The Giro d'Italia starts this weekend, and Rapha is celebrating the 100th edition of Italy's Grand Tour with a series of rides and a special range of cycling kit honouring Italian legend Fausto Coppi.
Rapha clubhouses around the world will be screening the action live, and serving up Italian food and drink - and prizes - to help get in the spirit of the season's first Grand Tour.
There'll also be Rapha rides on specially-planned routes; you can join a Clubhouse-led ride, or download the file and do it yourself. Completing the route will earn riders a special edition Coppi poster, and there will be prizes for best dressed on the Rapha-led rides.
To join the celebrations at special Coppi and Italian-themed events, check out what's happening at your nearest Clubhouse on the Rapha site.
Coppi Collection
Rapha have also launched a brand new range, the Coppi Collection, to honour one of Italy's greatest ever cyclists.
Fausto Coppi (1919-1960) became known as "Il Campionissimo - Champion of Champions" - with a palmares that set new standards for the sport including five Giro wins in the 1940s and 1950s.
For the 100th edition of the Giro, Rapha has created what they say is "a stylish, luxurious range of on-and off-bike clothing and accessories to commemorate Italy's most stylish sportsman and the golden age of Italian cycling."
The kit uses similar manufacturing and stitching techniques to the jerseys worn in the 1960s, while design details on each piece reflect different aspects of Coppi's style and victories, drawing inspiration from glorious summit wins and his signature sartorial style.
The range includes warm-up tops and trousers as well as lightweight, performance cycling kit to help you ride out the summer in style.
Check out the new collection at www.rapha.cc/coppicollection.
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