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2021 La Passione Boonenberg TB3 Jersey - 1.jpegLa Passione launches new collection with Tom Boonen
Italian cycle clothing brand La Passione has created a new collection with Tom Boonen, the retired rider who won multiple one-day races, Classics and Grand Tour stages, plus the 2005 World Road Race Championship.
The Boonenberg collection comprises two bib shorts and two jerseys and is “focused on achieving the perfect balance between comfort and performance through the most advanced technology”, according to La Passione. Boonenberg was the nickname that fans gave to the Taaienberg cobbled climb in Flanders where Boonen liked to launch attacks.
> 26 of the best summer cycling jerseys — tops to beat the heat from just £10
La Passione Boonenberg TB3 Jersey £114
The TB3 Jersey features a V-neckline and raw-cut sleeves with raglan shoulders, the idea being to offer a better fit in the area. It is made from a lightweight fabric to promote ventilation.
La Passione Boonenberg TB3 Bib Shorts £132
La Passione says that the TB3 shorts feature “an anatomical multipanel structure that ensures maximum adherence to the body, thanks to the super-compact Lycra”.
You get a Cytech pad from Elastic Interface, elastic braces with a “cobble grip” pattern – a reference to the spring Classics – and a large area of breathable mesh at the back.
La Passione Boonenberg TB4 Jersey £118
La Passione says that the TB4 jersey is “made of aero fabric for maximum air penetration”. The undersides of the sleeves are mesh, designed to release heat and increase breathability.
La Passione Boonenberg TB4 Bib Shorts £142
The TB4 Bib Shorts feature panels made of different fabrics that are designed “to ensure a perfect fit”. Again, you get a Cytech pad from Elastic Interface while the leg hem comes with a 7.5cm band of “cobble grip” elastic.
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Mat has been in cycling media since 1996, on titles including BikeRadar, Total Bike, Total Mountain Bike, What Mountain Bike and Mountain Biking UK, and he has been editor of 220 Triathlon and Cycling Plus. Mat has been road.cc technical editor for over a decade, testing bikes, fettling the latest kit, and trying out the most up-to-the-minute clothing. He has won his category in Ironman UK 70.3 and finished on the podium in both marathons he has run. Mat is a Cambridge graduate who did a post-grad in magazine journalism, and he is a winner of the Cycling Media Award for Specialist Online Writer. Now over 50, he's riding road and gravel bikes most days for fun and fitness rather than training for competitions.
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