In support of #RainbowLaces day on Wednesday 8th December, Rapha and ALL IN Racing have produced a limited edition run of Rainbow Socks to help cyclists play their part to ’make sport everyone’s game’.
ALL IN racing is a new initiative within competitive cycling which aims to help the sport become more actively welcoming and inclusive for LGBTQ+ people.
Stonewall’s #RainbowLaces campaign runs every year in December and has consistent engagement in football in the UK, with support from the Premier League. Until now it has held a lower profile in endurance sports.
Clanfield Cross
ALL IN racing and Rapha are taking #RainbowLaces to the Clanfield Cross event on Saturday 11th December. Focussing on the men’s and women’s Elite UCI races, ALL IN racing and Rapha are providing a free pair of Rainbow Socks to anyone racing who would like to show support for LGBTQ+ inclusion.
Rapha notes that… ‘The goal is to show that allies and supportive voices already exist within the racing community, and to champion the teams and individuals who are showing support for underrepresented communities.’
Teams including Montezuma’s, Spectra and Tekkerz are already confirmed as taking part. Anyone else racing the Clanfield Cross event can request socks via the ALL IN racing website.
In addition to the activation at the Clanfield Cross event, there are 120 pairs of socks that will be made publicly available for sale. These can be purchased through the ALL IN racing website and will retail for £10 (including 2nd class postage within the UK). Overseas or expedited shipping is available on request.
Zwift ride
To mark the official #RainbowLaces day, on Wednesday 8th December at 18:30 GMT, Josh Jones from ALL IN racing will host an open Zwift ride with journalist Myles Warwood, where they will chat about the initiative.
www.rapha.cc
www.allinracing.org
www.clanfieldcross.uk
