GORE C5 Windstopper Thermo jacket review

With windproof, water-resistant and thermal claims, can the GORE C5 Windstopper Thermo jacket be your winter riding partner for the season?

GORE C5 Windstopper Thermo jacket
Cycling Weekly Verdict

The GORE C5 Windstopper Thermo jacket is a high-quality piece of women's-specific winter apparel that will appeal to riders wanting to keep warm on the bike without the skin-tight look.

Reasons to buy
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    Windproof

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    Water resistant

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    Breathable

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    Relaxed fit

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    High collar

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    Extra long back

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Reasons to avoid
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    Small pockets

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    Wide Cuffs

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As the provider of gold-standard technical fabrics, GORE is often the go-to brand for many winter clothing manufacturers, with the likes of the Castelli Alpha RoS jacket boasting its capabilities.

So can the GORE C5 Windstopper Thermo jacket also live up to high expectations?

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Hannah Bussey

Hannah is Cycling Weekly’s longest-serving tech writer, having started with the magazine back in 2011. She has covered all things technical for both print and digital over multiple seasons representing CW at spring Classics, and Grand Tours and all races in between.

Hannah was a successful road and track racer herself, competing in UCI races all over Europe as well as in China, Pakistan and New Zealand.

For fun, she's ridden LEJOG unaided, a lap of Majorca in a day, won a 24-hour mountain bike race and tackled famous mountain passes in the French Alps, Pyrenees, Dolomites and Himalayas. 

She lives just outside the Peak District National Park near Manchester UK with her partner, daughter and a small but beautifully formed bike collection.