Fuel for the soul
1 Campagnolo Corkscrew
What Christmas gift guide for cyclists would be complete without something to open the festive bottles of wine with? Campagnolo’s enormous corkscrew will make light work of the most stubborn corks, but be warned, it comes with a price to match. campagnolo.com/uk €171
2 Bespoke Bottle opener
From the rainbow jersey to your own club colours, these wooden bottle openers can be painted in whatever design and likeness you wish. The ribbon-wrapped brown craft gift box they come in gives them extra kudos too. Whether you’re going low-alcohol or plan on getting swacked to the nines at Christmas, this will open all the bottles you desire. helenatycedesigns.com £55
3 stelton Collar grinder
Ownership of a burr grinder is the final tickbox on the ‘real coffee connoisseur’ checklist, and you might as well go the whole hog with some Scandi chic while you’re at it. Stelton’s plush black and gold offering doesn’t disappoint — if you buy this as a gift, it’d better be for yourself, because you’re going to want to keep it. treaclegeorge.com £79.95
4 Coloral Cycling Bottle
Designed to stay true to the original cycling bottle of the same name, this beautiful food-grade, brushed stainlesssteel bidon has been adapted to fit
modern bottle cages. Truth be told, it’s too good for riding with. It’s vacuum insulated and is environmentaly friendly too. No plastic is used in production or packaging and the company supports the Re-cycle and 1% For The Planet initiatives. coloral.cc £35
5 Colours of Cycling mugs
Wake up to a hot Christmas cuppa in one of these classy Grand Tour themed mugs from Vélolove. There are eight in total to choose from, from the more esoteric Critérium du Dauphiné blue polka-dot mountains design to the ‘arc-en-ciel’ world champion’s rainbow bands. velolove.cc £13
Cycling quote mugs
Ensure nobody ever forgets how dedicated to cycling you are with one of these quote mugs. Choose from 12, including ‘You have the same hours in a day as Merckx’, which is our personal favourite, even if it does make us feel lazy. velolove.cc £13
6 Bobble Presse
Surely the ultimate time-saving coffee making device, the Bobble Presse lets you leave the house halfway through creating your coffee in the mornings. Grounds in, fill her up, and go. Three minutes later as you’re running for the train you can plunge your coffee and it’s ready. Just try not to cover yourself in it as you do so. auteurlimited.co.uk £24.99