Rapha’s 2019 Autumn/Winter shoot took place in South Tyrol, a region in the Dolomites that had previously been part of Austria, but since 1918 has been under Italian governance. Towns and mountains still retain both their Italian and German names and it is a place that enjoys the best of the two cultures and dramatic geography, making it a unique and demanding place to ride a bike.
If you’ve ever taken to two wheels in the Dolomites, you’ll know that you can spend plenty of time in the big cog at the back, thinking “it has to level out in a minute”. The elevation you can achieve in a couple of kilometres is astounding, but the scenery is inimitable.
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