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Coming back from the Eurobike show, we decide to stop by the “Museo della Bicicletta” in Cosseria, a beautiful place near Savona, immersed into the mountains bordering the Ligurian sea. Luciano made the promoter for us at the Eurobike show, carrying his bike into the halls of the fair of Friedrichshafen dressed with a old cycling kit and a old bike with two hostess giving invitations and gifts about our Retro Party we did the evening before. Entering the museum of Cosseria seems the time has stopped if you look at what Luciano has collected: all the walls are completely covered by the most significant jerseys of cycling like Zoetemelk, Gimondi, Fondriest or Anquetil jerseys. He says he has more than 300 jerseys, and many of them are certainly Castelli but the biggest part of the collection is represented by a lot of Vittore Gianni jerseys, the 1897 brand that become Castelli in the 70’s. He has Vittore Gianni jersey of Marino Basso, Romeo Venturelli and other big names of the italian cycling. It was a very big surprise for us seeing that Vittore Gianni, the brand we represent today, made cycling equipment to all these champions, because our story is so ...

An historic moment in cycling as these nine Team MTN Qhubeka riders, 3 from Europe and 6 from Africa line up at the 2015 Vuelta a Espana today, the first African registered team to ride in a cycling Grand Tour! Share your support for #AfricasTeam on social media.

On Saturday Africa’s team start their first ever grand tour, La Vuelta a Espana. Boundaries are being broken with an unprecedented six grand tour debutantes starting the La Vuelta. And in Merhawi Kudus, Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will field the youngest rider in the race. For each and every Team MTN-Qhubeka rider starting La Vuelta a Espana, it is a case of a dream being realised. The motivation and morale among the entire team is sky high as they prepare to get the ball rolling with Saturday’s Team Time Trial. Gerald CiolekIt is a great moment for our team to be at the start of La Vuelta, it is such a big step forward for us. We can do well in this race, it suits us nicely and our climbers will be at home in this race.Sergio PardillaI am so happy to here at my home race with our African team. Our team has a lot of young riders, for them it is the first time they are doing such a big race but I’m very confident in our young African guys. They can definitely give me all the support I need to get a top 10 result on GC.Louis ...

Whether you’re interested in chatting about cycling history, cobblestone sections or what gear to wear on your next ride, join us for a couple of drinks and more at the Castelli vintage “Moustache“ Party  — just bring your favorite moustache and you’re set! When: Wednesday, August 27, 2014, 5:30pm. Where: Eurobike show, Hall B5, Stand 513, Friedrichshafen, Germany While you’re here, snap a “moustache” selfie and enter in our #4everRetro photo contest, and chat with professional road cycling athletes of Team Garmin-Sharp.    DISCOVER THE NEXT LEAP IN INNOVATION Castelli has been at the forefront of essentially every breakthrough in cycling clothing since making the wool shorts obsolete. In 2007, Castelli introduced the first Free Bibshort that revolutionized cycling shorts with the incredible feeling of freedom it provided. For 2015, we’ve re-engineered every detail making the World-Tour Free short more comfortable and more aerodynamic.

Whether you’re interested in chatting about cycling history, cobblestone sections or what gear to wear on your next ride, join us for a couple of drinks and more at the Castelli vintage “Moustache“ Party  — just bring your favorite moustache and you’re set! When: Wednesday, August 27, 2014, 5:30pm. Where: Eurobike show, Hall B5, Stand 513, Friedrichshafen, Germany While you’re here, snap a “moustache” selfie and enter in our #4everRetro photo contest, and chat with professional road cycling athletes of Team Garmin-Sharp.    DISCOVER THE NEXT LEAP IN INNOVATION Castelli has been at the forefront of essentially every breakthrough in cycling clothing since making the wool shorts obsolete. In 2007, Castelli introduced the first Free Bibshort that revolutionized cycling shorts with the incredible feeling of freedom it provided. For 2015, we’ve re-engineered every detail making the World-Tour Free short more comfortable and more aerodynamic.