It’s probably every cyclist’s worst nightmare and no doubt any holiday maker, seeking winter sunshine and warmth…. A forecast that shows heavy rain and inclement weather… Hearts and heads set on soaking up some rays would be met with rain-drenched weather… The sunshine state of California had seen months of warm, dry, winter weather until …
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The mid-week adventure
Longer days lend themselves to the mid-week adventure; now the sun doesn’t drop until late into the evening, escapism via the bike is not just for the weekend. The lesser road travelled, the so-called “short cut” is always the first choice, if it’s an overgrown dirt track, then so much the better… While a disc …
CORRIAMO CON DYNAMO BIKE CHALLENGE
Sportful collabora con Dynamo Bike Challenge da tre anni realizzando le maglie tecniche da ciclismo per l’evento, e con gran piacere ha rinnovato la collaborazione per l’appuntamento del 23 e 24 maggio prossimi. Già il primo Fundraiser ha ricevuto la sua maglia ed a breve anche il secondo verrà vestito con la nuova. Ma anche …
Fiandre, Flanders, Vlaanderen
Fiandre, Flanders, Vlaanderen. Our Fiandre range is named after a region steeped in history, not just cycling history but everything from knights and castles to battles in trenches. What comes through from all the stories of the Vlaanderen is that it is a region that breeds the tough. The hard men that dominate the cobbled …
Sportful Cycling Estate 2015
Con l’estate alle porte, è giunta l’ora di lanciare la nostra ultima collezione con alcune novità assolute, alcune variazioni e una bellissima grafica totalmente rinnovata. Eccovi alcuni dei capi più rappresentativi. (cliccare sul nome del prodotto per ulteriori informazioni) Sportful R&D La Linea R&D rappresenta il culmine della nostra ricerca tecnica; grazie alle ore di collaudo nella …
Sportful Summer 2015 Collection
With summer just visible on the horizon it’s about time we launched our latest collection, featuring some totally new innovations, some subtle tweaks and some great new graphics. Here’s some of the highlights. (click on the product names for more information) Sportful R&D The R&D range is the pinnacle of tech research, whether it’s the hours …
Northern California – Bikes, beers, burritos & BodyFit
Northern California seemingly has it all…. Preconceptions of multi-lane highways with congested traffic fade quickly when scenic, single lane roads are discovered. Twisty, off cambered bends, dive off the side of the hillside… the roads are non-uniformed making it all the more fun. Steep gradients lead to high-speed descents… The scent of eucalyptus is in …
Tinkoff Saxo & the Fiandre Jackets
We didn’t make the Fiandre jacket specifically for Tinkoff Saxo but when they tried it they knew they had to have it… Their first real test of the Fiandre Light WS jacket came on at the Giro d’Italia in the horrendous conditions that the riders faced as they scaled both the Stelvio and Gavia. Non …
The best of 2014 #SportfulMoments
2014 has been a great year for Sportful, whether it’s been seeing our kit on the podium at all three grand tours, hosting some exciting events or finding an extra 20w in the wind tunnel! As the calendar counts down to the start of 2015 we thought we’d share our top 10 #SportfulMoments from 2014… P.S.Check out …
FIANDRE DAY
Lashing rain, hailstones and 100kph gusts…perfect weather! We had arrived in Oudenaarde, Belgium. The plan was to allow a select group of journalists from the UK, Germany and Benelux, test the new Fiandre range of clothing in the place it’s named after, Fiandre, Flanders, Vlaanderen. A name given to this clothing because the weather in …