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Vulpine Long Sleeve Merino Alpine Jersey

Using our award-winning choice of finest 180g Tasmanian merino wool, we have created a full-zip performance jersey that has extraordinary comfort and sartorial top grades.

Merino is the ultimate temperature-regulating fabric, ideal for wicking away sweat (and therefore heat) if it turns unexpectedly mild, but it can also take the chill off you as you hammer down the Zoncolan. We've added a full-zip so you can go the bathroom with ease, or zip right up to the neck as the snowline of your local climb home beckons.

No more social panic as you sip your fifth espresso. No odours shall pass. High quality merino is anti-bacterial and can prevent odours for days of heavy use. If you haven't become a convert yet, try, its extraordinary.

As ever we have not scrimped on detail. The contrast zip with non-slip leather V-studded pull docks into a barriered neck without chance of chafing. The rear pockets have been refined to encourage ease of use and to increase load carrying. There are two angled side pockets and a zipped central rear pocket for valuables, out of the way of hydration packs. The two main pockets are closed with V-stitched engraved buttons – a nod to classic wool jerseys of the 50s – and provide extra security.

The stitching is finest flatlock, to prevent rubbing on the inside, and we print all the necessary information on the inside of the jersey so there are no scratchy unsightly labels. There is silicon at the longer-cut rear to prevent slipping.

Equip yourself for that chilly but toasty attempt at the Col d'Izoard, or a bright frosty Peak District jaunt.

The Alpine Jersey is... Alpine.

"Stylish and comfortable jersey with superb attention to detail"

Road.cc gave the Short Sleeve Alpine 9/10.

 

Care notes: The merino that we use is really plush, but that also makes it very stretchy.

This is not a jersey you can load up with 10 gels, bars, a jacket and maybe even (squeeeeze) tools like a synthetic one. The pockets are smaller than a classic racing jersey with that in mind. Consider an average capacity as roughly two energy bars, banana, tube, phone and wallet.

Brand Info

Vulpine are one of our very favourite clothing brands. Eschewing the usual lurid colours, reflective panels and horrid technical fabrics, Vulpine combine gorgeous natural materials with an inimitable sense of British style. Classic cuts, merino wool and perfect tailoring are the trade marks of Vulpine clothing. This isn't to say that Vulpine are all style and no substance; their riding jackets are weatherproof and breathable, and their merino t-shirts are equally at home as a competitive base layer or as a stylish top. Vulpine are committed to making cycling gear that doesn't make casual cyclists look like hi-viz commuters, and this is reflected in their Fetes, stylish celebrations of the best of British cycling.