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Sports & Sports Marketing

June 2008

Summer Sports

The kit to be seen with during this most sporting of summers

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Clockwise from pink shirt:

Rapha Limited Edition Andy Hampsten Jersey
Rapha’s perfect recreation of the jersey worn on the snow-covered Gavia Pass in 1988 when Hampsten won a famous stage victory in the Giro d’Italia.
€180, www.rapha.cc

Nike Mercurial football shirt
Brand new in time for Euro 2008. €40, www.nike.com

Nike 5 Rolinho Principal football
Nike’s new five-a-side ball, formulated for rough play on artificial turf.
€40, www.nike.com

Alison van der Lande golf bag
Italian leather mated to modern design results in a functional yet luxurious golf bag. Fits 14 clubs and comes in made-to-order colours. Denim blue is shown.
€1,700, www.alisonvanderlande.co.uk

Kipsta C300 Cricket Ball
Value knockabout for net time with your mates.
€5, www.decathlon.com

Blue Abyssinian kitten
Otherwise known as Dave, he’s more athletic than a Russian rhythmic gymnast, and better bred too.
€800, karel.stockley@btinternet.com

Gel Noosa running shoes
Oh go on, admit it, you really do want to be seen thumping across the tri circuit in these race shoes from ASICS.
€99, www.asics.com

Delsey 65cm trolley duffle
For sports kit and travel, with in-line skate wheels, a backpack function and seductive orange lining.
€180, www.delsey.com

Gel Kinsei 2 running shoes
Big cushioning for marathon assaults.
€140, www.asics.com

Woodworm Platinum
Hard Drive cricket bat

Simply the best – made from grade one, air-dried English willow and wielded by England’s Kevin Pietersen.
€300, www.woodworm.tv

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