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Known as The Race of the Falling Leaves due to its fall time slot each year, the Giro di Lombardia is a one day Classic that's often accompanied by unpredictable weather conditions. Capo designed its new Lombardia collection as a tribute to the storied event, with every piece of apparel built to block out the elements and keep you spinning away in comfort late in the season. The Lombardia DWR Roubaix Bib Shorts stand in as the tideal lower body layer for these conditions, as they keep you going when Mother Nature decides to show her true fall colors. Capo constructed the Lombardia using its proven DWR coated Thermo Roubaix fabric. With a warp knit construction, this material has a natural stretch. Within the knit, the threads follow a zig zag pattern along the length of the shorts. This allows more surface area coverage while using less material, equating directly to an airy, lightweight construction. Thermo Roubaix's open weave also accelerates moisture transfer from the skin to the quick drying surface of the bib shorts, but the precise brushing process is what contributes most to its warmth. After the dying process, dedicated machines perform a brush to the inner lining that provides a high, fleecy, and warming loft. The bib shorts' uppers received Capo's super lightweight V Mesh 360. This open mesh fabric is highly elastic with a supple texture that provides unmatched comfort, support, and freedom of upper body movement. This creates a vertically stable system that stays securely in place along your shoulders throughout your ride. The chamois incorporated into the Lombardia shorts is Capo's Anatomic DP Carbon Elastic Interface Technology EIT Insert. Capo used high density, open cell foam bonded to an antimicrobial microfiber layer that has antimicrobial carbon fiber threads woven through. This effectively aids in moisture evaporation, while also keeping the insert neat and tidy. In addition to the slim, movement freeing shape, there are 6 and 8mm thic...
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