Sky changing from Adidas to Rapha?

[Michele]

Pinarello supposed to have 1 more year of sponsorship (reported in another topic).

 

[The other McHoy]

It took a few months after my prediction but looks like the switch to Rapha will happen after all.

 

[Parrulo]

filthy hipsters

p.s. for those that don't get the joke.

i present you one of this forum's classic threads:

The Rapha hater thread

 

[Ferminal]

Seems like the thread was yesterday, though. Well played.

 

[The other McHoy]

Started the thread last year This week we get the following:
“We are delighted that, after only eight years as a business, we have been chosen by Team Sky, the world’s number one team, as their partner. We share their passion for performance and team ethic and are enthusiastic to inspire and engage a wider fan base around the globe,” – Simon Mottram, Founder and Chief Executive of Rapha

 

[taiwan]

Can they make good enough technical skinsuits?

 

[pastronef]

from Micky's blog

http://www.rapha.cc/teamsky

 

[Winterfold]

*******s - now I will look like a Sky fan boy - it took me years to cultivate my overpaid more money than sense velominati image

 

[User Guide]

Can they make good enough technical skinsuits?

Rapha will have SFA input into technical aspects of the clothing.
Colour design will be about it.
Technical stuff will come from UKSI and whichever 3rd party italian company that will actually make it.

 

[Izzy eviel]

Interesting to see it's a 4 year deal. I presume Sky are going to sign on for another two years then.

 

[hfer07]

it don't matter that much if the entire kit remains to be entirely BLACK

Folks have already posted the main reasons not to, because of the $$$, volume demand & "technical approach",, which Rapha will not match any given day....