Even if you can’t actually ride like Sir Bradley Wiggins you can suit up like the defending Tour de France champion. Rapha Jersey are offering personalized replicas of the Team Sky jerseys, but fans will need to act soon as these will only be available until May 10.
Those lucky 1,000 who do get one will have them in time for the start of the Tour de France in Corsica on June 28. The replica jerseys are constructed of two moisture wicking performance fabrics and the side panels will be personalized with the name and nationality of the wearer.
Not everyone wants to go for a ride looking like they’re ready to race from Paris to Nice, Paris to Tours or Paris to wherever else. Nor do those weekend riders even want to flags, logos or other art. Sometimes simple is best. And that’s the idea behind the Twin Six new subdued Standard apparel line. What is standard about these jerseys is that these are made of Prime T6 fabric and offer UPF of 28+ to protect from the sun, while the Moisture Transport wicking technology will help keep riders drive.
We said last week we expected to hear great things about Betty Designs, and we’re already getting a peek at the new spring 2013 line up, which includes the snakeskin women’s cycling kit that will be available in Turquoise/Red Hot Coral and Pink/Olive. This striking looking jersey does look ready to strike!
While many cycling apparel companies offer jerseys with team logos, flags and other images we do like the unique looks that Elevengear has to offer. The company released unleashed the Coral Snake line of jerseys, which feature eye-watering fluorescent yellow dyes an a pattern that authentically replicates the scales of a snake.
English cycling jersey maker Morvelo has long covered the male riders, but for 2013 the company has introduced a full line of women’s jerseys. As with the men’s line up these are handmade in Europe of BioActive Polyester that features an antimicrobial agent infused directly into the fibers. This ensures that the agent won’t wear off or wash away. This will keep it out of the skin and out of the environment, but also keep the jersey from retaining that long ride smell, which would be very un-lady like!
We’ve been posting about Made in America items for nearly two years and in that time we’ve seen a lot of great items from across the country. This week concludes Made in America as a weekly Friday update, but we wi’ll still continue to report on American made products. In fact, we see so many products that deserve calling out that it just makes sense to do so outside of a weekly update.
The Tour de France is underway and while it doesn’t appear likely that Thomas Voeckler will be able to see himself back in the yellow jersey as he did last year, he should at least be very comfortable in his Team Europcar Professional Cycling Team kit made by Louis Garneau.
