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Rapha at the Santos Tour Down Under

It’s not just mullets, mo’s, and Mitch at the Santos Tour Down Under – Rapha will be at the race once again with a pop-up hosting a packed schedule of rides and events for all. Join us in Adelaide to kick off the year in style.

We’re delighted to debut a brand new location for the Rapha Pop-up this year at the heritage-listed Queen’s Theatre. Head down during race week for a cold brew – whether alcoholic or caffeinated – and delicious local food, or browse the latest Rapha products, alongside stalls from brands Canyon, Wahoo, Baum Cycles and SRAM. We’ll also be showing the TDU live on the big screen, and hosting plenty of great rides and events.

Highlights include:

• Bridge Road Brewers beer on tap
• Mischief Coffee
• Limited edition Rapha Adelaide merchandise
• Group rides run by local ride leaders
• RCC early access to new product launches
• RCC exclusive access to the Willunga Hill Pilgrimage
• Rides with EF Education First Pro Cycling & CANYON//SRAM
• The chance to win a day in the team car with EF on the Willunga Hill stage
• The chance to win two VIP passes to the Schwalbe Classic (ticket details here )

Join us out on the road with our TDU group rides. Pro rides are faster, Classic are medium-paced, and Core are more leisurely. Explore rides will include off-road gravel segments.

Saturday 18th January

7am - rapha x tdu ride.

Meet at the Santos Tour Down Under Village for a 7.45am roll out. First we’ll be riding Norton Summit, then heading across the Mount Lofty Range to Stirling, and descending down to Mylor. Climbing back from Mylor, we head through Belair National Park, and descend Belair Road back to the city.

3PM - EF MEET AND GREET

Before they embark on another year of WorldTour racing and wild alternative calendar events, meet the EF Education First team set to compete Down Under this year. Ask the questions you’ve always wanted to ask and get your bucket hat signed but move fast to secure one of a limited number of spaces.

Sunday 19th January

This ride departs from the Santos Tour Down Under Village. Heading up Montacute Road, climbing through Basket Range through to Summertown, and back down Norton Summit to the city.

3:30PM - NORWOOD X RCC JERSEY LAUNCH

Come down to the Rapha Pop-Up to celebrate the longstanding relationship we have with Norwood Cycling Club, as we launch an exclusive celebratory jersey. This event and the jersey are available exclusively to RCC and Norwood CC members.

Monday 20th January

8am - ef + canyon//sram ride.

Join Rapha and our two WorldTour teams – EF Education First and CANYON//SRAM for a leisurely roll down to the beach. This ride will meet for coffee at 8am for your chance to mix and mingle with the teams, before rolling out at 8:45am.

Tuesday 21st January

7am - wahoo roam explore ride.

This ride leaves from the Rapha Pop Up at Queens Theatre to explore a selection of Adelaide’s best gravel roads. We climb The Gorge, before the first gravel sector of Retreat Valley Road towards Lobethal then Mawson road to Basket Range. We head back through Uraidla with a descent of Norton Summit. All rideable on a road bike with 25mm or larger tires.

7AM - CORE RIDE

This ride leaves from the Rapha Pop Up, Queens Theatre. A classic Adelaide Nortacute, up Norton Summit and descending Montacute.

4PM - TECH & BEERS PRESENTED BY WAHOO

DC Rainmaker & Shane Miller will host a live version of their Fit File podcast.

Wednesday 22nd January

All rides start from the Pop-Up at 7am.

Heading north climbing Anstey Hill and past Millbrook Reservoir, then climbing Fox Creek Road to Stirling to see some professional cyclists do their thing. After Stirling, we will climb Sprigg Road and descend Greenhill back to the city.

Climbing the Old Freeway, down through Stirling and on to Mylor. Back up through Uraidla and heading down the Greenhill.

Meeting at the Rapha Pop Up. Climbing Belair Road and heading through Belair National Park to Stirling. Descend down the old freeway back to the city.

5PM - Q&A WITH LACHLAN MORTON

New races. New places. New faces. New stories. A new approach to pro cycling. Dirty Kanza, GB Duro, The Leadville 100 & Three Peaks Cyclocross. Find out from Lachlan Morton what it was really like to risk it all to bring cycling to the masses.

Thursday 23rd January

Rapha x tdu women’s ride.

This ride departs from the Santos Tour Down Under Village. In the spirit of the Rapha Women’s 100, this women-only ride climbs New Belair Road and through the national park to Stirling. Then we head along Piccadilly Road to Collins Road and down Norton Summit before arriving back at the pop-up for a glass of Tintara sparkling, pastries and coffee.

Friday 24th January

This ride leaves from the Rapha Pop Up, Queens Theatre. Heading up the Old Freeway through to Nairne, and on to Harrogate. From here we head to Woodside, and return to Adelaide via Tiers and Lobethal Road.

This ride leaves from the Rapha Pop Up, Queens Theatre. FIrst up Norton Summit and on to Lobethal, then to Cudlee Creek and back down Gorge Road.

This ride leaves from the Rapha Pop Up, Queens Theatre. Heading up the Gorge, then taking on Corkscrew Road, with the reward of descending Montacute Road back to the city.

6PM - AN EVENING WITH SIMON MOTTRAM

Join us for an evening with the founder of Rapha. Simon will talk about new products, the alternative calendar and future direction as well as the RCC and its importance to our brand. We will also be revealing the long awaited Pro Team shoe. Members will be lucky enough to have early access to these. Come on down, have a drink – a free one on arrival if you’re an RCC member.

Saturday 25th January

This ride leaves from the Rapha Pop Up, Queens Theatre. Starting off by climbing Norton Summit through to Hahndorf, and then Mylor. From here we climb Aldgate Valley Road, along Cherry Gardens Road and descending New Belair.

This ride leaves from the Rapha Pop Up, Queens Theatre. Heading up Montacute Road, climbing through Basket Range through to Summertown, and back down Norton Summit to the city.

This ride leaves from the Rapha Pop Up, Queens Theatre. Heading to the beach for a cruise.

12PM - PHIL ANDERSON & BAUM CYCLES Q&A

Did you hear that one 'a frame-builder, a kit company and a yellow jersey wearer walk into a bar’ joke? Well neither did we, but catch our Q&A with Phil Anderson to see what happened when they did get together.

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Rapha releases stunning new 2023 EF Education-EasyPost and EF Education-Tibco-SVB team kit

Different shades of pink make up the stylish new design which will debut at the 2023 Tour Down Under

Words: Rachel Jary

While social media sleuths among us may have already spotted a cheeky leaked image of the striking new EF Education-EasyPost kit a few weeks ago, Rapha has today finally (officially) released the hotly-anticipated 2023 jersey to the masses. The EF Education-Tibco-SVB women’s kit has also been unveiled, and both outfits are sure to turn heads in the peloton. While many of the other WorldTour teams have opted for various shades of blue and orange for 2023, the EF kit hasn’t followed suit and does, as we’ve come to expect, stand out from the crowd. 

Both the men’s and women’s EF Education WorldTour squads are known for having arguably one of the most stylish kits in the peloton year on year. Rapha’s designers are never afraid to shy away from a wacky design or pop of colour – the team’s duck-themed collaboration with London-based skateboarding and clothing brand Palace at the 2020 Giro d'Italia was proof of that – and they’ve stuck to their guns for 2023, with both EF men’s and women’s teams sporting an eye-catching shade of pink.

However, it’s fair to say that the jersey doesn’t quite have as much detailing on it as last year’s kit, and is actually a more stripped-back look compared to years previous. Pink has been the dominant colour in EF Education kit since 2018 and Rapha has stuck to this for 2023. However, last year’s kit featured Rapha's Argyle pattern on top of a rose base colour. At the time, Rapha said this design had been developed through creative coding and image/pattern simulation with a subtle colour variation for the men's and women's teams.

Some fans didn’t give rave reviews to this addition to last year’s kit, preferring 2021’s plain pink version. Looking at the 2023 release, it seems Rapha has reached a sort of compromise between both the lovers of a simpler design and those who are partial to a bit of patterning. The jersey is composed of different pink colour blocks, which Rapha says represents the past, present and future of the teams. The eye-catching jersey is paired with plain black shorts and white logos and, for the first time, the men’s and women’s kits have exactly the same design, differentiated only by sponsors.

From photos, it looks like the Olympic champion Richard Carapaz has been given some special treatment on his kit, with the sponsor writing printed in a stunning metallic gold colour on his bib shorts. The iconic Rapha logo on the right shoulder of his jersey is also printed in gold, rather than white as seen on the kit of his teammates. Carapaz joins EF Education-EasyPost for 2023 after three years with the Ineos Grenadiers, and next season marks a fresh chapter for both him and his new team.

Rapha explains that the design of the 2023 team kit goes beyond just aesthetics, and represents a new ethos for both teams: “performance with character, as the teams set out to disrupt the pro peloton for another year with their unconventional racing calendar. Alongside grand tours, cycling fans have become used to seeing EF Education Easypost and EF Education-Tibco-SVB riders compete in continental epics and across a wide variety of cycling disciplines, with a simple aim – to shake up the sport and inspire the world to live by bike.”

Time will only tell if the EF Education Easypost and EF Education-Tibco-SVB riders will shake up the sport and perform at the highest level in 2023, but their 2023 kit certainly shakes up the colour palettes of the WorldTour pelotons. The different shades of pink come together to create a beautifully modern design that has put itself firmly in contention for one of our favourite kits so far of the 2023 crop.

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All the 2023 kits: EF Education-EasyPost share latest collaboration with Rapha

American WorldTour team become latest to release their new 2023 kit, here's the rest

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Teams have begun to share their kit designs for the 2023 season through the off season. There are just a few days until we make it to the new year, but there are still a lot of jerseys to be uncovered. 

Intermarché-Circus-Wanty, the artist formerly known as Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert, released its new jersey on Christmas Day, which is surely the best present any of us receieved. The highly anticipated EF Education-EasyPost and EF Education-Tibco-SVB jersey was released in January, and for the first-time ever, Rapha has produced identical eye-catching jerseys for both the men and women. Human Powered Health released its kits for both women and men on Boxing Boxing Day, or the 27 December to the rest of us. Same colours, but a bit different.

In the run up to the big day, Lotto-Dstny, Jumbo-Visma and Ineos Grenadiers all released their kits, with some continuation and other startling changes.

Lotto's kit reflects the team's new sponsors, with blue and orange given pride of place; Jumbo continue with its tried-and-tested yellow and black colours, while Ineos Grenadiers went wild and changed to red and orange.

Astana-Qazaqstan's jersey is barely changed, with the now familiar light blue fading into navy down the chest.

With new sponsors Soudal coming aboard, Soudal Quick-Step have a bit more red on their kit than before, while Israel-Premier Tech's kit is not dissimilar to the one they wore at the Tour de France last year. UAE Team ADQ, meanwhile, stick with largely the same colour scheme of violet, orange and red, but in a new configuration.

Groupama-FDJ’s new jersey sees the team completely overhaul their previous colours, with their new jersey featuring multiple shades of dark blue instead of their previous mainly all-white design. The jersey also features an eye-catching zip in the colours of the French national team. 

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Bora-Hansgrohe have shared their new Le Col kit which has largely retained last year's design in which Jai Hindley rode to victory in the Giro d'Italia. 

Bahrain Victorious’ new kit is largely similar to the previous design manufactured by Alé, but with flashes of black added to the main body and light blue and a zig zagged design on the rear.

UAE Team Emirates has switched kit suppliers for the new season, with Italian brand Pissei taking over from their previous kit provider Gobik. 

The team’s new kit provider will be making their debut on the WorldTour, but the Tuscany-based company has worked on a design that follows a similar pattern to the UAE kit of previous years. 

Meanwhile, Trek-Segafredo has released new kit designs for both its men’s and women’s teams, with both sharing a similar design. Santini will continue as the team’s kit provider for another season. 

In terms of other women's squads, UAE Team ADQ and AG Insurance-Soudal Quick-Step have provided fresh designs, while Jumbo-Visma and Lotto-Dstny will have the same kits for both their men and women.

We will continue to share new designs as they come in. 

EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST

British cycling brand Rapha has continued its partnership with EF Education-EasyPost for a fifth consecutive season. Rapha have released images of new EF Education signing Richard Carapaz on training rides in the teams new kit which as always, is an eye catching bright pink. A press release from Rapha said the team will debut their new kit on training rides ahead of the fast-approaching Tour down Under, the first WorldTour race of the season. 

Once again, the kit is based on Rapha's Pro Team range, with the cutting edge technology that you would expect from Rapha's elite range. The jersey is once again dominated by the teams iconic pink, although this year's design features panels of varying shades as a nod to the team's past present and future. 

Now in its second year partnering with the women's team, EF Education-Tibco-SVB, Rapha  has produced for the first time ever an identical jersey for the women's team, which will be differentiated from the men's only by sponsor logos. Both teams will race in black bib shorts with the sponsors logos printed in white. The logos on both jerseys are printed in black. For the past two-seasons, Rapha have produced another limited edition kit for the team for the Giro d'Italia in order to avoid a clash with the hallowed Maglia Rosa, or pink jersey, at the Italian Grand Tour which is worn by the race leader. It's highly likely we can expect similar from the partnership later this season.

UAE TEAM EMIRATES

Two time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogačar , along with new signing Adam Yates, will have a choice of kit depending on the weather next year. 

Pissei will be providing the team with different designs, depending on the weather, with ultralight and breathable fabrics available to the squad in hotter weather.The other design has thermal qualities for when the temperature drops and the cold starts to bite, as it did when Pogačar rode away from his rivals at the 2022 Tirreno-Adriatico in the snow.

Pissei’s first offering as kit provider is very similar to the UAE Team Emirates design of previous season, with a mainly white jersey with flashes of red and black. The logo of Emirates is still clearly visible in a red band, with the UAE, Whoosh and Colnago logos also being prominently displayed.

The sleeves are predominantly black, similar to the design of 2017 and 18, with a large black section on the rear of the jersey on its middle pocket. The hashtag #WeAreUAE is also present in the middle.  

Pissei have also included a motto on the inner collar, “Race with Heart”. 

TREK-SEGAFREDO

The kit produced by Italian giant Santini for Trek-Segafredo is smart and sleek for both men’s and women’s teams and features an eye-catching design on the back of both jerseys.

Both jerseys have a mainly white base, with Trek emblazoned in a red band across the men’s, and in navy for the women’s. The two jerseys share a Trek logo in black down the side of each. They also share a similar pinstripe design on the sleeves, with the men’s being red and the women’s a light, duck-egg blue shade. 

The two jerseys both have a prominent Segafredo logo on the front panelling, with the logos of sponsors SRAM, Bontrager and of course, Santini, all clearly visible in the top corners. 

But it's the back of both jerseys is what really stands out. A new design has been incorporated into both jerseys, using dark blue as the main colour in a pattern consisting of checkerboard and striped blocks.  

In the men’s, red is the second colour to link together with the red Trek band that also features on the rear. For the women, light blue continues as a secondary colour in order to blend together with the navy Trek logo that features on the shoulders of their jersey. 

The shorts for both men and women will stay dark blue, with a red band at the base for the men's, and a light blue line for the women. 

GROUPAMA-FDJ

Groupama-FDJ’s new kit is full to the brim with different shades of dark blue, as well as a nod to their country with the French flag being prominent down the front of the jersey in the zip. 

The front of the jersey is made up of blue panelling, with the Groupama logo present in a dark navy band across the top of the torso and the FDJ logo printed in white on a more royal blue background. Beneath the FDJ logo is another dark navy band which is a very similar colour to the jersey of the French national football team. 

One of the jersey sleeves is the royal blue shade with the other being navy. The back of the jersey features the bands of colour that match with the front, with the Groupama logo backed by the navy shade and the FDJ logo the royal blue. 

The new shorts are the same navy that features in the jersey, with the Groupama logo emblazoned on the thigh and the Alé logo prominent on the upper hip. 

Groupama-FDJ shared a video on Twitter which shows off the new kit in all its glory.

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BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS

The likes of Fred Wright, Matej Mohorič and Mikel Landa will be appearing in a kit next season which is largely unchanged from the design that has brought the team so much success.

Touches of black have been added to the traditional red and yellow of the team’s jersey, with the jersey featuring a zig-zag style stripe design in the team's colours on the rear. 

The jerseys produced by Alé are part of the PR-S collection, which the brand dedicates to teams and professional cyclists. The collection is designed to be light, breathable and fast. 

Bahrain Victorious will keep the same black shorts for next season, with a flash of light blue around the base of the thigh. 

Astana-Qazaqstan

If it ain't broke, don't fix it, the saying goes, although it is a bit of a shame that Astana Qazaqstan have stuck with the same kit for the second year in a row. That's why we're using last year's team picture above, because it's exactly the same.

In fact, it's pretty much the same Giordana kit as 2021 too, with just a change in sponsors on the front. Which is all good and sustainable, but what if I want a bit of Kazakh excitement in my life?

Well, I suppose at least you don't have to think too hard about Astana next year, because they are almost exactly the same. Without Miguel Ángel López , though.

👕 Our 2023 kit captured during the official photoshooting in Altea.Indeed, we kept the same design with just some small changes, but we love 😍 it!#AstanaQazaqstanTeam 📷 @SprintCycling pic.twitter.com/nOa2VaY6VS December 15, 2022

Soudal Quick-Step

One thing that you do absolutely have to get your head around is the new Quick-Step, which are now sponsored by Soudal, becoming Soudal Quick-Step. That means a revolution in design to cram Soudal and its customary red bar on the front of the jersey, ending up with this slightly messy looking kit.

There's an  exciting trailer for the new kit  starring Yves Lampaert, and it can already be purchased for €89.95 on Quick-Step's website.

Castelli's second kit for the Belgian super-team is largely blue, with a white bit blasted out of the middle to make way for SOUDAL and its customary red bar. I can already picture Fabio Jakobsen and Julian Alaphilippe winning in it.

Israel-Premier Tech

No longer a WorldTour team, Israel-Premier Tech have turned once again to stycle.design, otherwise known as Stijn Dossche, who designed their Tour de France kit last summer.

It's a mix of hues, with blue, white, pink and purple all in there. 

The jersey is made by its new kit supplier EKOÏ, and is designed to standout in the peloton with its "abstract blue, pink, and orange design of the jersey complimented by simple navy bib shorts which allow the jersey to shine".

Kjell Carlström, the team's general manager, said: "When it came to designing our 2023 kit, we wanted to do something a little different. Our Racing For Change kit at the Tour de France was a huge success and, in our opinion, one of the best kits in the peloton in recent years. 

"So we figured, why not do something a bit different all season long. Blue and white, the Israeli colors, are at the core of our identity. But, as we saw in 2022, there was a lot of blue and white in the peloton. So, we wanted to add some additional color into the mix and create a fresh and modern look that stands out on the bike. 

"Particularly on the back of the jersey, where we have replaced the team logo with the monogram of our star and P from Premier Tech so that we can be easily spotted on television. That’s our aim for 2023: stand out in the peloton when it comes to our kit design and the way we race."

The newly named Women's WorldTour team Israel-Premier Tech Roland have a similar, but not completely identical design.

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UAE Team ADQ

UAE Team ADQ might share a name, a bike, a name, and a sponsor with the men's UAE Team Emirates, but its jersey is radically different. Also made by Pissei, the  kit is similar to last year, but subtly different.

It has light blue and red that fade into one another, vaguely similar to the Israeli teams above. Maybe its a Middle East thing.

Lotto-Dstny

Lotto-Dstny has changed quite a lot for the 2023 season, with new sponsor Dstny bringing its light blue and orange on board.

With Soudal leaving, the red bar and white middle no longer is required on the front of Lotto's kit, with a light blue lower half coming in its place. That's about it in terms of changes, with the light blue helmets continuing.

The team might no longer be in the WorldTour, but it will still be recognisable at races across the season.

The shorts remain black.

“The launch of this new outfit means that all eyes are now fully on the upcoming season,” Yana Seel, the chief business officer at Lotto-Dstny said in the press release. “We will have been riding in Vermarc Sport kit for more than half of the team’s existence. This says a lot about the quality of the equipment, the mutual trust and the shared love for the sport.”

Ineos Grenadiers

Ineos Grenadiers  will race in red, orange and navy in 2023, with the team deviating from their previous navy jersey.

It is a departure from the team's previous colours, with navy not present as the main colour on the kit; that honour is instead given to a vibrant orange and red, which is perhaps more redolent of Bahrain Victorious.

Only once since the team's inception in 2010 has their main kit been something other than navy or black - 2018's white kit - and so it might take some time for viewers and fans to adjust.

The team are using Ineos' "brigade red" colour, according to the press material. It is the second year that Belgian firm Bioracer has made the team's kit.

The front of the jersey is red, with orange, red, and navy sleeves. The orange featured on the right arm is apparently "safety orange", which is also a colour used by the Ineos Britannia America's Cup team, which is also sponsored by  Jim Ratcliffe , Ineos' owner.

Rod Ellingworth, the team's deputy principal, said in a statement: "The team is shifting up a gear with our 2023 jersey. We’re excited by the evolution of the design and hope our fans love this new look as much as we do. The shift to Ineos' brigade red reflects the way we plan to race - with passion, grit and determination.

“The introduction of the distinctive orange colour is also important. It will increase the visibility of our riders during racing, as the orange kit they wear does whilst they are training, helping to keep them safe on the road and supporting them in all conditions. Bioracer has really risen to the challenge with our 2023 jersey and we’re looking forward to racing in this ‘Visibly Fast’ kit.”

Jumbo-Visma

Jumbo-Visma's new kit is very similar to the old kit. It still is mainly yellow - shock - and has the black band with the sponsors across the middle.

The "roots to rise" jersey will be worn by both the men's and women's team, with only a small change in sponsors between the two.

The difference comes with the rainbow highlight either side of the black band, and the new sponsors, which are Bet City, SRAM and Lease a Bike for the men, and Elfi, and the same latter two for the women.

The kit has been designed to mark ten years of the Dutch team, which began as Blanco Pro Cycling Team in 2013 after the demise of Rabobank - the finance sponsors pulled out due to the prevalence of doping in cycling.

The team was then known as Belkin, before it became LottoNL-Jumbo, and then finally Jumbo-Visma.

"With this jersey, we pay tribute to what we have achieved together over the past ten years, and it is a starting point for further growth over the next ten years”, general manager Richard Plugge said in a statement. 

"We built the team from the ground up to where we are today, with the Tour de France victory last summer being the absolute highlight. By wearing this jersey, we pay tribute to our history, but at the same time, we look forward to the future."

"We have had some wonderful moments in recent years. Think of winning our first grand tour with Primoz Roglic in 2019, the monumental victories, last year's Tour de France, the results of culture carriers like Robert Gesink and Steven Kruijswijk, and the development of talents like Olav Kooij."

“We pioneered new territory a few years ago with the launch of our training and women's teams. We started from scratch and completely redesigned the team. “We now have a solid foundation and will build on the future of the team and Dutch and international cycling."

As a result of it being a 10 year anniversary kit, anyone who buys the jersey before 6 January will received 10 artworks on cards which remember the team's greatest moments, from Lars Boom winning over the cobbles at the Tour de France in 2014 to Jonas Vingegaard winning the Tour de France last year.

AG Insurance-Soudal Quick-Step

AG Insurance-Soudal Quick-Step is quite a mouthful of a team, but it is the formalisation of the connection between the all-conquering Quick-Step men's team at the AG Insurance-NXTG women's team, which will be joining the Women's WorldTour next year.

As a result, the team's kit is quite redolent of their Soudal Quick-Step brothers, with the white band across the middle; in fact, it might be exactly the same aside from the different lead sponsors.

Among the riders donning this in 2023 will be Ashleigh Moolman Pasio, who has left SD Worx to be with the new WWT team, and Lotta Henttala, who spent 2022 without a squad.

Intermarché-Circus-Wanty

Last year Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert went for simplicity with coloured sleeves and a plain white front. Now they have changed its name to Intermarché-Circus-Wanty, there has been an explosion of colour on the front of the kit.

The Nalini kit looks a bit like someone has taken a plain white jersey and thrown fluorescent yellow and navy blue paint at it. With 18 sponsors across the kit, it is a heady mix of the old and the new.

One that will stand out in 2023.

Human Powered Health

For its second year as Human Powered Health, the American squad formerly known as Rally has kept the orange and purple that made it stand out in the men's and women's pelotons last year, but made everything a little bit bolder.

The press release for the kit says: "The jersey’s vibrant gradient is refreshed, incorporating rich dark blue and purple hues. The team’s striking bolt symbol is more significant than ever on the front and back of the jersey, and a subtle geometric pattern enhances closer views."

One to watch out for in the Women's WorldTour and the men's ProTour in 2023.

“Our design team has created a kit that is informed by the core principles of our Human Powered Health brand and movement,” the managing director of Circuit Sport, Charles Aaron, said. “It’s about maximizing human performance in the right ways. That means a holistic, whole body and mind approach to performance.” 

These “core principles” that inform Human Powered Health – movement, fuel, recovery and mindset – are reflected in the kit’s rich colour scheme. 

“The warmth and energy of movement and fuel are represented on one end of the gradient,” Human Powered Health’s chief creative officer Sam Wiebe said in the statement, “and on the cooler end of the spectrum are recovery and mindset. We want these cooler colors on our kit to remind people that performance isn’t just about consuming and burning energy. A calmness of mind and body is a critical factor.”

BORA-HANSGROHE

Bora-Hansgrohe have kept a similar design to last year's jersey for their 2023 kit, which will be manufactured by Le Col once more. 

Australian Jai Hindley won the Giro d'Italia for the team last year and as the saying goes, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". 

With that in mind, the jersey features the same Bora-Hansgrohe colours of green, black and red, with black panelling making up the left side of the jersey torso and green on the right. 

The logos of sponsors Bora and Hansgrohe occupy the same position on the jersey in large font across the chest, along with other positions on the shoulders. Fellow sponsors logos, Le Col and Specialized, are on display at the top of the front of the jersey too.

Le Col also say that the teams 2023 jersey features a "subtle adjustment" to the design which brought them so much success last year.

Strategically placed tripping panels have been added to the jersey, along with seam layout work. Both additions are in order to increase and smooth the airflow, while also minimising drag to further increase rider efficiency when travelling at speed. 

Bora-Hansgrohe's new shorts are black once more, with the teams other colours visible in coloured panelling at the base of each thigh. White socks will complete their look for the upcoming season. 

Hindley said that he hoped the team could build on Le Col's Grand Tour winning reputation in their new kit in 2023. 

“Winning the Giro earlier this year was a career highlight for me, with the Le Col kit definitely helping along the way," he said. "It’s really exciting to be testing out the new kit for next year’s season and hopefully continue to build on its Grand Tour winning reputation.”

Spanish team Movistar have flipped their kit design on its head for the upcoming season for both their men’s and women’s teams. 

The team have largely been known for their dark blue colours for many years, and that’s still the case this year with the jersey largely being made up of a shade of dark blue which fades out into a lighter shade at the base of the sleeves and towards the waist. 

However, they have opted to lose the horizontal light blue lines across the jersey and chosen the colour fade instead. Another change to the jersey is the sponsors logos are all now white instead of light blue with the large M in its usual positioning in the centre. 

Spanish brand Gobik are manufacturing the team's kit this year after their agreement with La Passione came to an end. To pair with the jersey the team will be racing in dark navy blue shorts with a slightly lighter navy band at the base of each thigh. 

Current World champion Annemiek van Vleuten has gone for a timeless, classic look with her new rainbow jersey, with small rainbow bands appearing on her shorts too. 

Various national champions in the team, including Liane Lippert and Vinicius Rangel Costa, have gone for similar jersey designs to Van Vleuten, with their nations colours proudly on display.  

Cofidis will be appearing on the road in a stylish new kit designed by Decathlon’s cycling brand Van Rysel this season. 

Even though the kit contains the same colours and same sponsors, it’s a stepforward on last year's design and will certainly see Cofidis sporting one of the most eye-catching designs in 2023. 

The red and white colour blocks, which have been a key component of the French squad’s kit for many years, are largely retained. Although the red now stretches up to the neckline instead of finishing half way up the front of the jersey. 

Instead of just a straight ahead red, Van Rysel have added in a tie-dyed pattern across the jersey with the sponsors appearing in white over the top.

The team's sponsors are largely the same as last seasons, although the Look logo has replaced the logo of De Rosa now that Cofidis have changed bike sponsors for the year ahead. 

To go with the new jersey the team are sticking with black shorts once more which are essentially identical to last year’s design. 

JAYCO AlUIa 

The team formerly known as BikeExchange-Jayco have a shiny new Alé kit to go with their name change to Jayco AIUIa for the upcoming season. 

The men’s jersey features various light blue tones to correspond with bike sponsor Giant, with the shoulders largely white apart from the flashes of light blue in various sponsors logos. Jayco’s logo is prominently displayed in large font at the top of the jersey in a sky blue colour, with Giant in the same shade down both sleeves. The AIUla logo sits just underneath Jayco as well as on the side panels. 

The women’s team have a largely similar jersey to the men, but with a darker shade of blue which is verging on purple. The women will ride Liv bikes this season, and the logo of the brand is in the same place as the Giant logo on the men’s jersey down on each sleeve. 

Norwegian team Uno-X Pro Cycling are keeping their kit exactly the same as last seasons, with no changes whatsoever. 

According to the team, this decision is for sustainable purposes and the need to reduce consumption. The team shared the news of their decision on Twitter , with a picture of new signing Alexander Kristoff wearing last season's kit. 

“Our 2023 design. No changes from last season. We need to reduce our consumption. Keeping the design allows us to cut our overall clothing order for 2023,” the team wrote. “Not to mention our fans which will recognise us from day one in the upcoming season.”

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Rapha’s partnership with EF Education Easypost is now in its fifth year, and into the second year with the women’s team, EF Education-Tibco-SVB.

According to Rapha, the design of the 2023 team kits… ‘represents a new ethos; performance with character, as the teams set out to disrupt the pro peloton for another year with their unconventional racing calendar.

‘Alongside grand tours, cycling fans have become used to seeing EF Education Easypost and EF Education-Tibco-SVB riders compete in continental epics and across a wide variety of cycling disciplines, with a simple aim – to shake up the sport and inspire the world to live by bike.’

The 2023 kit will again be based on Rapha’s Pro Team range; and for the first time, both men’s and women’s kits will share the same design, differentiated only by sponsor logos.

EF’s pink will be the dominant colour. This year’s design will also be characterised by varying shades for each panel of the team jersey, as a nod to the past, present and future of the teams.

The commercial launch of the men’s and women’s apparel will take place in spring 2023.

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EF Pro Cycling reveal new Rapha kit for 2024

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EF Education-EasyPost and EF Education-Cannondale will wear the same kits in 2024

EF Pro Cycling have lifted the curtain on their brand-new EF Education-EasyPost and EF Education-Cannondale kits for 2024, which see Rapha continue its partnership with the American organisation as yellow is introduced to the team kit for the very first time.

The kit for 2024 is no different to Rapha's previous efforts in that it features an eye-catching design, but unlike their five previous season-long kits, the jersey for 2024 is a combination of bright pink and fluorescent yellow. Pink has long been the team's primary colour, but the addition of yellow is new for the upcoming campaign.

Much like the team's 2023 jersey, the base colour of the 2024 effort is bright pink, with Rapha's iconic left-sleeve armband remaining, as do the argyle pattern trimmings which have long been associated with the men's team since its early days as Slipstream Sports.

Argyle patterns are not the only standout feature of the 2024 jersey, with bright yellow abstract images scattering the entire jersey and providing for one of the most distinguishable kits in the peloton. The team say that the graphics are a tribute to both life on the road as a professional cyclist, and their European base, which is Girona, Spain.

The word 'GO' is emblazoned below EF's logo on the front of the jersey, but we think this is less an homage to the well-known Chemical Brothers tune and more an indication of the pioneering spirit in which the team likes to ride.

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"Rapha designed our new kit with rider collaboration, as yellow graphic accents punch up our trademark pink," wrote EF Pro Cycling in a press release.

"Road racing phrases such as 'UP UP UP' are joined by other hidden gems, adding a playful touch that captures the character of our team. Combining personality with race-winning technology, Rapha’s engineering is executed with trademark innovation and a big splash of panache."

Not tempted by the green shorts of their 2022 design, EF will wear black bib shorts that are only marked by the white sponsor logos of Rapha, Cannondale, Education First, EasyPost and Nippo. Gone are the much-loved pink socks, with white socks complementing the primarily white Cannondale bike that the team will ride.

It is at the front end of the Cannondale that things get interesting, with a pink and yellow swirl design accenting the head tube and the point at which the top tube and down tube meet.

The Cannondale that both teams will ride in 2024 is a colourful affair

The forks are mainly yellow, save for bright pink pills which follow on from the abstract patterns adorning the jersey. The seat and chain stays are both white with pink trims, whilst POC will continue to provide bright pink helmets to the team in 2024.

EF Education-Cannondale officially unveiled

Education First (EF) has been the title sponsor of Jonathan Vaughters' men's WorldTour team since 2018, but it was with the introduction of Rapha in 2019 that the team developed its reputation as one of the peloton's most adventurous outfits, both in terms of their racing and their livery.

The international education provider also sponsored the EF Education-TIBCO-SVB team from 2022-2023, whose kit was also produced by Rapha and allowed the men's and women's teams to wear the same kits for the past two seasons - bar the slight difference in sponsors' logos.

Keen to bring a women's team under their own control, however, Vaughters' Slipstream Sports organisation has launched a brand new team in 2024 which will begin at UCI Continental level and sees Cannondale step up as co-title sponsor.

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“The plan is to have one organization," said Tromp. "One team. That’s what we’re setting up at the moment here in Girona - it’s less incorporating one team into another - it’s about building up and expanding the EF Pro Cycling organization."

Away from national champions, the only visible difference between the men's and women's kits is the makeup of the sponsors above the EF logo. Both teams will highlight Rapha, POC, EasyPost and Wahoo, but the men will highlight Japanese construction company NIPPO, whilst the women will feature Cannondale owing to their title sponsorship.

“When I looked out at all the faces at one of the big team dinners, it was really emotional to see how far this team has come,” added Vaughters. “It’s a special time to be part of this team.”

EF kit to be debuted at Tour Down Under, but will a change-out be on the cards in 2024?

Even the national champions' jerseys have been treated to some artistic flair, as displayed in Richard Carapaz's Ecuadorian national champion's get-up

EF Pro Cycling are seen as one of the more audacious teams in the pack. Alongside their road calendar, which will see the likes of Richard Carapaz , Veronica Ewers and Neilson Powless chase their big ambitions in 2024, EF will compete in off-road and endurance events throughout the season. They have previously competed in the Lifetime Grand Prix Series with Lachlan Morton and Emily Newsom.

By now, the exploits of Morton have become well-known throughout the world of cycling, and the Australian will continue to be supported by EF Education-EasyPost and Rapha. Once combining his 'alternative calendar' with the demands of being in the WorldTour squad, these days Morton is free to chase his own adventures, which most recently has resulted in the team's first feature-length film, The Divide.

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The American team's kit for 2024 will debut at the upcoming Santos Tour Down Under , whose startlist was revealed earlier this week and will see the likes of Archie Ryan and Jack Rootkin-Gray make their debuts for EF Education-EasyPost.

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The Australian WorldTour stage race and recent American National Championships are a reminder of Rapha's long-standing tradition of providing change-out kits for EF Pro Cycling over the past five years, which dates back to their 'blackout' design which featured Down Under at the start of 2019.

At the time, the all-black kit was worn in the Australian and New Zealand National Championships, designed to allow EF Pro Cycling the freedom to unveil their true kit for 2019 at the Tour Down Under. Their pink tie-dye get-up was soon revealed and neither the team nor Rapha have looked back since.

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EF Education-EasyPost's 2022 Tour de France kit, produced in collaboration with PALACE Skateboards

Over the following seasons, the team have worn special change-out kits from time to time at the Grand Tours, which most famously resulted in multiple collaborations with streetwear brand PALACE.

With their primary colour clashing with the Giro d'Italia 's pink jersey, we can expect to see both EF Education-EasyPost and EF Education-Cannondale wearing special edition kits at this year's races, just as EF Education-EasyPost and EF Education-TIBCO-SVB did in 2023.

EF Education-EasyPost

• Nationality United States of America
• Founded 2003
• Team Principal Jonathan Vaughters
• UCI Code EFE
• Bike Sponsor Cannondale

EF Education-Cannondale

• Founded 2024
• Team Principal Esra Tromp
• UCI Code EFC

Richard Carapaz

• Team EF Education-EasyPost
• Nationality Ecuador
• UCI Wins 22
• Height 1.7m

Veronica Ewers

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Neilson Powless

• UCI Wins 11
• Height 1.83m

Archie Ryan

• Nationality Ireland

Jack Rootkin-Gray

• Nationality United Kingdom

Tour Down Under

• Dates 16 Jan - 21 Jan
• Race Length 824 kms
• Race Category Elite Men

Rapha is a cycling clothing manufacturer based in London, England. The company produces premium clothing for road and gravel cycling, mountain biking, and a lifestyle range too.

POC is a Swedish manufacturer founded in 2004 that specialises in cycling helmets and eyewear, plus a range of winter sports apparel.

Cannondale is a bicycle manufacturer based in Connecticut, USA. From road, gravel, electric and mountain bikes to equipment, clothing and components, the company produces a host of products for almost every type of cyclist.

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2025 Tour Down Under

Our guest reviews, 2025 santos tour down under, women’s and men’s elite race:, indicative dates [tbc]: sunday 12th january – sunday 19th january, 2025.

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We offer our Santos Tour Down Under guests a large range of options to suit their individual travel likes and needs. All our fantastic Santos Tour Down Under Tours share time on and off the bike together, including Apres ride Aperitifs.

We have two great hotel options to suit your style and budget, a 4-star and 5-star hotel option.

At the 5-star Adelaide Hilton, you’ll stay in esteemed company, as the Official Host Hotel, it’s the same hotel as the pro riders, officials, media and cycling legends stay at for the duration of the Santos Tour Down Under. Both of our superb hotels include daily breakfast, and the Adelaide Hilton 5 star hotel has a swimming pool to cool your tired legs at days end.

Both our Santos Tour Down Under hotels are selected as they are premium  cycling-friendly accommodation.  Each room is spacious to cater for you, your bike and biking kit. We’re centrally located to everything for the Santos Tour Down Under. Daily cycling kit, bike wash and tune-up are included in your tour – daily massage is available upon request.

Each spacious room at our 4 star team hotel includes Kitchen and Laundry, we’re located in the centre of the vibrant South End, a lovely restaurant and residential precinct to explore where you can mingle with locals, sample fine South Australian: wines, beers, ciders, refreshing cool drinks and gourmet food.

On the bike, we’ll show you the best small roads in Adelaide  – en route each day we intercept the race to cheer on the pro peloton. Ride as much or a little as you like – our support vehicles will be there every step of the way. We’ll take in the best scenic roads, viewpoints, pause for the finest coffee, and refreshment stops.

We’ll indulge off the bike at Adelaide’s foodie hotspots, restaurant, bars and cafe’s,  personally tested by us. You’ll be close to the City of Adelaide Tour Village and we’ll get you up close to the stars of the show, the Pro riders.

As an official travel provider again for 2025,  we’ll be the first to know all the event details. Stay tuned for more details or  contact us.

Places are limited  so we can focus on quality experiences, we sell out early each year for our VIP Final Day – King Of The Mountain Tour and our Multi-Day Tours.

We encouraged you to make an Advance Booking to secure your place. A $495 payment secures your place on our VIP – KOM Final Day Tour & a $750 Advance Booking Deposit guarantees your spot on our Multi-Day Tours at the 2025 Santos Tour Down Under in Adelaide, South Australia.

Our range of tours are perfect for spectators, non-cyclists, partners and cyclists of all experiences, and fitness – our helpful and friendly “super domestique” guides ride as fast or slow – as long or little as you need each day.

The Santos Tour Down Under tour suits cyclists, cycling fans, non-cyclist, non-cycling partners or people who’d like to do a bit of riding and race watching. We have a dedicated non-cycling guide and vehicle, so that you are not just following behind a bunch of bike riders, you’ll have your own itinerary, and meet up with partners and bike riders each day.

You are in safe hands, we are the most experienced Tour Down Under travel team, Ride International Tours owners Pat and Grace Fitzpatrick are with you for the duration of the Santos Tour Down Under. Your Directeur Sportif Pat Fitzpatrick grew up training and racing on the roads and tracks of Adelaide and the picturesque Barossa Valley. Your co Directeur Sportif Grace Fitzpatrick studied Wine Marketing in the Barossa Valley region.

We’re looking forward to showing you around Adelaide and the Santos Tour Down Under in Mid – Late January 2025. See you soon.

Ciao Pat, Grace Fitzpatrick and the Team from Ride International.

Our Spring Classics tour provides the ideal mix of “ride more – transfer less”.

The proximity of France, Belgium, Netherlands in this border region allows us to participate in the “must do” Tour of Flanders sportif and Paris – Roubaix Challenge. Plus midweek enjoy our “Belgie Training Camp”, it’s the ideal way to ride each day, recover and with plenty of time off the bike each day to explore.

You’ll have your fill of riding, plus we’ll visit the Tour of Flanders Museum, the World War II Memorial at Menin Gate “The Last Post” to honour the fallen British and Commonwealth soldiers.

We’ll see different aspects of the Spring Classics races, including stage starts, midpoints, feed stations, stage finishes, mixed with a cultural, historic, culinary and beverage experience of Belgium, Netherlands and northern France.

April is a beautiful time to visit and ride the Spring Classics. The atmosphere, passion and knowledge of the fans at the races is unrivalled, the Belgium, Netherlands and northern France fans create an electric atmosphere. We’ll show you the smaller roads, ride the iconic Spring Classic climbs, see famous monuments, picture postcard villages, beautiful cities and stay in lovely hotels.

There’s something endearing about riding a bike in Belgium, Netherlands and France, they are countries practically born and raised on two wheels. The terrain is almost purpose-built for cyclists and cycling is still regarded as each nation’s number one sport in Spring.

Each of our Spring Classics Itinerary’s provides a unique experience as the race routes change a little each year, you can count on riding many of the legendary routes made famous by the Spring and Ardennes Classics including: The Koppenberg, Kwaremont, Muur van Geraardsbergen and the Trouée d’Arenberg – Forrest of Arenberg just to name a few.

Our Spring Classics tour is led by our experienced team who’ve been hosting tours to these races for many years, we’ll get you up close and personal with the Pro riders, to experience the excitement of the incredible Spring Classics, the Tour of Flanders and Paris – Roubaix races. We know how to get the best out of your riding, Spring Classics experience, all in a safe, supported, team like environment.

This tour is perfect for passionate cyclists, cycling fans, non cyclist, non cycling partners or people who’d like to do a bit of riding and race watching. $750 (per person) reserves your spot for the 2023 Spring Classics. Come ride with us, we’re the Spring Classics experts.

We look forward to welcoming you to the Spring Classics in April.

Ciao Pat, Grace, Phil and the Team

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You’ll spend the famous race days of the Tour of Flanders and Paris Roubaix on a VIP experience with Phil Anderson as we follow the races in our vehicles. Champagne – gourmet picnic lunch’s included enroute during both classics.

Phil was based in Belgium for much of his early pro cycling career, he was passionate about doing well in these early season Spring Classics races, including winning the Amstel Gold Race, 2nd at the Tour of Flanders and many podium places in the one day monument races.

Our experience allows us to see the races at multiple viewing points en route, including being at the finish of the Paris – Roubaix in the velodrome.

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Pat is the co founder of Ride Intenational Tours, he lives with his family half the year in Melbourne Australia – the balance of the year in Europe, based out of lovely small village 50km from Barcelona.

Riding from when he could walk, racing since the age of 7. Pat's raced a wide variety of disciplines including BMX, Motorcross, Mountainbike XC, Downhill, 4cross, plus criterium and road racing. As well as hosting cycling tours, Pat still makes time each year to skills coach the next generations of up and coming junior, masters and elite cyclists on MTB, Cyclocross and Road bikes

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Moscow metro private tours.

• 2-hour tour $87:  10 Must-See Moscow Metro stations with hotel pick-up and drop-off
• 3-hour tour $137:  20 Must-See Moscow Metro stations with Russian lunch in beautifully-decorated Metro Diner + hotel pick-up and drop off. 
• Metro pass is included in the price of both tours.

Highlight of Metro Tour

• Visit 10 must-see stations of Moscow metro on 2-hr tour and 20 Metro stations on 3-hr tour, including grand Komsomolskaya station with its distinctive Baroque décor, aristocratic Mayakovskaya station with Soviet mosaics, legendary Revolution Square station with 72 bronze sculptures and more!
• Explore Museum of Moscow Metro and learn a ton of technical and historical facts;
• Listen to the secrets about the Metro-2, a secret line supposedly used by the government and KGB;
• Experience a selection of most striking features of Moscow Metro hidden from most tourists and even locals;
• Discover the underground treasure of Russian Soviet past – from mosaics to bronzes, paintings, marble arches, stained glass and even paleontological elements;
• Learn fun stories and myths about Coffee Ring, Zodiac signs of Moscow Metro and more;
• Admire Soviet-era architecture of pre- and post- World War II perious;
• Enjoy panoramic views of Sparrow Hills from Luzhniki Metro Bridge – MetroMost, the only station of Moscow Metro located over water and the highest station above ground level;
• If lucky, catch a unique «Aquarelle Train» – a wheeled picture gallery, brightly painted with images of peony, chrysanthemums, daisies, sunflowers and each car unit is unique;
• Become an expert at navigating the legendary Moscow Metro system;
• Have fun time with a very friendly local;
• + Atmospheric Metro lunch in Moscow’s the only Metro Diner (included in a 3-hr tour)

Hotel Pick-up

Metro stations:.

Komsomolskaya

Novoslobodskaya

Prospekt Mira

Belorusskaya

Mayakovskaya

Novokuznetskaya

Revolution Square

Sparrow Hills

+ for 3-hour tour

Victory Park

Slavic Boulevard

Vystavochnaya

Dostoevskaya

Elektrozavodskaya

Partizanskaya

Museum of Moscow Metro

• Drop-off  at your hotel, Novodevichy Convent, Sparrow Hills or any place you wish
• + Russian lunch  in Metro Diner with artistic metro-style interior for 3-hour tour

Fun facts from our Moscow Metro Tours:

From the very first days of its existence, the Moscow Metro was the object of civil defense, used as a bomb shelter, and designed as a defense for a possible attack on the Soviet Union.

At a depth of 50 to 120 meters lies the second, the coded system of Metro-2 of Moscow subway, which is equipped with everything you need, from food storage to the nuclear button.

According to some sources, the total length of Metro-2 reaches over 150 kilometers.

The Museum was opened on Sportivnaya metro station on November 6, 1967. It features the most interesting models of trains and stations.

Coffee Ring

The first scheme of Moscow Metro looked like a bunch of separate lines. Listen to a myth about Joseph Stalin and the main brown line of Moscow Metro.

Zodiac Metro

According to some astrologers, each of the 12 stops of the Moscow Ring Line corresponds to a particular sign of the zodiac and divides the city into astrological sector.

Astrologers believe that being in a particular zadiac sector of Moscow for a long time, you attract certain energy and events into your life.

Paleontological finds 

Red marble walls of some of the Metro stations hide in themselves petrified inhabitants of ancient seas. Try and find some!

• Every day each car in  Moscow metro passes  more than 600 km, which is the distance from Moscow to St. Petersburg.
• Moscow subway system is the  5th in the intensity  of use (after the subways of Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai).
• The interval in the movement of trains in rush hour is  90 seconds .

What you get:

• + A friend in Moscow.
• + Private & customized Moscow tour.
• + An exciting pastime, not just boring history lessons.
• + An authentic experience of local life.
• + Flexibility during the walking tour: changes can be made at any time to suit individual preferences.
• + Amazing deals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the very best cafes & restaurants. Discounts on weekdays (Mon-Fri).
• + A photo session amongst spectacular Moscow scenery that can be treasured for a lifetime.
• + Good value for souvenirs, taxis, and hotels.
• + Expert advice on what to do, where to go, and how to make the most of your time in Moscow.

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Scottie Scheffler Could Have Relaxed at the RBC Heritage. Instead He Dominated, Again.

No one expects a major winner to keep it rolling the very next week, but the world No. 1 is continuing to excel in ways not seen since Tiger Woods's era of dominance.

• Author: Bob Harig

Scottie Scheffler had every reason to cruise through a week at Hilton Head. He was coming off an exhausting and emotional victory at the Masters , from where he rushed home to Texas to spend time with his expecting wife before jetting back to South Carolina, only to get in nine holes of practice in the Wednesday pro-am.

If Scheffler was exhausted and didn’t want to put forth all the energy needed to contend again, so be it. Nobody would be surprised. Nobody would certainly hold it against him.

Dealing with the aftermath of a major victory allows for one to, perhaps, revel in the accomplishment.

There’s a reason why nobody had won a tournament the week after the Masters since Bernhard Langer nearly 40 years ago. And there’s a reason nobody had won the week after winning any major since Tiger Woods in 2007.

Winning takes its toll. And winning a major even more so. The physical strain of Augusta National is enough. The mental strain of any major championship is but an added aspect.

All of which makes Scheffler’s victory at the RBC Heritage all the more impressive.

Scottie Scheffler's incredible 2024 continued with a Monday win at the RBC Heritage.

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The only thing he couldn’t beat was the weather.

A storm blew in Sunday afternoon, but when it did, Scheffler had a five-shot lead. The three holes he had to finish Monday morning were but a formality.

MORE: Final results, payouts from the RBC Heritage

We know he’s been dominating the game from a statistical standpoint for the better part of two years. We know that in 2023 his adjusted scoring average was at historical lows, rivaling some of the best ever put up by Woods. And we also know the winning could have been all that much more had he had a cooperative putter.

But ever since Rory McIlroy suggested that Scheffler might consider trying a mallet putter—the idea of change was in the works already—the No. 1-ranked player according to the Official World Golf Ranking has been defeated by exactly one player.

And that player—Stephan Jaeger at the Houston Open—needed a Scheffler miss from 5 feet on the final hole to hold onto a one-shot victory.

Sandwiched around the near-miss for Scheffler were victories at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the Players Championship, the Masters and now the RBC. That’s two signature events, the PGA Tour’s flagship tournament and a major.

In each tournament, there were eight of the top 10 players in the OWGR competing.

“I think when I'm playing my best, sometimes it feels like I'm competing against myself a little bit out there, trying to keep pushing and stay as focused as I can,” Scheffler said. “I felt like the back nine Sunday last week (at the Masters) was an example of that where I was just trying to keep pushing forward, pushing forward because the golf course is so challenging, anything can happen, and I wanted to build myself up a cushion.

“By the time we got to 18 I wanted to finish off the tournament the right way. At the end of the day, we're out here competing against the best players in the world. I love competing against these guys.”

Right now, the feeling is probably not mutual.

Scheffler is making it tough on every one else, much in the same way Woods did some 20 years ago. While Scheffler might not have piled up the major championships that way Woods did in the early 2000s, he’s been on a statistical level that is similar.

One excellent example: This year, his strokes-gained tee-to-green statistics help tell a story: Sentry (ranked No. 1), WM Phoenix (1), Genesis (2), Arnold Palmer (1), Players (1), Houston (3), Masters (1), RBC Heritage (1).

Throw in a short game that has been stellar and putting that is far better than at any time last year and you’ve got the kind of run on the PGA Tour not seen in a good while. Jon Rahm won four tournaments last year through the Masters but did not win again. Scheffler has four wins at this point and winning more simply seems inevitable.

“It's always fun to watch him play,” said Sepp Straka, who played with Scheffler in the last two rounds. “It's incredible what he's doing right now.”

Jordan Spieth’s aggravating wrist injury

If you want some clues into the up-and-down season that Jordan Spieth is having, perhaps it is as simple as the issue he’s been having with his left wrist that dates to last year and kept him out of the PGA Championship at Oak Hill in Rochester, N.Y.

Spieth had a recurrence of the problem on Thursday at the RBC Heritage, and it was bad enough that it nearly caused him to withdraw. A tendon in his left wrist popped out while hitting a greenside bunker shot on the 13th hole, and Spieth told PGATour.com that it led to the problem with his ECU (extensor carp ulnaris).

Jordan Spieth was T39 at the RBC Heritage while dealing with a recurring wrist injury.

“It’s a thing that’s recurring,” Spieth told the Tour’s website following the second round. “I was lucky because most times it comes out, and I can’t turn it (left), and so I would have been screwed It’s the ECU tendon. It came out and came right back in its groove.

“On 14 (Thursday), I thought I was done for the week. Then (the tendon) came back in and I was like, “alright, I’m good.”

The ulnar nerve injury that kept him out of the PGA Championship recurred last fall and again during the Valero Texas Open, where he tied for 10th the week prior to the Masters.

Spieth managed to finish the round Thursday at 1-under-par 70 and then shot 67 on Friday after having the wrist taped. A final-round 72 meant a tie for 39th.

He didn’t seem to be concerned about the wrist going forward, as it’s something he’s been dealing with for some time.

“I know what the issue is, I’m not giving it any time to heal right now,” Spieth said.

A three-time major champion, Spieth, 30, has 13 PGA Tour victories but has now gone two years since his last win at the RBC Heritage. He’s been particularly frustrated recently as he missed the cut at the Players Championship, the Valspar Championship and the Masters.

So far this year, Spieth has two top-six finishes,  but he’s also finished outside the top 30 on three occasions, missed three cuts and been disqualified from another event (Genesis) for signing an incorrect scorecard.

Golf and gambling

Golf, like most major sports, has embraced gambling. While once shunned and dismissed, it is now a big part of the landscape. While PGA Tour players are strictly prohibited from gambling on themselves, other players or on the sport at all, the Tour has partnered with bet365, BETMGM and betPARX, all of which are “Official Betting Operators of the PGA Tour.”

All of this made sense. When the U.S. Supreme Court in 2018 struck down a federal law that prohibited gambling and states began legalizing it, the Tour was smart to not sit on the sideline.

But there was always the fear of some unsavory behavior. In golf, it has mostly centered around the idea that upset gambling spectators could impact the competition, either by taunting players up close or even trying to disrupt them as a way to enhance their own wagering.

Last week’s issues in the NBA brought to light another potential pitfall, even if seems unlikely a player could be so foolish.

The NBA permanently banned Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter for “disclosing confidential information to sports betters, limiting his own participation in one or more games for betting purposes and betting on NBA games.” Porter apparently bet on himself or told friends and associates that he would assure that he went under the various prop bets for points, rebounds and assists in a game. The NBA made specific reference to a March 20 game in which he played only three minutes. A betting outlet saw that someone had placed $80,000 on Porter not hitting point and rebound totals, and that set off alarms—which is a good thing. The bet would have won the gambler $1.1 million. The league then investigated. It discovered that he had bet on himself and other games.

This sort of thing was inevitable. And you could see how a lower-level player might be tempted, even if the lower salaries are still immense enough to keep someone from taking such a ridiculous risk.

Could this happen in golf? Sure. What’s to keep some player from tanking on an individual matchup in some obscure group? Or betting the over/under a particular score? The problem, of course, is large sums bet should trigger some sort of concern at the betting places. And it’s one of the reasons why having it legalized and monitored can actually help.

But the NBA just offered up a reminder of what is possible. A lower level player might get away with it for some time, which is always among a sports league’s biggest fears: the legitimacy of the competition.

LIV Golf’s big week down under ... and other notes

You will likely hear plenty about the LIV Golf Adelaide event this week. It was the LIV Golf League’s biggest tournament of 2023 and promises to be more so this year, as the Grange Golf Club expanded capacity. The buzz and atmosphere that LIV has attempted to create with its “Golf But Louder” mantra has worked here better than anywhere. One reason is the relative dearth of high-end players that play in Australia on an annual basis. Golf fans lamented the PGA Tour wraparound schedule that deprived them of the stars going to the biggest tournaments in the Australian summer, including the Australian Open and the Australia PGA. A bigger issue is the lack of sponsorship money to attract them. Purses for the Australian events are far below what the PGA Tour pays and closer to Korn Ferry Tour levels. For example, the Australian Open won by Joaquin Niemann in November was $1.8 million Australian—or approximately $1.1 million US. That’s well below what a winner typically gets on the PGA Tour. With LIV Golf, that is not an issue. The purse is like all the other LIV events—$25 million overall with $20 million for the individual portion. And $4 million to the winner. Talor Gooch won the first of his three LIV titles last year, and the all-Aussie team led by captain Cam Smith is a huge draw. The time change will allow for a 9:45 p.m ET start on Thursday (Friday morning at 11:15 a.m. in Adelaide) and the chance to watch via LIV’s streaming methods. (The event will be on tape delay during the usual 1 p.m. ET window on the CW Network on Saturday and Sunday).

And a few more things ...

What Nelly Korda is doing on the LPGA Tour is just as impressive as Scottie Scheffler ’s run on the PGA Tour. And perhaps due to the weather issues on Sunday at Hilton Head, more people were able to watch her make history. Her major championship victory at the Chevron Championship meant five straight wins, tying the record shared by Nancy Lopez (1978) and Annika Sorenstam (2004-05). She will go for six in a row this week in Los Angeles. ... The victory was Korda’s 13th on the LPGA Tour and her second major title. ... Billy Horschel captured his eighth PGA Tour title with his victory at the Corales Puntacana Championship. Horschel had not won since the 2002 Memorial. ... Rory McIlroy is making his first appearance at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the PGA Tour’s two-man team event . His partner is Shane Lowry and the field has 80 teams with better-ball and foursomes the formats. ... The PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club begins in 24 days.

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