Oakley launches 2021 Tour de France collection

Oakley Tour de France 2021
The four choices for Oakley's new Tour de France collection (Image credit: Oakley)

With the 2021 Tour de France just days away, Oakley has just launched four new derivatives of its most popular frames. 

Among the launch comes three of the brand's best cycling sunglasses; the Sutro, Radar EV Path and Jawbreaker, accompanied by the casual-wear Frogskins. All which have been given the Tour de France treatment. 

Oakley Sutro

Oakley Sutro

Designed with urban riding in mind, the Sutro was quickly picked up by fashion-conscious road cyclists around the world for their bold design and large lenses. 

The Tour de France edition Sutro glasses utilise the Matte Poseidon base coat with red piping across the brow, further red detailing on the arms, and a red background sits behind the white Oakley logo on the temples.

They come fitted with the Prizm Road Black lens, complete with Tour de France logo. 

Available at £160.00 from Oakley

Oakley Radar EV Path

Oakley Radar EV Path

A stalwart in the Oakley range, the Radar EV Path follow a more traditional design rhetoric, but with ample coverage, and are some of the most popular in the pro peloton. 

The Tour de France edition design is built upon the same matte poseidon base coat, with the brow given dashed detailing in the blue, white and red. White Oakley 'O' logos live on the temples, while the ear socks are red. 

Available at £187.00 from Oakley

Oakley Jawbreaker

Oakley Jawbreaker

Arguably the most successful model in Oakley's cycling portfolio, the Jawbreakers are highly admired for their successful combination of function and form. 

The Tour de France edition Jawbreakers are given the matte poseidon base coat across the entire frame, with red and white detailing on the logos on the temples, as well as on the edge of the brow. 

Available at £205.00 from Oakley

Oakley Frogskins

Oakley Frogskins

The Frogskins are another stalwart in the Oakley range, but from the brand's wide range of off-bike casual sunglasses. 

The Tour de France design here is more subtle, with the matte poseidon colour complemented by little more than a red Oakley wordmark on the temples. However, the inner face of the arms are given a colour-block pattern of blue, white, red and black. 

Available at £141.00 from Oakley

Lance Branquinho is a Namibian born media professional, with 15-years of experience in technology and engineering journalism covering anything with wheels. Being from Namibia, he knows a good gravel road when he sees one, and he has raced some of Africa’s best-known mountain bike stage races, such as Wines2Wales and Berg&Bush.