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Rapha, a small but rapidly expanding company based in London, creates fine cycling clothing and accessories for the elite cyclist. In 2007, Rapha embarked on a journey to discover some of the toughest, most grueling, most epic rides and routes in America.
Steve Francisco was able to get away from the office long enough this spring to experience the exhilaration, and agony, of Appalachian cycling. He pedaled up and down mountains on dirt and gravel roads, spent nights in converted barns, and survived to tell about it, even if he was a bit worse for the wear.
Find out more about Rapha and the Continental rides.