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cannondale, cervelo testteam, cobbles, ctt, garmin, Paris-Roubaix, Photo, Racing, rbx, vansummeren - April 7, 2017

Roubaix retrospective through the lens of Tim de Waele, Ashley and Jered Gruber

One of the toughest one-day races in the calendar has already been casting its shadow earlier this week and teams were busy with reconnaissance and fine-tuning their equipment for Sunday. It looks like another dry edition. The last muddy edition of Paris-Roubaix was way back in 2002 by the way. The following gallery is a retrospective of the recent history (Castelli coloured) and should fuel the fire and excitement for RBX. Images by Tim De Waele, Ashley and Jered Gruber

Sanremo Speedsuit – The cutting edge of racing innovation

Professional and amateur riders have been reaping the aero benefits of the Sanremo Speedsuit for more than six years, and they call it the best kit ever made for road racing. Your body is responsible for about 75 percent of the air drag you face when cycling, so it makes sense to ensure that you’re as aero as possible. The Sanremo Speedsuit was inspired by the Sanremo finish line back in 2009. Heinrich Haussler had just been beaten by 3cm by Mark Cavendish on the finish line in Sanremo. So we started looking for ways to make up 3cm over 300km. Along the way we invented the first true Aero suit for road racing. We’ve refined it year after year and finally in 2017 Michal Kwiatkowski of Team Sky brings it to victory at its namesake race. A little bit of aerodynamic savings over a long period of time can result in that extra last crucial bit of energy when pushing for the line and glory. The Sanremo Speedsuit debuted at the 2011 Sanremo, but the race didn’t go well for Team Garmin-Cervélo. The first professional win in the speed suit came three weeks later, when Johan Vansummeren rode ...

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castelli, challenge, club, garmin, gps, nothing, strava - February 8, 2016

Gear up for the season with some mileage

The next four weeks, we have decided to give away Castelli gifts (Linea Pella cream tubes, Ass-Savers, water bottles, T-shirts) to 10 lucky members of the Castelli Squadra Corse Strava Cycling Club. Each rider who logs minimum 300 kilometers (186 miles) per week from February 8 to March 7, 2016, will participate in the contest. The Castelli Squadra Corse club is open to anyone so feel free to invite your friends! CONTEST RULES 1. Since this is all GPS, it goes without saying, you must have a Garmin device, or the free Strava app for your iPhone or Android. No manual entries. 2. The prize drawing is open to residents of the European Union and North America. 3. The Castelli random-number generator will pick the lucky winners from the Castelli Squadra Corse leaderboard every Monday morning starting from February 8 and ending March 7, 2016. 4. Don’t forget to invite your friends to the club using www.bit.ly/StravaCastelli Now, get out on your bike and keep pounding out those kilometers. Ride safe and have fun!

Tour of Alberta: Gabba & Tempesta

Challenging weather conditions at Tour of Alberta , unfortunately the weather isn’t quite cooperating. Good for Team Cannondale-Garmin – with three victories, you know when you see them in escape mode during a cold and wet stage, they’ll have a huge advantage over their competitors with the #Gabba #Tempesta #Perfetto #nanoflex and #Trasparente in their arsenal of secret weapons. Get your all weather kit now, click here >>

Fifty Ass-Savers to be won!

We have decided to give away fifty Ass-Savers Folding Mud Guard in Team Garmin-Sharp colors. Entering is easy and open to all Castelli newsletter subscribers and Facebook fans. The usual Castelli rules apply (see below), only one entry is allowed per person, and you enter by sending us your answer and shipping details by email: blog@castelli-cycling.com What’s the name of the pro’s favorite Castelli jersey for cold and dry or wet and damp conditions? CONTEST RULES: 1. Contest is open to all Castelli Newsletter subscribers and Facebook fans. 2. This contest begins at 12:00 p.m. Central European Time (CET) on August 1, 2015, and ends at 12:00 p.m. (CET) on August 4, 2015. 3. The Castelli random-number generator will pick the lucky winners. Good luck!