Rocket Power
Geraint Thomas is making coffee on Instagram. By his own admission the latte art needs some work, but at least the equipment appears fitting. Sitting on G’s countertop is a seriouslooking contraption of mirrored steel and shiny pipes, a telltale ‘R’ on its left-hand knob. It’s the R58 model, because as Alex Dowsett once tweeted, ‘Are you even a pro cyclist unless you own a chrome Rocket Espresso machine?’
Of course Dowsett was being tongue in cheek, but only a bit. Check a pro’s social media feed over breakfast and you’re all but guaranteed to see a Rocket machine in the background. Cavendish, Alaphilippe, Matthews, Niewiadoma… the list goes on. Yet apparently, unlike with their kit, these pros are coughing up their own hard-earned cash to own one. Which begs the
