under – Rapha will be at the race once again with a pop-up hosting a packed schedule of rides and events for all. Join us in Adelaide to kick off the year in style.
Indoor Training
From gentle warm-ups to sweat-drenched sufferfests, the indoor trainer is an oft-maligned piece of equipment with a lot to say for itself. Even before the turbo got smart, it was responsible for race wins and world records. Now there’s been something of a renaissance.
Explore Down Jacket
Developed with the most adventurous riders over thousands of miles in the saddle, our first down jacket was designed to be incredibly warm, packable and lightweight.
Explore Cargo Winter Tights
The Explore Winter Tights take the radical pocket design from our popular Cargo Bib Shorts and add large reflective panels on the lower leg and a warm fleece-backed fabric to keep you warm, well-stocked and visible on winter adventures.
Rapha + Byborre
Our Limited Edition Transfer collection takes rest and recovery to a new level in collaboration with renowned Dutch textile innovators Byborre. Founder Borre Akkersdijk explains the engineered knit technology behind the new range.
Up and Down Yorkshire’s Three Peaks
Ahead of the latest episode of EF Gone Racing at the alternative calendar, read how Lachlan Morton fared in the legendary dash through the Dales.
Rapha at the Worlds
After hosting the Grand Départ of the world’s greatest stage race in 2014, the world’s best riders are returning to Yorkshire for the UCI Road World Championships from 21st – 29th September.
Leadville Trail 100
On Saturday 10th August, EF Education First Pro Cycling competed at the third event of their alternative racing calendar, the Leadville Trail 100, a 100-mile, out-and-back MTB race in the high mountains of Colorado.
Tour de France Gallery: Part IV
Though the outcome had a familiar feel, the 2019 Tour was undoubtedly one of the most challenging and entertaining in recent memory. As the race scaled its highest peaks, some riders soared, others succumbed to exhaustion, and some even had to shelter from snow.
Tour de France Gallery: Part III
Is Alaphilippe growing stronger or weaker in yellow? Can Thibaut Pinot hold his form? Who is leading Ineos? And, just how much hotter can it get? Our third gallery of images from the Tour chronicles six stages that have given rise to more questions than answers.
Tour de France Gallery: Part II
After a week that saw the yellow jersey lost and regained, narrow time gaps on the climbs and gaping chasms in the crosswinds, our latest photo essay tells the tale of a tumultuous week at the Tour.
Call of the Cols
Meandering across l’Hexagone, the Tour is quintessentially French, taking in the full gamut of Gallic landscapes. But for most of us, the mountains are what matters. With the Tourmalet in the rear view mirror, this instalment of the digital Doppio takes a look at the remaining summit finishes on this year’s Tour.
Tour de France gallery: Part I
From a Grand Départ in the capital of Europe via a puncheur’s paradise in the capital of champagne to a sprint showdown in Nancy, we paint a picture of the Tour so far.
EF GONE RACING: FRENCH CANADIAN
Mike Woods is one of the peloton’s most engaging characters and, surprisingly to some, a Tour debutant. Before you get to know him better in the next episode of EF Gone Racing, we caught up with the Canadian climber to quiz him on his teammates.
London To Manchester
Ride through the heart of England in one of the most demanding and rewarding events of the year, raising money for Ambitious about Autism on the way.
Joining the Dots
Taking a break from the usual WorldTour calendar, Lachlan Morton rides the length of mainland UK. Setting off from Cornwall, he was joined by dotwatchers on his way north to John o’ Groats.
Stage Profiles
A balance of high-altitude adventures and set-piece sprints, entertaining fans and empathising with riders, planning the Tour is no mean feat. On the eve of the great race, the second instalment of the digital Doppio reviews each of the Tour’s twenty-one stages.
#KitDoping
In the first of four double-shots of digital road racing reportage to be published in July, we review the runners and riders in this year’s Grand Boucle.
Justin Williams
Justin Williams is the US National Elite Road and Criterium champion and one of the fastest sprinters in road cycling. He’s also from south central Los Angeles. A man with his path to the top blocked at every turn.
The Women's Tour
A road captain’s view of six rain-streaked days of racing at the 2019 Women’s Tour from CANYON//SRAM’s experienced Australian Tiffany Cromwell.