Bridging the Gap
Photography by Erwin Sikkens
by: Caffery Garff
The Patta Cycling Team doesn’t race. But they are winning.
Team [single/plural verb] – /ti:m/:
A group of people who perform interdependent tasks to work toward accomplishing a common mission or specific objective.
A pioneer in European streetwear, Patta is an original. Their take on cycling is original, too.
The Patta Cycling Team is a group of riders and creatives who are challenging the standards of how a cycling team forms, looks, and operates. They don’t compete in races. Rather, they assemble on the basis of their common denominator: a love for riding, for each other, and for their community. Their highest hope is to make cycling more accessible to more people, regardless of background. This collective is the result, and its growth is the team’s ongoing victory in connecting the dots between people not often associated with cycling.
Patta is bold yet friendly, and the diversity they enjoy in their customers, riders, and styles is a result of their inclusive ethos. In partnership, Patta and Cannondale are focused on the participation of more diverse groups within our communities, through developing role models that inspire the next generation of riders. We want to motivate everyone to train, explore, chill, laugh, party, and ride more. And together.
In this effort, the team rides by four key tenets:
