Santini’s new l’étape du Tour de France 2023 collection

To celebrate the opening of entries for the L’Étape du Tour de France 2023, Santini presents its men’s and women’s collections for the event which will be available at the Race Village and online from www.santinicycling.com

A race within a race. But something more too perhaps. L’Étape du Tour de France is actually an opportunity to dip into the magic atmosphere of the legendary Grande Boucle and, for a day at least, become a French road racing protagonist. The event gives literally thousands of amateur riders from all over the world the chance to retrace the route of the Tour de France in one of the most appealing and popular dates on the racing calendar. And right there in the middle of it all is Santini Cycling Wear, which, as partner to the Tour de France, will also be dressing the riders immersing themselves in the race’s spellbindingly evocative atmosphere.

Entries open for the 2023 edition, scheduled for Sunday, July 9th, today. This year’s race will take cyclists the Department of Haute Savoie where they will race from Annemasse and Morzine, tackling the Col de Saxel, Col de Cou, the Col de Feu, the Col de la Ramaz and the Col de Joux Plane climbs, in the course of a 152-kilometre route with a 4,100-metre elevation gain.

L’Étape du Tour de France attracts over 16,000 enthusiastic amateur riders each year to the same roads as the Grande Boucle, where they also discover some of France’s most scenic locations in the process: on 9th July 2023, the high point for competitors will be the spectacular sweeping views of the Haute Savoie mountains from the top of the Col de Joux Plane, for example.

The Santini collection

Santini will be creating both men’s and women’s collections for the L’Étape du Tour de France. The dark and light blue-centred men’s line will centre comprise a jersey, bibshorts, base layer and technical t-shirt, while the purple and lilac women’s collection offers a cycling kit and base layers. Coordinating vests, gloves, cap and socks will also be available.

The graphic design for the collections, developed by Santini’s Irish Creative Director, Fergus Niland, takes its inspiration from the outlines of the climbs the riders will tackle along the route and also pays homage to Haute Savoie itself with a white cross on a red background. A pattern of crossed lines represents the outlines of the climbs intersecting on a coloured background.

All of the items in the collections will be available in the Race Village and online from www.santinicycling.com