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Café du Cycliste’s new autumn/winter clothing: the highlights

New colours and entirely new styles in both the men's and women's ranges

Cycle clothing brand Café du Cycliste has introduced its new autumn/winter collection which includes many new items. Here are the highlights.

 

• Régine jacket £265

The Régine is a waterproof and windproof jacket for men, in a three-layer construction. Café du Cycliste reckon that it’s perfect for riding in extreme conditions, offering the performance of a hardshell with the breathabilty, stretch and comfort of a softshell. It’s available in red and brown options.

 

• Jeanne rain winter bibshorts £146

These fleece-lined thermal bib shorts for men are water resistant but still fully breathable, according to Café du Cycliste.

 

• Loulou rain armwarmers £37

These are waterproof. The accompanying Loulou rain legwarmers are £53.

 

• Pierrette windbreaker merino jersey £150

This is lightweight and breathable winter jersey for men. It comes in a race cut with a windproof front panel for added protection against the elements.

 

• Cosette merino base layer £70

The Cosette is a long sleeve base layer for winter made from merino wool.

 

• Heidi winter jacket £163

The men’s version of the Heidi jacket proved popular last winter so Café du Cycliste are adding a women’s version this time around. It still incorporates the quilted front and layered arms.

 

• Martine winter tights £159

These are Café du Cycliste’s winter bib tights redesigned for female cyclists. They’re made from a mix of Arctic and ThermoTech fleece-lined fabrics.


New colours

Café du Cycliste are also offering existing items of clothing in new colours.

The Yolande long-sleeved merino jersey is available in pistachio or deep burnt red, for example, while the men's Heidi jacket now comes in a blue marl as well as grey.

See the entire range, and plenty more pictures of the items mentioned above, at www.cafeducycliste.com.

Mat has been in cycling media since 1996, on titles including BikeRadar, Total Bike, Total Mountain Bike, What Mountain Bike and Mountain Biking UK, and he has been editor of 220 Triathlon and Cycling Plus. Mat has been road.cc technical editor for over a decade, testing bikes, fettling the latest kit, and trying out the most up-to-the-minute clothing. We send him off around the world to get all the news from launches and shows too. He has won his category in Ironman UK 70.3 and finished on the podium in both marathons he has run. Mat is a Cambridge graduate who did a post-grad in magazine journalism, and he is a winner of the Cycling Media Award for Specialist Online Writer. Now over 50, he's riding road and gravel bikes most days for fun and fitness rather than training for competitions.

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thesaladdays | 9 years ago
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Most of it looks good, but that Pierrette windbreaker just looks a bit too... well... 'fetish' with the front that gives the impression it's made of black latex  39

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truffy replied to thesaladdays | 9 years ago
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thesaladdays wrote:

Most of it looks good, but that Pierrette windbreaker just looks a bit too... well... 'fetish' with the front that gives the impression it's made of black latex  39

It matches nicely with Cafe's own take on the cycle helmet:

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redmeat | 9 years ago
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Anyone have the Josette and able to compare it to a Gabba?

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Dave Smith replied to redmeat | 9 years ago
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I bought a Josette too, not used a Gabba so can't compare but the Josette is great, useful 8 months of the year in the UK. I use it with Castelli nanoflex arm warmers.

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Mat Brett | 9 years ago
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We'll see if Café du Cycliste will send us in a Heidi jacket to review, then.

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notfastenough replied to Mat Brett | 9 years ago
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Mat Brett wrote:

We'll see if Café du Cycliste will send us in a Heidi jacket to review, then.

Yes please, as I have my eye on one for Christmas.

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Dave Smith | 9 years ago
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I bought a Heidi jacket last Feb and used it pretty much every ride until spring. Started wearing it again last week. Really impressive design and performance.

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redmeat | 9 years ago
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That stuff looks great.

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Ordinary Cyclin... | 9 years ago
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Not tried Cafe du Cycliste kit before but I've always thought they had some good designs. Loving the look of the Heidi jacket. Very stylish and it looks to have a nice long body too, something you don't always find on women's tops/jackets.

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