Cafe du Cycliste Women's Centifolia Floriane jersey review

Comfort, performance and style for milder days

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(Image credit: Emma Silversides)
Cycling Weekly Verdict

Cafe du Cycliste's Floriane will particularly appeal to those wanting a functional, well-made jersey for endurance and casual riding. The attention to detail is impressive and construction is flawless. Add recycled fabrics to the mix and Cafe du Cycliste has produced a great jersey with a fresh and striking look that should serve you well for several years. At £141, you'll want it to...

Reasons to buy
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    Well made

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    Recycled fabrics

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    Considered cut

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    Reinforced pocket structure

Reasons to avoid
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    Floral theme won't be to everyone's taste

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    Pricey

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The Floriane Begonia cycling jersey comes from Cafe du Cycliste’s Centifolia collection. In addition to eco credentials, there’s a lot to like - a considered cut, roomy pockets, decent reflective detailing and a professional construction. 

The floral theme is fresh and visually striking, an acquired taste perhaps. However, Cafe du Cycliste deserves credit for its provision here; Centifolia is a featured collection for the men too.

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Emma’s first encounters with a bike were in between swimming and running. Soon after competing for GB in the World Age Group Triathlon Championships in Edmonton in 2001 she saw the light and decided to focus on cycling. 

With a couple of half decent UK road seasons under her belt, she went out to Belgium to sample the racing there, spending two years with Lotto-Belisol Ladies team, racing alongside the likes of Sara Carrigan, Grace Verbeke, Rochelle Gilmore and Lizzie Deignan. Emma moved from Lotto-Belisol to Dutch team Redsun, working primarily as a domestique for Emma Johansson. When Redsun folded, Emma was offered the opportunity to ride with a newly formed Belgian team and home to the first year senior and budding rider Anna Van Der Breggen.

After retiring, Emma returned to teaching, setting up her own tutoring business. When not coercing kids to do maths, she is invariably out on two wheels. While the road bike remains her true passion, she has also developed an addiction to touring, with destinations including Iceland, Georgia and Albania, to mention just a few. There have also been sightings of Emma off-road, on mountain and gravel bikes… As if all of this isn't enough, she's been working as a freelancer since 2005, testing and reviewing the latest kit and sharing her insight into the sport.