Rapha + Paul Smith

The Tour de France has the Lanterne Rouge, an honour awarded for the last man across the line. The Giro d’Italia also has such a prize, called the Maglia Nera, the Black Jersey awarded to the rider who has suffered immensely just to finish. Organisers have recently started awarding the Maglia Nera again at the race; now presented as a unique dossard or race number with a white number on a black background. The number 81 on the jersey relates to Luigi Malabrocca, who won the maglia twice in 1946 and ’47. Naturally, Rapha and Sir Paul Smith’s love of the Giro d’Italia brought the idea for such a jersey about.

Paris-Roubaix 2013

Stijn Devolder

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Milan-San Remo 2013

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Milan-San Remo 2013

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It ain't about Cav

Tour De France 2013 - 100th Edition

Mopha Tool Roll

This great canvas tool roll was born out of a desire by a few members of a group of cyclists, known as Mopha, who wanted a simple and highly functional way to carry their cycling tools. Simple and functional, it's a great accessory for the urban commuter.

The essential bike tool roll. Nothing more, nothing less. Carry everything you need for any ride, cross town or cross borders.

The Mopha Tool Roll is made of waxed canvas with leather trim and a leather toe strap to cinch the roll under your seat or drop into a bottle cage.  It has 10 small pockets, of varying size, so that you can find just the right spot for all of your gear. The roll measures 16" by 7", when opened, making it a clean dry surface to work from.

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Rapha Spring/Summer

1962 marked the return of trade teams to the Tour de France, to replace the previous national line-ups. This collection of Rapha jerseys and caps celebrate the three teams and riders who topped the podium that year. The 49th edition of the Tour saw Raymond Poulidor of Mercier finish in third in his first Tour, while Belgian Jozef Planckaert of Flandria lost out to Jacques Anquetil of the iconic St Raphaël team, winning a third Tour de France.

  Red and white – Flandria & Planckaert 

  Yellow and Purple – Mercier & Poulidor 

  Light blue, white and red – St Raphaël & Anquetil 

How to swap bikes during a race.

French team showing a seamless transition, probably losing just a few seconds...

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