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We have a winner for the Vulpine autumn clothing bundle worth over £500

You told us your favourite thing about autumn riding to win some top Vulpine Schwag from their men's or women's ranges ...

Right, we’ve waded through the 1220 comments you left about what you like most about autumn cycling which included having to read POEMS (note to self, never, ever, ever ask people to do that again) but the psychic trauma has been worth it. We have a winner… and because the standard of entries was so high a couple of bonus runners up too who will be getting some roadcc socks.

Our Vulpine Schwag Grab podium is filled by the speakers of two universal cycling truths and one rather personal truth.

Almost but not quite for robbiezhaorobbiezhao for masterful use of the sympathy card with “The cold rivals that of the heart of my wife” - until you realise that it’s not really that cold at this time of the year, even in East Anglia. (Maybe we should send her some socks too.)

Socks also for tells-it-like-it-is “I just love wearing tights” from wrevilo but somehow it lacks the poe… magic of our winner the tells it like it even more is:

“Shining torch through the fog/mist whilst making light saber noises. Obviously…” by Mattclimb

Yep, that's autumn!

Our winner and runners up have been informed - those who posted poems about nature’s paintbrush turning the trees the colours of their fave beige Vulpine shorts - your names are on a list. First offence, but don’t push it eh.

Thanks to Vulpine for a fab competition, thanks to all of you who entered, commiserations to the 1219 of you that didn’t win, but there WILL be another schwag grab along soon.

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The whole caboodle is worth more than £500 (£502 to be precise) and includes Vulpine’s:

Original Rain Jacket

Cotton rain trousers

Long Sleeve Merino T-shirt/base layer

Padded Merino Boxer/Boyshorts

Storm Cap

Dogtooth Merino Silk Socks

We’ll pick the lucky winner next Monday, usual Schwag Grab rules apply.

You can find out more about Vulpine's autmn/winter range at www.vulpine.cc

Good luck!

 

road.cc's founder and first editor, nowadays to be found riding a spreadsheet. Tony's journey in cycling media started in 1997 as production editor and then deputy editor of Total Bike, acting editor of Total Mountain Bike and then seven years as editor of Cycling Plus. He launched his first cycling website - the Cycling Plus Forum at the turn of the century. In 2006 he left C+ to head up the launch team for Bike Radar which he edited until 2008, when he co-launched the multi-award winning road.cc - finally handing on the reins in 2021 to Jack Sexty. His favourite ride is his ‘commute’ - which he does most days inc weekends and he’s been cycle-commuting since 1994. His favourite bikes are titanium and have disc brakes, though he'd like to own a carbon bike one day.

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Wafuwall | 10 years ago
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It means we get to wear clothes more interesting than just jerseys and shorts!

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gthornton101 | 10 years ago
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Generating your own warmth on the commute by pedalling faster!

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Joselito | 10 years ago
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Go on, I will. I will. I will.

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stw.philj | 10 years ago
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The best bits of Autumn have to be the start of 'cross and cheating a ride in the last of the summer sun (turns heating on)...

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iliketoridemybicycle | 10 years ago
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It's cold, wet and windy.

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MattT53 | 10 years ago
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Cake.

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timb27 | 10 years ago
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Crisp fresh air with bright morning sunshine over Devon hills.

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cavmem1 | 10 years ago
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yes please in need of some new kit

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C.Gregs | 10 years ago
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Best bit has to be the views of the frosty air around the south downs whilst spinning along.

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kraut | 10 years ago
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Keep me dry and warm on my commute, please!

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Birney29 | 10 years ago
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Imagining I am Tom Boonen.

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harveygallagher | 10 years ago
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Leaving home around 5.30am to cycle into central London, moonlight, streetlights, crisp, chilly, even a bit of drizzle, but wrapped up warm and a nice smooth ride in

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merckxman | 10 years ago
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Christmas has come early, he says with a Vulpine smile...

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nicstevenson | 10 years ago
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Two things... Watching the colours changing every time I get out into the countryside, day by day... And getting wrapped up in all the winter gear on a crisp morning and feeling toasty despite my breath misting the air!

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Sevenfold | 10 years ago
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The dilemma of arm warmers, knee warmers, leg warmers, shoe covers or just MTFU!

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Zermattjohn | 10 years ago
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Favourite thing about cycling in Autumn? Getting home, sticking on the fire and supping a cuppa while getting that warm,smug glow from having been outside doing what you love! (cycling, that is..).

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INBFC | 10 years ago
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It's the start of cyclocross season!

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andyp | 10 years ago
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oh, go on then.

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cakewalk | 10 years ago
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Wet feet.

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pllb | 10 years ago
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Autumn is all about the colours for me.

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niceguysean | 10 years ago
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With Autumn here this would do nicely....

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John_the_Monkey | 10 years ago
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Crisp, dry, chilly mornings.

There are some, honest!

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andym999 | 10 years ago
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Yes please!

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