The day the big men cried

La Gazzetta della Gavia Our new Gavia collection commemorates the ‘day the big men cried’, an iconic snowy stage at the 1988 Giro. In homage to the tradition of riders using newspapers to keep themselves warm on mountain descents, the Gavia Base Layer features a print from the actual newspaper report about that famous stage. [Shop]([New Arrivals]( [Gavia Base Layer]( [Gavia Base Layer]( [Buy now]( [Gavia Bib Shorts]( [Gavia Bib Shorts]( [Buy now]( [Gavia Race Cape]( [Gavia Race Cape]( [Buy now]( The mighty Dolomiti The great architect Le Corbusier called the Dolomites ‘the most beautiful buildings in the world’. Join us in this home for climbers at a relaxing Rapha Travel Retreat in June, or a more testing Randonnée trip in July. [See the trips]( [Giro d'Italia t-shirt]( Rosa Italia May is the month of the maglia rosa. Show your love of Italy and its Grand Tour with this new special edition t-shirt. [Buy now]( [Rapha Race Radio Yorkshire]( Hills, dales and Yorkshire tales The Rapha Race Radio crew went on the hunt for wildlife at the Tour de Yorkshire for episode 04 – their funniest installment yet. [Tune in now]( And finally… Three-time Giro winner Gino Bartali was a man of staunch tradition and beliefs, so we’re not sure what he’d have made of La Grande Partenza taking place in Israel. Still, if they had made Il Pio ride there, you can be sure he’d have brought his lucky base layer along. [Bartali story] [View in web browser]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( Telephone: [+44 (0) 207 485 5000]( | Email: enquiries@rapha.cc If you no longer wish to receive emails from Rapha, please [unsubscribe]( from our mailing list. Rapha Racing Ltd is registered in England & Wales. Registered number: 0‌4849594. Registered office: Imperial Works, 18‌ Tileyard Road, London N7 9AH, United Kingdom. ​