Rapha

‘Cycling is now more important than ever on both an individual and societal level to extend the lives and happiness of both people and the planet.’ – Francois Convercey, Rapha CEO We are an ambitious company and that applies to everything we do. Our mission to inspire the world to live life by bike requires both a commitment to setting targets and transparency about our objectives to reduce environmental impact and pursue progress. Our 2024 Impact Report is a comprehensive review of our work to date, mapping the journey to becoming the most sustainable and responsible organisation we can be. In doing so, we hope to inspire others to follow a similar path. Read the report below and visit our website for more details: https://lnkd.in/eFSQvDJK

This time two weeks ago, Rapha team members from London to LA were downing tools and saddling up for the first of our company rides this year.  In Miami, this meant scorching near-100-degree temperatures, whilst the Berlin team were treated to some truly biblical rain. Kudos to everyone, whether our soigneurs in the support vehicles or ride leaders out on the road, for putting on a great show. It was wonderful to take time out of our normal working week and reconnect over our shared love of a life on two wheels!

Introducing the Flandrien Collection, dedicated to Rapha’s design origins. The first in our series of Rapha 20 Editions, celebrating our 20th anniversary, the collection also honours Europe’s most beautiful one-day race, the Tour of Flanders. A reworked Rapha logo in tribute to Tom Simpson’s team of 1961, the year he won De Ronde, adorns four classic styles – perfect for epic spring rides. Available to RCC members today in limited numbers with more released tomorrow Wednesday, April 3rd at 3pm BST. Find out more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gEk2WDqG

LOOK FURTHER Our new Eyewear is engineered to look further. Bringing confidence through clarity to experience every ride in high definition. Introducing three new models into the Rapha Eyewear collection, designed for training, racing and exploration. Named after a trio of iconic cycling environments: the Reis, Letras and Dalton are engineered with proprietary contrast enhancement lens technology which reacts rapidly to sudden changes in light and surface texture. This provides optimal clarity and visual experience, and allows you to ride with freedom at speed. Each lens style is available in four lens tint options, tuned to excel in different light conditions – from the grey low-light of pre-dawn, to dazzling noon in the high mountains. Our Reis and Dalton styles feature interchangeable lenses, so you can choose the right option for every condition. To shop the collection, follow the link ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e6xfA44t

At Rapha, we want to inspire the world to live life by bike. This starts right at the heart of our culture, with our team all around the world. Each year, we set riding goals and decide what we would like to achieve over the next 12 months. From taking part in our Getting Started in Cycling Programme, to embarking on a riding adventure across an entire continent. We want to celebrate one of our many success stories from 2023, which comes from our Front of House team member, Joseph Madgwick, who is based at Rapha Works in London. Last year Joe set himself the goal of embarking on a bikepacking trip through mainland Europe, inspired by the long-distance adventures of others in the Rapha community. As October rapidly approached, and after getting kitted out and geared up with the help of his colleagues, Joe began his journey from Kings Cross on the train to Brussels and dived straight into a mammoth 220 km day to Compiegne, followed by another 120km on the beautiful Eurovelo 3 to Paris. This continued with an overnight train to Nice before two days in the saddle to Mont Ventoux in tumultuous weather conditions, which led to sheltering in a hedge before his gear shifters ran out of battery. A taxi-ride later Joe found himself in Malaucène at the foot of Mt. Ventoux. His ride up Ventoux was the perfect  finish to an incredible trip. We would love to hear your riding goals for the year in the comments below, and look forward to sharing more stories from our team in 2024!

At Rapha, we believe in building a community where our team members thrive in their professional and personal lives. We’re immensely proud to have launched our renewed global commitment to parents at Rapha, offering 26 weeks full pay to Primary Caregivers and 6 weeks full pay to Secondary Caregivers. With team members spanning across 12 countries, our objective was to ensure that our parental leave was straightforward and offered a consistent level of global support. As part of this commitment, we also developed a set of support guides around Fertility and Pregnancy Loss, recognising that the journey to parenthood can be challenging for many. Through these guides, we hope to raise awareness around the impact these experiences may have on someone at work. Our enhanced commitment to parents is just one example of our ongoing support to the well-being of our team members and their families at Rapha.

Rapha is proud to be an official partner of Team AMANI and Black Mamba Development Squad, supporting them in 2024 and beyond. Since 2021 the ambition of Team AMANI has been to climb to the highest peaks of the sport and make East Africa the home of not just endurance runners, but cycling champions as well. Currently plying their craft on the open frontier of gravel racing; these young athletes have the legs and desire to change the landscape. Co-founded by the late Sule Kangangi, Team AMANI and the Black Mamba Development Squad are nurturing cyclists from Africa to rub elbows with the best racers on the planet.

I'm excited to share that we're showing our new Rapha Lifestyle collection in Paris next week (18-21 January). DM for the details and an appointment.

We're proud to announce our latest partnership with United Repair Centre (URC), a leading repairs centre based in Amsterdam. Our collaboration with URC marks an exciting step forward for us in our pursuit of circularity. Together, we strive to create a more sustainable future for the cycling apparel industry, one repair at a time. URC specialises in providing high-quality clothing repair services, offering an alternative to purchasing new items. The organisation not only extends the life cycle of clothing items, but also provides training and employment opportunities to newcomers with refugee backgrounds, young adults and other job seekers with a distance to the labour market. To read more about URC, head to https://lnkd.in/gkV8aEEV