Photo RSS

castelli, Contest, guess, guess the location, location, photo -

‘Guess The Location’ Photo Contest #1

The Castelli weekly “Guess the Location” contest is underway. Every week till April 2, 2016, Castelli fans can guess the local location of a photo shot by @jeredgruber, and correct guesses will be entered to win a prize. Entering is easy and open to all Castelli Newsletter subscribers. If you know the location of the above photo, send us your answer and shipping details by email to blog@castelli-cycling.com. Don’t forget to include ‘Guess The Location‘ in your email subject line. This week, we’ll give away one of our famous Castelli saddlebags.   CONTEST RULES: The usual Castelli rules apply (see below), only one entry is allowed per person. 1. Contest is open to all Castelli Newsletter subscribers. 2. The prize drawing is open to residents of the European Union and North America. 3. This contest begins at 08:00 a.m. Central European Time (CET) on February 24, 2016, and ends at 08:00 a.m. (CET) on February 26, 2016. 4. The Castelli random-number generator will pick the lucky winners. Photographer: Jered Gruber and Ashley Norris – gruberimages.pro

Read more

austria, gruber images, innsbruch, italy, jerede gruber, mountains, Photo, rain, snow, timmelsjoch -

Photo Essay: A ride to the snow

This will be my last ride in the high mountains for 2015. It’s the end of October, and the weather is perfect for one last ride into the high mountains. The temperatures are an amazing 14C at the top today, but that will change tonight with the coming bad weather. This is the last chance to do one of the great climbs in Europe – the Timmelsjoch. The Timmelsjoch creates a link through the Ötztal Alps along the border between Austria and Italy. It’s also known as the Passo Rombo, but this was Austria long before it was Italy, and that’s what it was originally called back when it was first mentioned in records dating back to the 13th century, so I generally give a nod to the name that has been usef the longest and from the beginning – it’s the best you can do in a region where the languages are as fluid as they are here. At 2,474 meters (8,117 ft), it’s one of the higher passes in Europe, but certainly not the highest. It is, however, a monster. If you’re going to ride the Timmelsjoch (and you should), do it from the Italian side, starting in ...

Read more

cannondale-garmin, la vuelta, mtn qhubeka samsung, News, Photo, spain -

Rest day at La Vuelta – recap of the first ten stages

The final grand tour of the year is in full swing and brought loads of action. We can’t deny, that Kristian Sbaragli victory at stage 10 has been the highlight so far.    

Read more

cannondale-garmin, france, grand tour, mtn qhubeka samsung, paris, Photo, tour de france -

Three weeks of racing at the Tour de France in pictures

Every race comes to an end. This year’s Grand Boucle was peppered with emotions, victories, teamwork, disappointments, fatigue and happiness. We’ve seen an amazing everyday fight of both of ‘our’ teams MTN-Qhubeka and Cannondale-Garmin with the most remarkable highlights wearing the polka-dot jersey by Daniel Teklehaimanot and a last-minute ingenious move of Steve Cummings at stage 14. Enjoy a small selection of images by Ashley and Jered Gruber.

Read more

africa, france, grand tour, le tour, MTN-Qhubeka, News, Photo, tour, tour de france -

On the heels of Team MTN-Qhubeka at the Tour de France

In this year’s Tour de France Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung is the first African team ever to participate at the biggest grand tour. The first few stages brought plenty of action with the grand depart at Utrecht (The Netherlands), followed by a few tricky stages with sections along the North Sea, the famous Mur de Huy and even some pavé sectors. We are glad to share a first photo story of the first couple of days. Photo credits: Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung (gruberimages.pro)

Read more

Tags