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The Italian Spring Races in Photos

The 2016 edition of the GP Industria, Strade Bianche and the season’s first Monument, Milan-San Remo, were held in perfect early-Spring conditions. Blue skies, sunshine and mild temperatures. Castelli  were on location to cover the races and meet with Cannondale Pro Cycling Team and the Italian National Team. Enjoy the images!

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‘Guess the location’ Photo Contest #4: WE HAVE THE WINNER!

Right !  Église Saint Ferréol, on Alpe d’Huez, ” The Dutch Corner “ If your name is Neil Moss then you are probably pretty happy right now! That’s right, you’re the lucky owner of the Castelli Linea Pelle Combo Pack. Stay tuned for the ‘GUESS THE LOCATION’ Photo contest #4, we’ll give away an other interesting product this time. If you haven’t signed up yet, you can still make it by clicking here.

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The Gabba – The professional’s foul-weather friend

Story by Andy McGrath | rouleur.cc We visit the Castelli factory in late November – well, it’d be remiss to gab about the Gabba at the height of summer. If you’re wondering how a rainwear revolution could happen in sunny Italy, abandon all weather stereotypes ye who enter their home town, Fonzaso. The Dolomites rear up and the temperature drops as we drive through the north-eastern Italian countryside, past wood stacks and through early morning mist. Apparently, this place gets twice as much rain as London. We meet Castelli brand manager Steve Smith and Race Performance Director, Andrea Peron, who takes us for a morning espresso (well, this is Italy). We stroll down the main artery, which is dominated by a big glass window, looking out over a floor of 40 sewing machines and their attendant stitchers, busy working on samples for the summer 2016 line. Notice a common denominator? They’re all from cruddy-weather countries. “We spent the first 45 minutes talking about traditional rain jackets, incremental improvements on the Pocket Liner,” Smith says. “We’d actually already made a first-round sample of it. Gabriel Rasch disappeared up to his room and came back down, talking about fit… Gabriel is quiet, ...

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Guess the location’ Photo Contest #3: We have the winner!

Right !  “Colle delle Finestre“ If your name is Paolo Saporiti then you are probably pretty happy right now! That’s right, you’re the lucky owner of the Castelli Linea Pelle Combo Pack. Stay tuned for the ‘GUESS THE LOCATION’ Photo contest #4, we’ll give away an other interesting product this time. If you haven’t signed up yet, you can still make it by clicking here.

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‘Guess the location’ Photo contest #3

The Castelli weekly “Guess the Location”, PART III ! Every week till April 2, 2016, Castelli fans can guess the local location of a photo shot by @jeredgruber, and correct guesses will be entered to win a prize. Entering is easy and open to all Castelli Newsletter subscribers. If you know the location of the above photo, send us your answer and shipping details by email to contest@castelli-cycling.com. Don’t forget to include ‘Guess The Location‘ in your email subject line. This week, we’ll give away one of our Castelli Linea Pelle Combo Pack. CONTEST RULES: The usual Castelli rules apply (see below), only one entry is allowed per person. 1. Contest is open to all Castelli Newsletter subscribers. 2. The prize drawing is open to residents of the European Union and North America. 3. This contest begins at 08:00 a.m. Central European Time (CET) on March 9, 2016, and ends at 08:00 a.m. (CET) on March 11, 2016. 4. The Castelli random-number generator will pick the lucky winners. Photographer: Jered Gruber and Ashley Norris – gruberimages.pro

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