Santini Vega Collection The slightly different winter clothing

Product news: The Italian manufacturer Santini should be known to cycling fans all over the world. Not only a number of professional teams are and were in the clothes of the Italians, but also the jersey for the world champion was provided by Santini at the award ceremony in recent years. In the coming year, Santini will also provide the yellow jersey for the Tour de France in addition to other leadership jerseys. Of course we were curious to see what the Italian manufacturer had to offer and tried out the new Santini Vega winter kit for the cold and wet season.

Santini Vega Absolute jacket

The Santini Vega Absolut jacket was specially developed for cold winter days. The special Polartec Powershield Pro material is used for this, which is supposed to ensure the best temperature management with a microporous, fourfold stretchable softshell membrane. On the one hand, the membrane keeps you warm enough and you are protected from wind and rain by special inserts, while on the other hand, sweat and heat are optimally transferred to the outside so that you don't overheat and freeze later.

Despite the sporty orientation, the cut is kept a little looser in order to offer enough space for several layers under the Santini Vega jacket. With a high collar you are also kept pleasantly warm in the neck area. In order to be able to store all important utensils, the Vega jacket has a pocket with an integrated zipper hidden in the chest area. Just like the back pockets, this is provided with another wind-resistant, impregnated layer on the outside.

Since the issue of visibility plays an extremely important role, especially in winter, various neon-colored inserts are used on the chest, neck and back pockets. Reflective details have been cleverly integrated into the jacket's design and ensure particularly good visibility on the road.

Santini Vega Grido thermal pants

The Santini Vega Grido thermal pants are to be understood more as a one-piece suit or thermal suit than as long cycling pants. Because here the undershirt is sewn to the trousers, which gives you additional protection against the cold and you don't have to fight with annoying straps. The top is made of comfortable Power Wool material from Polartec, a two-component knit that improves thermoregulation and ensures sweat transport. The innovative cut of the top with integrated undershirt actually offers pleasant comfort and keeps you nice and warm even on the coldest days. A double-barreled zipper should make it easy to put on and take off. However, we had real problems with the zippers the first time we used it, which definitely spoiled the overall impression.

So much for the sewn-on undershirt. The pants are also very special, because the particularly waterproof inserts on the thighs not only cause a stir when it comes to protection against water and cold, but are also optically polarizing in our opinion. But as already indicated, the approach definitely works functionally and offers pleasant protection and a correspondingly sporty fit.

Santini Accessiores for cold and wet days

Of course, the necessary accessories such as overshoes or gloves should not be missing on cold or wet days. As a clothing specialist, Santini naturally also has something to offer.

The Vega Extreme overshoe comes with a completely waterproof coating and thus ensures maximum protection even in the most extreme weather conditions. The Polartec Alpha fabric processed at the toe keeps the toes nice and warm even in wintry temperatures. Here, too, we had to struggle with the zippers when putting on and taking off.

Since for some the hands represent a similar problem area as the feet, we also had the right gloves in our luggage. With a waterproof PU coating, the Vega Extreme gloves are ideal for bad weather conditions. On particularly cold days, we recommend combining it with another glove, as the Vega is relatively thin and is primarily designed for water-repellent properties.