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InGamba x Castelli

We are excited to announce our new partnership with InGamba Tours​, a California-based touring company that offers unforgettable cycling adventures in Portugal, Italy, and France. They specialize in making your bicycle trip the vacation of a lifetime. The InGamba x Castelli Collection offers the latest pro-developed pieces, each designed to give InGamba fans an edge through superior aerodynamics, cooling, comfort, and protection from the elements. Check out the new InGamba Collection. The new partnership represents a sort of homecoming because we’ve had a close connection to the InGamba founder, João Correia, for a long time, even before he turned pro with the Cervélo TestTeam in 2009. The InGamba supervisor guide, Eros Poli pulled on the Castelli made UCI World Championship jersey in 1987 when taking gold for Italy in the 100 km Team Time Trial in Villach, Austria. Later in his career, Monsieur Ventoux, was back in Castelli riding for the Mercatone Uno-Saeco team. Here’s to many more miles together!

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Happy Birthday, Eddy Merckx !!

One of cycling’s biggest luminary, Eddy Merckx, turns 75 today. Gelukkige verjaardag Eddy !! Merckx turned professional in 1965 with the Solo-Superia team after a successful amateur carrier winning more than 80 victories along with the 1964 World Championships Road race. From there, Merckx would go on to win virtually every major race and Grand Tour event that lay before him. During his career from 1965 to 1978, Merckx proved to be unbeatable, with no fewer than 11 grand tour overall victories. And, upon his retirement, he had racked up a total of 525 wins – netting 445 wins out of the 1585 races he competed in. In 1971 Merckx won 45 percent of the races he started. Come up against Merckx during that season and your chances of victory as a rival rider were as good as halved before you’d even begun. On 25 October 1972, “the Cannibal” set a new hour record at 49.431km in Mexico City wearing a refined aero body-suit made by Amando and his son Maurizio Castelli (branded Vittore Gianni), and a specially constructed Colnago road bike with the same measurements as Merckx’s track bike. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EDDY !! Images: Foto Reporter Sirotti, Castelli image ...

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Ötztal Cycle Marathon

From the classic Austrian ski resort Sölden, one of the toughest cycling races for amateurs starts and ends. We went there together with 4000 other avid cyclists to take on the four mountain passes in South Tyrol. I lie in the bathtub in the hotel room. The water is so hot that you have to walk in really slowly, warming my wounded body after the race. My memory of the last climb, the one from the Italian side up towards Timmelsjoch is blurred. I remember how the sweat runs down from my forehead, the bike computer no longer showing double digits and that my legs are close to cramping and my stomach aches. The beautiful views I can see from the images now in hindsight, I have only fragmented memories of. But maybe we should take it from the beginning. 4000 avid cyclists It is the first Sunday in September and we are in the classic Austrian ski resort Sölden. It is still dark when we cycle from the hotel to the start where 4000 avid cyclists have gathered. The air is fresh, the speaker encourages the participants to wave their arms in the air and tries to keep the ...

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Through orange groves in Sierra Nevada

The Spanish south coast attracts both professional cyclists and winter-weary amateurs with their fine roads. At the foot of the Sierra Nevada and with the Mediterranean Sea within easy reach, we set out cycling in hilly terrain through olive and orange groves. With a few stops for a cortado. From Malaga we take the motorway one hour east before we turn north into a valley where the sun shines on the yellow coloured rock massif as we drive into the small community Vélez de Benaudalla. The main street runs in north-south direction with the church in the center and with white stone houses close up on both sides of the road. The fortress at the height reminds visitors of the city’s Arabic roots. Here we find some small grocery stores, a bakery, a couple of cafes and restaurants. White legs Together with a group of cyclists from Stockholm Cycle club, who also have arrived with an early flight, we take a short ride in the afternoon. Cormac Keeny guides us on a short trip to a village on the other side of the valley, with a hill long enough for the pulse to go up. A premonition of what to ...

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Castelli partners with two-time Ironman world champion Patrick Lange

Castelli is pleased to announce it’s new partnership with world-class triathlete Patrick Lange. The sponsorship is further evidence of the Italian brand’s dedication to making clothing that provides a competitive advantage for top multi-sport athletes. The Austrian based German will be joining Castelli’s top-class triathlon roster including Mirinda, Carfrae, Laura Philipp, Cameron Wurf, Frederik Van Lierde, Tim O’Donnell and Raelert Brothers. “I am delighted to start my partnership with Castelli, a brand with a long-term experience in cycling and triathlon, something that can be felt in every piece of clothing, providing comfort, functionality, industry leading performance and unmatched design.”, says Patrick Lange. Lange will have access to the full Castelli triathlon collection and will be using the all-new PR Speed Suit, that was adapted to his special needs, in most of his races. Steve Smith, Brand Manager at Castelli, is extremely delighted about the alliance, and says: We’ve already achieved remarkable results with lots of our athletes including numerous world championship titles and prestigious triathlon classics. Our athletes provide us with valuable feedback, which we use to continuously improve our products. Most of them end up in our triathlon collection and help every triathlete to be faster and more comfortable. ...

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