It shouldn't really come as a surprise to anyone that we from the cap team are delighted that Düsseldorf will apply to start the 2017 Tour De France, the Grand Départ. But we're so presumptuous...

As a cyclist, you are happy about nice weather. Shorts, short-sleeved jersey, white socks, sunshine and a good bike: That fits like a glove on a road bike ride. But we also have a heart...

What happened until now… In 2013, for the first time, we tried to mobilize as many women as possible for the Rapha Women's 100 as part of the classics ride. The call was followed by...

...then she can tell something. When almost the entire team of the cap sets out on different paths in the direction of Bella Italia, then there are enough stories. A reason for us to fire...

At the end of the summer season we round up all the girls from near and far who are crazy about racing bikes... We'll go with you from the Chic Hat on a wonderful, flat...

What has happened so far: The Women's 100 is certainly still vivid in the memories of the many female riders. What not so many will remember is the 3rd Stutenbeken, which took place in June,...

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Rapha did a pretty good job of that. For a few years there has been an International Women's Day for road cyclists, on which women all over the world get on their bikes with a...

When we started with the hat a year ago, we knew the rough direction in which our journey should go, the first few kilometers were well planned. A really precise preparation of the route fell...

"Lächle du Sau" is written in curved letters on the redesigned jersey sets and it turned out that this one-liner should actually have the makings of a motto... After this very successful visit from Rapha in May...

Posting an original story after a great ride has become increasingly difficult over the years. Firstly, because we've done this often enough here, especially on our classics page, and are so reluctant to repeat ourselves....

Cycling is not just a form of transportation, no, it can also make you happy. It doesn't matter whether it's a relaxed tour in the great outdoors or a brisk commute to work in the...

We met Sebastian one afternoon in the cap after we had previously been in contact via Facebook. When he stood in front of us, everything was a little different than expected. Because at first you...

In August 2013 we visited the Dutch Radcafé Lola in The Hague with a small delegation from Düsseldorf, where our friend Paul Sneeboer organized a trip that day as part of his Giro Di Caffè...

A few years ago we suggested that German fellow riders in Mallorca visit the local Rapha pop-up store. At the time the favorites in “our” peloton were Assos, Gore and Gonso. Nobody had heard of...