Rapha returns to L'Étape du Tour + new Women's 100 kit

With just 26 days left to this year's Étape du Tour (yes, we're counting), Rapha have launched a special Étape-themed range to celebrate their return as kit sponsor for the ride.

This year's Étape du Tour takes place on 16 July in Briancon, with a testing parcours that sees riders tackle the Cat 1 climb of the Col de Vars before a summit finish on the Hors Categorie Col d'Izoard.

The Rapha Mobile Clubhouse will be chugging its way over to the Alps this July for the Etape du Tour.

Rapha will be sending a mobile clubhouse to the Alps for the weekend of the Étape, offering massage, bag drop, warm-up rides, coffee and front-row seats for live screenings of the Tour.

Rapha have launched a special collection to mark this year's Etape du Tour.

Stay cool on the way up and warm on the way down with the Etape jersey and gilet.

But while those perks are reserved for members of the Rapha Cycling Club, the new collection of Étape kit is available to anyone.

The collection comprises two lightweight jerseys with graphics inspired by the 2017 Étape's signature climb of Col d'Izoard, alongside matching bib shorts, a gilet, T-short, cap and socks.

The kit is available to buy now at Rapha's online shop. And if that free massage and coffee has piqued your interest, you can join the Rapha Cycling Club any time by visiting www.rapha.cc/gb/en/rcc.

At 200km and featuring two HC climbs the Etape is no picnic.

How tempting does a nice cold heap of snow look right now?

Rapha Women's 100

Rapha's designers have been putting in a shift lately; alongside the Étape collection they've just launched a new range to celebrate the Rapha Women's 100 challenge.

Launched in 2013, the Rapha Women's 100 invites women to ride 100km in a day in a bid to encourage female participation in the joys of cycling.

Group rides are held across the world, with finishers getting a commemorative roundel as well as, hopefully, a lifelong addiction to cycling to show for their day.

Join the Rapha Women's 100 on Sunday 23 July.

This year's Women's 100 takes place on Sunday 23 July. To mark the occasion, the Canyon//SRAM pro team will swap their usual Rapha colours for the Women's 100 kit as they race La Course in the Alps on 20th July.

The Women's 100 collection comprises a jersey, cap, bra and socks and is available to buy now at the Rapha site.

To sign up for the Rapha Women's 100 and join over 8000 cyclists worldwide for a spin on 23 July, visit http://pages.rapha.cc/womens100.