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James Shrubsall

'The legacy model is broken' – is the cycling kit industry becoming survival of the smallest?

Lusso factory John Harrison cuts fabric.

This month has not been a great one for cycle clothing manufacturers, with Rapha closing Clubhouses, Le Col losing its founder and Endura staff facing redundancies amid a location switch.

You could be forgiven for assuming that this particular part of the cycling industry is a poisoned chalice, but according to a number of manufacturers who spoke to Cycling Weekly in the past few days, that is not so.

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