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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

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Theo Bos wins again in Castelli

Theo Bos dominated the International Sprint & Keirin races in Alkmaar reaping the aero benefits of the Castelli Body Paint 3.3 Speed Suit. Theo Bos, four-time world champion and Olympic silver medalist, showed that he has not forgotten how to sprint. He dominated the International Sprint & Keirin races in Alkmaar, winning the keirin, sprint and team sprint. Nevertheless, the competition was tough, featuring the top Dutch track cyclists and international riders such as the British Olympic champion Callum Skinner. This season Bos is a member of BEAT Cycling Club. Anyone can join this club, and part of the dues will go to support the club’s professional team. In Alkmaar, Bos wore the Body Paint 3.3 Speed Suit, which was made specifically on his request, as he is aware of the “unfair advantage” of this fast suit. Also available in Castelli’s Servizio Corse custom team program. He was very satisfied with the first victory for his new team and still has a lot of ambition. “It gives me confidence that I immediately won a race at the beginning of the season,” he said. “It’s also great that this is the first professional win for BEAT Cycling Club. I am very proud of it. It ...

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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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Dress For Speed – Castelli Custom Team Clothing

For competitive cyclists, a smart team will search for any way possible to fight the wind during training and racing. And you can have the exact same pieces as you see on the pros. Not less expensive replicas, but the exact same pieces made using the same fabrics, components, fit and finish. Castelli is dedicated to making the fastest clothing in the world. We know that race results come through relentless attention to the smallest of details. So we approach every garment questioning how we can make it faster. We do the basic research, then we test the concepts internally, then we test them with professional athletes and in the wind tunnel. The Servizio Corse Custom Team booklet will help you decide which garments you need to help you achieve your racing goals. GLOBAL CUSTOM CATALOG     HOW IT WORKS   Related stories: Servizio Corse – Customized cycling and triathlon clothing Inside the product. The revolutionary free aero race bibshort

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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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