The Essentials – Euro Collection by Black Sheep is a significant development for a range that has an unwavering commitment to continue being your ‘Everyday Hero’. The Euro Collection provides the rider with the ultimate in mid-weight rideability. A collection you can wear in t...

Inspired by women who have achieved the seemingly impossible and in the spirit of exploration, we asked our Melbourne-based Black Sheep to embark on a journey of human discovery. A four-day ride weekend for which they came up with a mixed terrain route through Marysville, Merr...

Alfonsina Strada is the only woman to compete in the Giro d’Italia. Her tale is part legend, part intrigue, part defiance. One of the great anecdotal tales of the Corsa Rosa – books and theatre pieces have been dedicated – but it is relatively untold outside of Italy. Dutch ph...

The Fausto Coppi velodrome in Turin has a proud history of feats and fables. But in recent decades it has been left to ruin, unloved and practically abandoned. Peter Bourne gained exclusive access to the venue for Black Sheep and explores more.The shards of glass scattered aro...

To lead the industry, you need to collaborate with industry leaders. Black Sheep sought the expertise of Maglia Rosa fabric suppliers Sitip S.p.A to help define a new era for the Essentials Collection.The adventures of a fabric sourcer in the 21st century reach some very far, ...

For the professionals, the annual Milan-Sanremo at 298km (185.2 miles) is the longest one-day race in modern day cycling. That’s seven hours in the saddle for race winner Michal Kwiatkowski. A momentous early season test. Gruelling. At times tedious. Very often still in the mi...

Five giri, two Tours de France, five editions of Lombardy. Three Sanremo, the hour, the Worlds (road and pursuit), ten maglie tricolore. The Gran Prix Des Nations, Paris-Roubaix, Flèche Wallonne. All the races he needed to win and hundreds – quite literally – that he probably ...

Quintessentially and emphatically Italian, the Giro d'italia is part race, part pantomime. In this, its centenary year, we celebrate the Corsa Rosa's unparalleled panache and unpredictable history.It’s tempting to think of the Giro d’Italia as a poor man’s Tour de France. By t...

“As long as one rider finishes the race,that's enough for me."– Armando Cougnet, Giro d’Italia Organiser 1914.