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Castelli partners with German Triathlon Union

Castelli is stepping up its triathlon activities and is pleased to announce a new partnership with the German Triathlon Union (DTU) that will see the Italian brand become the exclusive outfitter of the DTU and the German triathlon national teams. This step, which underscores Castelli’s steadily growing triathlon presence, especially in middle- and long-distance racing, will help set a course for the brand’s future direction and support efforts to further develop the range of triathlon-specific products offered. “Castelli has a long history in cycling, and the brand has become well established as a supplier on the triathlon market as well in recent years. The athletes working with them – for example, multiple Tour de France winners and Ironman world champions – are evidence of the high quality of Castelli’s products, so we are very proud that the DTU will be the first national triathlon federation equipped by Castelli. We are looking forward to the collaboration. Above all, the athletes of the DTU national team and the age-group national team will benefit from this partnership and will start the new season with high-quality clothing,” said Faris Al-Sultan, DTU national elite coach. The young and dynamic German athletes, led by the mixed relay quartet ...

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T1:Stealth Top – Save up to 6 minutes in your next Ironman

Covered sleeves became indispensable for optimized aerodynamics on the bike. Knowing about possible time savings on the bike from our cycling background we started working on a triathlon specific bike top in 2012. At the beginning we sticked with a long sleeve version, the fastest option and still state of the art for the fastest time trial suits. Experience in practice has shown that long sleeves and 1/2 zipper might not be the best solution for triathlon. A compromise between practicability and best aerodynamics was needed. Towards Kona 2013 Castelli produced a small run of pre-production samples for the world championships and outfitted Timothy O’Donnell with a first customized T1:Stealth Top. At that time the Stealth took the world by storm and helped Timothy to improve his bike split by over nine minutes from the year before. Timothy and his wife – triple Ironman world champion Mirinda Carfare – were involved in the development process of that top from the very beginning. The T1:Stealth Top reduce aero drag for the bike leg. You wear it over your tri top, or in hotter conditions by itself, and you’ll be faster with the same effort. Wind tunnel testing data translated onto actual road conditions and taking ...

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Castelli expands triathlon efforts

One day prior to Kona race day, we are pleased to announce a new partnership for 2015 with Pewag racing team, Austria’s premier triathlon team. With 7 pro athletes and over 30 elite age group athletes, we are looking to further our support of elite racers as we use their feedback to help make our products even better. Headlining Pewag racing team are Faris Al-Sultan and Marino Vanhoenacker. Faris won the 2005 Ironman World champion and has placed in the top 10 another 8 times in Kona as well as another 8 Ironman victories. Marino has won 11 Ironmans and is looking good to improve on his 2010 podium finish in Kona, and with recent victories in Ironman Canada, IM 70.3 Luxembourg and IM 70.3 Zell-am-See he has recovered from his injury plagued 2013 season. Rounding out the pro roster are Vincent Riess, Flo Kriegl, Daniel Niederreiter, 2014 Trimotion Saalfelden winner Lis Gruber, and Rene Vallant. While the agreement officially begins in 2015, Marino and Faris will debut their Castelli gear on Saturday in the Ironman world championships in Kona. Pewag racing team manager Werner Leitner says, “we are really happy to have Castelli on board. Race and training apparel is an extremely important part ...

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