The best cycling jacket on the market will be banned next year, but for now you can get it with a big discount for Black Friday

A close up of the collar of a blue Rapha waterproof cycling jacket

(Image credit: Will Jones)

Rapha is the latest cycling brand to launch its Black Friday deals. The annual sales weekend has basically morphed into Black November as the online retailers battle it out for your cash. Rapha is doing it slightly differently – with a hefty 25% discount across its entire site when using the code BF25 at checkout.

With so much to choose from we've created a Black Friday Rapha deals hub with all the Cyclingnews team's selections of tried and tested Rapha apparel and accessories. One that caught my eye is the Rapha Pro Team Gore-Tex jacket – which is our Senior Tech Writer Will Jones' top pick for road cycling in his best waterproof cycling jacket guide.

Rapha Pro Team Gore-Tex Jacket:
$325 $243.75 at Rapha US
£275 £206.25 at Rapha UK

Save 25%: The Pro Team jacket does it all brilliantly – it has the top spot in our best waterproof cycling jacket guide for good reason. It ticked all the boxes for waterproofing, heat management and fit – it's as good as it gets, and it uses the old Gore-Tex Active membrane, which is superior in performance to modern versions. Available in three color options and sizes from XS-XXL. Use the code BF2024 at checkout.

Read our Rapha Pro Team GTX Jacket review.

Will gave the Pro Team GTX jacket top marks highlighting the waterproofing capabilities, breathability and superb fit as some of its key features. It's worth noting that this jacket will soon become extinct as the global PFAS ban means jackets like this will soon be replaced. As Will said in his review, "Waterproof jackets potentially are never going to be this good again.", so it's something to buy now, especially at the Black Friday discounted price. We don't foresee Rapha dropping prices further over the main Black Friday weekend, so we wouldn't recommend holding out for a better price.

Paul Brett is a deals writer for Cyclingnews and has been cycling for as long as he can remember, initially catching the mountain biking bug in the 1990s, he raced mountain bikes for over a decade before injury cut short a glittering career. An award-winning photographer, when not riding a bike, he can be found at the side of a road world championship or a cyclocross track shooting the action. Paul was the founder, editor and writer of Proper Cycling magazine, and he's travelled the world interviewing some of the top personalities in cycling and writing about some of the biggest cycling brands.