Festive 500 – 24h

The Rapha Festive 500 began over a decade ago and has grown into one of the most favourite festive cycling challenges ever since. The concept is simple – riders are required to clock up 500 kilometres between Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. It can take some planning to get those miles in but, from experience, it’s worth making the extra effort.Stefan Haehnel, a photographer, experienced ultra-cyclist, and a close friend of the Bonanno workshop, took on the challenge by aiming to ride 500 kilometres around Berlin in one go.In keeping with his usual style, Stefan completed the challenge in 24 hours. You can find his route and some of his photographs taken during the ride in this collection.