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Idro Jacket – Product testing near the office

Finally, the miracle jacket is here. At only 123 grams it offers full Gore-Tex® waterproof protection, the most breathable Gore-Tex® ever made and permanent water repellency — and it all folds down to fill just half a pocket. Now you don’t have to choose between a small jacket or a protective one to carry with you. We gave it a close-to-body race fit and functional details like the YKK® waterproof Vislon® zipper and a zipped opening to access your jersey pockets.

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Rolling Travel Bag – Video Teaser

Castelli Race Bags, the art of packing. All successful pros have to master the art of packing a rain bag very early in their careers. For the pros, the rain bag is a vital piece of equipment in which they stash all the clothes and accessories that will keep them warmer or drier if the weather turns nasty. Riders will fall back to the team car and ask for gloves, jackets or booties, and then the mechanic in the car will have to be able to find the right pieces very quickly. As I learned when I was a pro, preparation and organization are essential. This bag is one of my favorite products because the red lining and all the mesh pockets make it extremely easy to find everything when you need it. The flip-open top with zip mesh pockets is a great idea that solves the problem of trying to find small accessories in the bottom of a bag. Even though I don’t put my Race Rain Bag into the team car anymore, it is still a great way to keep extra clothes, accessories and shoes organized for everyday training or when I am traveling. The bottom shoe compartment ...

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Special jersey to beat the extreme heat in Doha

The heat blanketing the Middle East is affecting the 2016 UCI Road World Championships in Doha. Riders have complained of extreme conditions and have exhibited signs of heat exhaustion, with several individuals requiring medical assistance. To give the Italian National Road Cycling Team an innovative edge, the Castelli Speed Research Unit and Politecnico di Milano have developed a jersey with titanium dioxide sun protection and cooling panels to help the riders beat the heat. Beating the heat, or rather minimizing its negative effects on performance. It’s not just the temperature that matters, but also the humidity and airflow. And what does it mean to race in these conditions? When the body temperature rises above 39 degrees (to the heat generated by muscular effort is added that from the sun’s radiation), oxygen transfer from hemoglobin to body tissues is impaired, with a corresponding decline in performance. A 2 percent reduction in weight due to dehydration reduces performance by 8 to 10 percent. Heat dissipation takes place largely through the evaporation of sweat. However, excessive sweating leads to the most dangerous enemy, dehydration, because there is a limit to how much fluid an individual can replenish. A 2 percent reduction in weight ...

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Idro Jacket – Ready for Anything

Finally, the miracle jacket is here. At only 123 grams it offers full Gore-Tex® waterproof protection, the most breathable Gore-Tex® ever made and permanent water repellency — and it all folds down to fill just half a pocket. Now you don’t have to choose between a small jacket or a protective one to carry with you. We gave it a close-to-body race fit and functional details like the YKK® waterproof Vislon® zipper and a zipped opening to access your jersey pockets.

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Omloop Thermal Bib Short – Pro innovation

We first saw this back in 2009 when our Cervélo TestTeam rider Jeremy Hunt rode the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in knee warmers that he had cut to knee length. It took six years for it to catch on, but we saw half a dozen or so riders starting the 2015 Omloop with that same look. So we engineered a fabric that lets us leave a soft raw edge at the back of the knee that won’t cut into you, and we started riding prototypes. Once again the guys who do this for a living have come up with a new way to dress. It’s significantly warmer than a thermal short but doesn’t feel overdressed like a knicker. At the Belgian classics we’ve seen the pros cutting off their knee warmers to have a thermal layer just to the knee. So we made up some shorts to ride in and quickly realized that the pros are onto something. It feels significantly warmer than a thermal short but without the restriction of 3/4 knickers. We developed a soft raw-cut edge so it’s not going to cut into the back of your knee. Plus it looks very pro. Long socks required.

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