Protection from UV radiation

Sunlight provides energy and consists of various components, not all of which are visible to the human eye. Among the invisible ones are ultraviolet rays. UV radiation is a high-energy, electromagnetic radiation that can be harmful to the body in too high a dose: starting with a sunburn, to skin damage and even skin cancer. Particularly with increasing altitude on the mountain, attention must be paid to intensive UV exposure. This increases with altitude (+10 to 15% per 1,000 metres of altitude) and protection against UV radiation is correspondingly important. Many VAUDE bike textiles therefore offer integrated UV protection of varying intensity.