Continuing its partnership with event organiser A.S.O. (Amaury Sport Organisation), Santini is celebrating Paris-Roubaix, ‘one of the five Great Classics’, with two special collections.
(The Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift takes place on Saturday, April 16th this year, with the men’s race, the 119th edition of the Paris-Roubaix, held the following day.)
One collection for the events this April contains a jersey and a technical t-shirt, for both men and women, inspired by the colours and patterns used to mark out the cobblestone sectors along the route. The other, L’Enfer du Nord, capsule collection features fiery colours in a nod to the event’s Hell of the North nickname.
The jerseys and technical t-shirts of both collections are combined with bibshorts, baselayer, jacket, vest and accessories.
In the Paris-Roubaix range, the graphics in both the men’s and women’s jerseys and technical t-shirts are inspired by the colours and patterns used on the race route to mark out the cobbled sectors and rate their difficulty.
The capsule collection, L’Enfer du Nord (the Hell of the North) has colours that are… ‘inspired by the fires of hell – and the hellishly difficult stretches that the cyclists face into in the very toughest five-start sectors.’
“Red and black dominate the collection,” said Fergus Niland, Santini’s Creative Director, “as does the cobblestone pattern which features on all the pieces».
To combine with both the Paris-Roubaix and L’Enfer du Nord jerseys and technical t-shirts are bibshorts and baselayers, in a choice of men’s and women’s, a vest, a jacket and various other accessories.
The jacket is made with Polartec NeoShell, billed as ‘the world’s most breathable waterproof fabric technology.’
Santini added that… ‘For years the outerwear industry has prioritized excessively high waterproof ratings that sacrifice the breathable performance needed during physical activity. NeoShell provides the strength and durability of a weather protective fabric, while still allowing dynamic air exchange and comfortable full range of motion.’
By engineering optimal pore size and placement, NeoShell releases heat and perspiration without high pressure build up. Continuous air exchange enhances natural thermoregulation, while still providing protection from all outside elements.
The new Paris-Roubaix collection was created as part of Santini’s agreements with A.S.O., adding to a partnership that also spans supplying the leader jerseys for the Tour de France and capsule collections for all of the races on the A.S.O. circuit.
