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andra peron, clothing, giro d'italia, how to, how to dress, Photo finish, Product talk, tour de france, tricks, tutorial - August 14, 2016

How to dress for a grand tour

Based on the characteristics of the stage and the weather conditions, every rider makes his own clothing choices. It’s important to show up at the start with the “perfect” clothing, but it’s also important to select the right pieces to have in the team car during the race or in the team bus before the race when there will be a warm-up session on the rollers. We took a moment to chat with Andrea Peron, Castelli Race Performance Director, about what clothing the riders of team Cannondale-Drapac selected during the most significant stages of the 2016 Giro d’Italia. STAGE 1 Individual TT. (Apeldoorn) Since this is a time trial, I’ll use the TT Suit 3.1. The highest-performance and most aerodynamic product currently available, it is the result of hours and hours of research, aerodynamic studies and wind tunnel tests. The different fabrics used, along with the cut and the seam placement on specific points on the body, ensure maximum aerodynamic efficiency and energy savings. Along with the TT Suit 3.1, I’ll wear the Aero Speed Glove, our super-specific glove for time trialing. Because the warm-up is done on the rollers, and therefore the body will generate a lot of heat and ...

Gran Fondo Giro d’Italia Northern Ireland partners with Castelli

The official legacy event of the 2014 Giro d’Italia Big Start, Gran Fondo Giro d’Italia Northern Ireland, is proud to be partnering with Castelli, one of the world’s leading cycle clothing manufacturers. The second edition of the closed-road Gran Fondo will take place in Belfast on June 5th and every rider that registered before midnight on April 15th, will receive a Castelli Team jersey as part of their registration fee. This jersey has a RRP of £70. Darach McQuaid, event organiser said: “Partnering with an iconic cycling brand such as Castelli and bringing their famous Italian cycling product into the heart of the event for our riders is another great way for us to celebrate the Giro, and Italian cycling. If you have not registered yet, don’t delay, as the deadline to receive this jersey as part of your registration is midnight on April 15th. We will be announcing further partnerships in the coming days that will further enhance the rider experience at the event in June.” Steven Smith, Castelli Global Brand Director said: “Castelli is proud to partner with the Gran Fondo Giro d’Italia Northern Ireland and bring the spirit of the Giro to the beautiful roads of Northern ...

Gianni Bugno gearing up for Gran Fondo Giro d’Italia Northern Ireland

1990 Giro d’Italia Champion Gianni Bugno to swap his pink jersey for the official race jersey, supplied by Castelli, of the Gran Fondo Giro d’Italia Northern Ireland on June 5th, 2016. Gran Fondo Giro d’Italia Northern Ireland, the official legacy event of the 2014 Giro Big Start is very proud to announce Gianni Bugno, 1990 Giro d’Italia Champion and double World Champion (1991/92), will travel to Belfast to ride the Gran Fondo 5 June, 2016. Gianni Bugno said: “Since I saw how successful the 2014 Giro d’Italia Big Start was and how passionate the people in Northern Ireland were about cycling, it has been a big ambition of mine to come to ride my bike in Northern Ireland and experience the spectacular scenery. Being able to participate in the Gran Fondo Giro d’Italia NI is a great honour for me and I look forward to riding with everyone this June.” There are two options for those looking to ride the event on June 5th; the 173km Mourne route and the 58km Strangford route. The Mourne Route is 173km with 2500m of climbing over some very though climbs through the Mourne Mountains. The Strangford Route is 58km and brings the riders on a lovely ...

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2016, castelli, giro, giro d'italia, maratona, News - October 5, 2015

2016 Giro d’Italia on the Maratona route!

The 2016 Giro d’Italia course was unveiled today. Among the many revelations, one stand out in particular. To celebrate the 30th edition of the Maratona dles Dolomites next year, the 14th stage of the Giro will cross the iconic mountain roads of Europe’s premier Gran Fondo race. This is an exceptional acknowledgement by the Giro organizers to a sports event that in its thirty years of existence has succeeded in bringing to fruition the full potential of the Dolomite-biking experience, increasing the importance and awareness of the strategic benefits of two-wheeled tourism, not only in the Dolomites, but in all of Alto Adige. The stage will give participants of the Maratona the possibility, at a distance, to measure their steel up against professional cyclists along all the passes that characterize the Dolomitic event. Saturday, May 21st, the classic Dolomitic Queen Stage will leave Alpago and end in Alta Badia, in Corvara to be precise. When they reach the town of Arabba after 85 kilometers, riders will face the classic roads of the Maratona with its familiar pinwheel of breathtaking passes that overlook all the Ladin valleys: Pordoi, Sella, Gardena, Campolongo, Giau, Falzarego and Valparola. Once the riders reach La Villa, they’ll ...

Halfway through the Giro

We’re halfway through the Giro, It’s been an exciting ten days so far. With the race kicking off in Ireland and spending three days there taking in the emerald isle. Then heading back to its normal stomping ground of the roads of Italy. This first ten days have seen some action that many in the peloton and those viewing would rather not have seen, namely these being the multiple crashes. From the first days in Belfast through to the rain soaked stages on glass like roads in Bari and the following stages riders have been falling like ten pins. Crashing is a part of cycling life, for a professional its a a hazard of the job. For a enthusiast it’ll happen now and again, either due to poor concentration,bad luck or dangerous roads. It’s never nice no hard you fall. For Castelli sponsored team Garmin-Sharp this Giro will be one that will stick in the memory of all due to one wet grid and a huge dose of bad luck. Back In Ireland the atmosphere was electric, Belfast had been gearing up for an almighty depart to the first ever Giro Grand Tour, the city was covered in pink. From ...