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Is Dubai the new cycling destination?

February saw the inaugural edition of the Dubai Tour. A four stage UCI race, all kicking off each day from the World Trade Centre. From here you could catch the peloton sign on, the roll out and get your daily dose of traditional food and geek out on the latest bike bits, not a bad start to the day I’m sure you’d agree. Castelli were proud to be the official partners and supply the leaders jerseys, each stage saw the leaders of all four classifications kitted out in the latest Castelli jersey. With Versace design and Castelli’s technical input the jerseys looked good on all of the leaders shoulders. If you kept abreast of the sport during the race you’d know that the whole event was incredibly well received, not just by the pros competing but by the flurry of media attending, team staff and local fans. The race was strongly contested by many of the big names. There was no turning up and using it as training for later races, it was serious business for all the riders involved. Taylor Phinney took the overall lead, Marcel Kittel stormed to 3 stage wins and a sprinters jersey plus Garmin-Sharp’s Lasse ...

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Climbers jersey: Made for racing in hot weather

Athletes racing at the highest level of the sport provide the most demanding proving ground for Castelli. When RCS Sport contacted Castelli to supply the Dubai Tour leaders’ jerseys, the race organizers said they wanted a lightweight and next-to-nothing jersey for hot desert temperatures, with no fabric flapping in the wind when the peloton headed into dusty crosswind sections. The riders of Team Garmin-Sharp have been reaping the lightweight aero benefits of the Climbers Jersey for more than two years, so it wasn’t difficult to pick the right innovative product model from our Speed Research Unit. Super light weight and fast drying Strada Light 3D mesh. The Climbers Jersey is designed for racing in the mountains or in hot weather. The jersey is made from our super-lightweight Strada Light 3D mesh and an aero Velocity fabric, and it’s cut to hug the torso and eliminate any excess fabric flapping when battling the wind. It’s 139 grams of next to nothing, it’s our quickest-drying jersey ever, and it saves 8 watts at 40 km/h compared to a standard cycling jersey. One of the jersey’s advantages is that it absorbs hardly any water. After all, what good would a lightweight jersey be ...

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Dubai Tour through the lens of Castelli

RCS Sport, which also organizes the Giro d’Italia, did a fantastic job this year to help organize and develop the Dubai Tour. RCS Sport has signed a three-year agreement with the Dubai Sports Council and are considering taking the course into the expansive desert country beyond Dubai’s spectacular urban landscape. Desert winds howl, split the peloton along the long, open highway as sand blasts the riders and their gear. Here are some of our favorite images from this years race. PRESENTATION OF THE DUBAI TOUR SOME MOMENTS BEFORE THE RACE RACE MOMENTS SOME DUBAI PHOTOS THE WINNER TAYLOR PHINNEY SPECIAL GUESTS Photo credits and special thanks to:   ANSA/Peri-Carconi   |   Dave Everett   |   Manual For Speed   |   Slipstreamsports

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Top 5 Dubai Tour videos

Desert winds howl, split the peloton along the long, open highway as sand blasts the riders and their gear. Here are some of our favorite videos from the 2014 Dubai Tour. Video credits and special thanks to:  Dave Everett   |   The Global Cycling Network

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Video postcards from Dubai Tour

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Interviews with the Garmin-Sharp riders during the Dubai Tour. Tyler Farrar, Dylan Van Baarle and Sebastian Langeveld talking about the first Tour in Dubai.

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