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Rapha celebrate ten years by re-releasing a stunning book of cycling photography

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Date
25 July 2014

When Rapha launched their brand ten years ago they did it with an exhibition on cycling history and a book that documented some of the greatest stars and stories of competitive road racing. The book showed candid shots of legendary riders like Fausto Coppi hanging out in his pyjamas and Bernard Hinault in a grump on the train, exposing these famous gents out of the saddle, carrying on like normal human beings. To celbrate their tenth anniversary Rapha have re-printed and re-released the book (no long out of print) upping the print and finish quality in the process. The results, we think you’ll agree, look pretty spectacular!

A close-up of a black textured surface featuring two white letters. The letters “G” and “S” are spaced apart in a bold, rounded typeface.
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Rapha: Kings of Pain

A close-up of the spine of a black textured book. White capital letters read “KINGS OF PAIN”.
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Rapha: Kings of Pain

An open book shows a black and white photograph of a person on a bicycle, smiling and holding a stick. The opposite page contains a column of justified text.
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Rapha: Kings of Pain

An open book shows a black and white photograph of Fausto Coppi sitting in a room. To the right, the name “Fausto Coppi” is printed in a copper-coloured font.
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Rapha: Kings of Pain

An open book shows a black and white photograph of a person wearing goggles and a textured jacket, holding a glass bottle. The opposite page features the name “Ottavio Bottecchia” in bold, sans-serif type above two columns of text.
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Rapha: Kings of Pain

An open book shows a black and white photograph of cyclists on a road. The opposite page features bold typography that reads “KINGS OF PAIN”.
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Rapha: Kings of Pain

An open book displays a black and white photograph of a group of people posing with bicycles outside a building. Two figures stand in a doorway while others sit or lean on the bikes in the foreground.
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Rapha: Kings of Pain

A black hardcover book titled “Kings of Pain” is shown at an angle against a white background. A central black and white photograph shows a cyclist on a road, with the Rapha logo on the spine.
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Rapha: Kings of Pain

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James Cartwright

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James started out as an intern in 2011 and came back in summer of 2012 to work online and latterly as Print Editor, before leaving in May 2015.

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