Milan-San Remo's other winner - Castelli's Gabba jersey (+ video)

Word is that with Gabba himself at Sky now, Rapha has purchased rights to use the Castelli patents for the Gabba range.

Who did the subtitles?
At 36 secs he says 'figure hugging' not 'thicker, hugging' !

Looks like a great jacket, might get me one.

Sadly no call for this wunderkit here in sweaty Singapore

if you look at the photos Taylor Phinney might be in a Gabba, at least at the start, Bosan-Hagan, looks like he has one under his Norway champions jersey.

I would say it does say something, riders are paid to wear what the sponsors make, for them to be wearing none sponsored kit, maybe in breach of agreements, hiding sponsors logos etc. does suggest that they like the kit. Can only be a short time before others introduce very similar tops. My guess would be to look at the AW13/14 season.

Saw David Brailsford in the Rapha Cafe yesterday after the Catalunya stage looking at the jackets. Probably just coincidence but maybe he was inspecting the range after MSR.

So Mr Millar, is that "badass" or "badarse" , what , what, what, don't you know old chap?

Oh and someone's gonna lose theire pump at 2.32 in ...

Anyone wondered why Millar was subtitled? I know he is Scottish but so was Miss Jean Brody, Trainspotting this is not.

When they start wearing Rapha stuff instead of their sponsored gear you'll be sure to let us know, right?

Lotto were wearing the all black Vermarc jersey/jacket too.

So...a few non Garmin riders wore the odd Gabba jersey. Not really headline news

Hmmm... Stannards 'brief' donning began in Milan...
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/photos/gallery-on-the-startline-at-mlian...

Trust me, Rapha will have an alternative soon.

OPQ were wearing the blacker than black Vermarc/Santini Acquazero and apart from Stanard's brief donning of the Gabba the rest of Team Sky were wearing a combination of Pro Team Jackets (a seriously nice bit of kit) and Race Capes. I very much doubt Rapha are quaking in their boots.

Lots of M-SR jacket pron here http://www.flickr.com/photos/smashred/sets/72157633022964483/with/856783...

I've had jackets from the (very) old foam lined 7-11 through the wool sleeved nylon fronted Ton-Ton Tapis, numerous boil-in-the-bag versions from every manufacturer, Alexa versions of the Assos waterproof, Castelli Gore-Tex Paclite, Castelli Helium, plus windproofs from Mavic, Provision, Castelli and the same Assos windjacket...

...and the Gabba jacket is the best thing I've ever used.

It's not any kind of magic; you can get too warm if you wear it on the wrong day, or if the weather brightens up more than you expect. You can get too cold as well if you underestimate the temperature, but for general spring, autumn, rubbish summer and wet winter riding, it works better than anything else.

I've used mine for every ride for the last 20 weeks; sometimes the long sleeve with added gilet, sometimes the short sleeve with armwarmers.

I think the use of it by pro cyclists who are not sponsored by Castelli speaks volumes; Rapha will have an alternative because they have been embarrassed...

serious question, if i was looking at a top for this time of year, would you get a Gabba or a mortirolo? assuming you can only have one?

my Assos airblock has pretty much had it after 7 years of very heavy use. and considering what best to replace it with,

did any of them have aldi tops on?

Good call road.cc!

I spent the day watching and saying 'That's a Gabba jacket, and that's a Gabba jacket, and so is that!'

I did this quietly of course, my wife is surprisingly uninterested in the minutiae of wet weather road racing, Bless her.

I can only echo the pro cyclists; best jacket I've ever used in 25 years of riding and racing, got the long and short sleeved version.

I have a short sleeve version. Teamed up with Castelli nano flex arm warmers it is perfect for the British spring. Even after persistent rain soaks through it does a great job of keeping you warm, cannot recommend it highly enough.

It really is a good top. Surprised that other companies don't try to compete in that area. Much cheaper in the US.

I wore my Gabba yesterday as well, though in slightly less challenging conditions

I see that Ian Stannard wore one rather than his team issue Rapha top