Rapha Performance Roadwear is a cycling lifestyle brand focused on road bicycle racing and mountain biking clothing and accessories. Rapha has its headquarters in London and a United States office in Bentonville, Arkansas.[1]
History
The company was started in London in early 2004 by Simon Mottram[2] and Luke Scheybeler.[3] Its first products were launched in July of the same year. The name Rapha was taken from the 1960s cycling team Rapha, itself named after the apéritif drink company Saint-Raphaël (drink).[4]
In 2007, Rapha partnered with British designer Paul Smith