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The Excess Collection
A new kind of collection turning surplus material into new products and targeting the existence of excess fabric, one offcut at a time.
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Rapha + Paul Smith: Old Friends, New Designs
The new, limited edition collection celebrating friends brought together by the bike and relationships formed through riding.
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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](https://media.rapha.cc/image/upload/ar_3:2,f_auto,q_auto,w_248,dpr_2.0/v1675708544/location/H123_location_trailbuilding_SAGE_feature_8219.jpg)
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.
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Emotions Of Racing
Created in collaboration with Maghalie, this year’s Rochette collection is inspired by the spectrum of emotions experienced when racing.
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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.
![Outspoken: Faith in Sport With Marquis Bowden](https://media.rapha.cc/image/upload/ar_3:2,f_auto,q_auto,w_248,dpr_2.0/v1669069265/location/h222_location_OUTSPOKEN-MARQUIS-BOWDEN_feature_30.jpg)
Outspoken: Faith in Sport With Marquis Bowden
How Marquis Bowden handles the unknown element of competition.