Rapha Continental: Santa Rosa, California with Andy Hampsten

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The Rapha Continental North America's second expedition of 2012 took them to Santa Rosa, California to ride with the inimitable Andy Hampsten.

[@brianmcg321]

I’ve been watching this every year for nine years.

[@bengt_axle]

Steel bikes, rim brakes and no Strava or computers. This was the best series of Rapha films.

[@jozephsky]

Wow this is COOL. It's my 47th Birthday and I bought myself a Trek Checkpoint to explore on, to cover the gaps in the bike collection. I sat down with my morning tea only to see this great video.
I have been into bikes since being about 5 years old, and when I was around 14-15 my late father surprised me and gave me the best present ever, he took me to Paris from London City Airport to watch the end of the tour, this was an incredible experience and one of my fondest memories, and to top it off, we met Andy after the finish! He was sat on a car bonnet surrounded by people and he smiled through the sweat and exhaustion and signed an autograph for me! Somewhere I have a photograph.
So this video today, on my birthday, felt like another present from Dad, to encourage me to keep riding. Thanks Rapha, and thanks Andy!

[@lorenzsiggel1515]

Andy Hampsten has aged so well. One of two truly great American riders, the other being Greg Lemond. Great video!

[@BikeBodyMind]

love riding in CA. That whole area north of San Francisco is just amazing!

[@BigBlackPug]

Another beautiful wee film.

[@cruto034]

When you watch those videos of Rapha, you realise the beauty of the sport....
I love bike riding, i love Rapha.
Very curious what the new Sky Outfit will look like

[@trueerbeck4817]

My dad is the one wearing a pink jersey

[@joestaples8064]

Hug your Dad from me, he’s awesome. [I’m the one in the white jersey]

[@trueerbeck4817]

@@joestaples8064 he says whats up!

[@danielpan5147]

Fun fact...Andy Hampsten is one of my favorite cyclists of all time! ;-)

[@mc540flip]

“There’s a lot of riding to be done.” Indeed

[@2008happyindia]

cycling makes me forget all my worries in life...

[@alexandercruz7246]

Bello. Gracias

[@angiecameron245]

Love Andy.💕

[@sebastianb6641]

Rapha makes great videos. Fact.

[@SMenkveld]

One does not simply attack Andy Hampsten...

[@jaasun71]

So inspiring...makes me want to buy a $300 jersey 😂

[@livibam]

Awesome... Well told!! Bravo

[@maultx]

if you rode with Andy in his prime
it you all would be so off is back it would of been measured in years

[@sfvelo]

Looks like they rode Levi's Gran Fondo.

[@calmenda]

Agreed.

[@howdyitsdavid]

Does anyone know what some of these roads are, specifically? Strava segments perhaps? Really want to ride here next time I'm in NorCal....

[@calmenda]

Look up the Levi Gran Fondo route. It is very similar route.