Castelli to sponsor National Team Jersey
Italian brand becomes official partner and sponsor of Italian National Cycling Federation for 2014 UCI Road World Championships in Spain.
Castelli has signed an exclusive partnership agreement with the Italian National Cycling Federation for the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, which will be held in the historic city of Ponferrada in northwest Spain from September 21 to 28. The sponsorship is further evidence of the Italian brand’s dedication to making clothing that provides a competitive advantage.
Castelli has been the technical sponsor of the Italian National Cycling Federation since 2010. The advanced cycling apparel brand has created the best cycling garments on the market by working with teams racing at the highest level. “We currently work with three professional teams, and after four years of supplying the national team clothing it’s exciting to take the next step and become official sponsor of the national team,” said Castelli vice president Dario Cremonese.
“We’re delighted to extend our partnership with Castelli. The company leads in innovation and performance and has a long history of supplying exceptional cycling clothing to professional athletes,” said Davide Cassani, head coach of the Italian National Team.
ONE-PIECE AERO ROAD SUIT FOR THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM
Castelli started the aero jersey revolution that has changed the look of pro cycling. About two years ago, the Castelli Sanremo 2.0 Speed Suit was the fastest option out there for road racing with significant time saved in aerodynamics:
15 watts at 40 km/h.
To give the Italian National Road Cycling Team an innovative edge at the UCI World Championships in Ponferrada, the Castelli Speed Research Unit has worked on new extensive pattern engineering and fabric research to create a faster back/shoulder construction technique for the Sanremo 3.0 Speed Suit with an extra gain on 24 watts saved compared to a standard cycling jersey, and 9 watts compared to the industry-leading road skinsuit, Sanremo 2.0 Speedsuit.
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