Desire: Santini’s Got You Covered

Desire: Santini’s Got You Covered

With a rich history, dedication to garment technology and a family-owned factory, Santini know a thing or two about clothing.


 

Santini’s Vega range sits at the top of the tree – the pinnacle of garment technology. Developed alongside World Tour team, Trek Segafredo, Santini says the range really cut its teeth in 2018 when it protected riders at that year’s – frankly brutal – Milan-Sanremo. Their fellow Italians, Polartec, employ Santini’s weather-defying expertise to create a range of garments which are fit for even a UK winter. As the adage says, there is no such thing as bad weather…


For the first issue of Desire this year, we got our hands on a full set of Vega, consisting of the piece de resistance jacket, paired with the bib tights, all in a fetching shade of ninja-black with a side of lovely reflective orange. In typical Desire fashion, we had stunning weather, but the thermal properties came in handy just after Christmas.

Keeping toasty in the cool with Santini’s Vega rangeLuminous orange guides the wayReflective detailing saves the dayReflective touches on the front too. Stylish and understated.
Polartec’s water and wind-resistant membrane is a revolution. A dash of contrast with S3s from 100%
Merino socks and Mavic’s Cosmic shoes keep the feet balmy.
 



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