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Giro d’Italia Virtual + Donation to Italian Red Cross

The Giro d’Italia Virtual, starting this weekend, will give amateurs and stars of the past and present a chance to ride together (virtually) on sections of this year’s Giro route from the comfort of the interactive smart trainers, via GPX files from Garmin Connect uploaded to their bike computers. The first stage, which can be completed between April 18 and 21, is a 32.1km section of the 2020 Giro d’Italia stage 10 route. From there, riders will take on stages 12, 16, 17, 18, 20, and 21, with the event concluding on May 10. Discover more and sign up!   Castelli will also be actively participating in the worthy fundraising initiative throughout the entire Giro Virtual. As an official supplier of the Giro d’Italia, Castelli will donate 5 euros to the Italian Red Cross for each #Giro102 Race Jersey purchased through the Castelli-cycling.com website. Donating is easy: just use the code GiroXCRI at check-out and, in addition to obtaining a 50% discount on the jersey purchase, you’ll confirm your donation. Don’t miss this opportunity to wear the right outfit for the occasion!  

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Thousand Drips of Sweat

One more mile. One more minute. One more second. One THOUSAND more drips of sweat. Done! During this time, when most of us are staying inside to #rideitout, it’s essential to not only take care of our bikes but our kit as well. The cycling kit is an investment and requires the same amount of care as we give our bikes. Even indoors, we make sure our chain is well lubed, and gears are tuned to maximize performance. Cycling kit can also maximize your performance with its breathable fabrics and comfortable chamois— so we want to take care of these as well.   If you are anything like me, by the end of your Zwift/trainer session, the towel on your stem, the floor under your bike, and YOU are soaked: Chamois. Socks. Baselayer. Shoes. I even looked down yesterday and saw two lines of sweat on either side of my bike coming out of my SHOES!   Like most people, after I hop off the trainer, I try to get out of my soaked chamois as quickly as possible and get cleaned up. Once you’re out of your chamois, it’s important to either get it right into the washer or ...

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Getting started on Zwift

If you’re just arriving to the world of indoor cycling, it may seem a little daunting: which type of trainer should I buy? Which accessories do I need? How does it all connect? What do I do on Zwift!? If you’re feeling a little overwhelmed, fear not, we’re here to help. With many excellent Zwift resources on the web, there seems little point reinventing the wheel with another ‘how-to’ guide. So, instead, we’ve collated a list of top-notch articles to help you understand the gear you need, how to get set-up plus some next-level tips to enhance your Zwifting experience! ZWIFT OFFICIAL Of course, first port of call should be Zwift’s official getting started guide. Here you’ll find a bunch of articles covering equipment required, how to get set-up and what to do once you’re riding! ZWIFT INSIDER ZwiftInsider, authored by Eric Schlange, is a fantastic resource for the novice Zwifter right through to your seasoned ‘Zwift pro’. ZwiftInsider is constantly updated with new articles by Eric plus guest contributors, including getting started hints, course guides, racing tips, equipment tests and… pretty much anything you can think of in the Zwift world! Here’s a list of ZwiftInsider articles to get you up to speed with minimal fuss: Getting started hub ...

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QUIZ: How Well Do You Know Paris-Roubaix?

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Keep Healthy During The Coronavirus Quarantine

An early coach of mine used to say: “Fail to plan, is planning to fail.” But how do you plan in a year where literally the wheels came off so bad? March and April are months that every cyclist anticipates dearly. For the pro tour riders, it’s the Classics and for most amateur riders it’s time for training camps, early season races or just the sheer joy of warmer temperatures, longer daylight hours and big rides on the to-do list. Not this time: most countries are in pandemic lockdown mode. The situation differs from country to country. While some don’t even allow cyclists to ride outside, others still accept individual rider doing their spring training. All races are canceled until the end of June and this makes all kinds of planning very challenging. And this means that your season build needs to be completely redesigned. For the serious bike racer there comes another challenge: how do I keep my body composition (not just weight, but fat percentage as well) in check with a completely changed training regime or how do I adapt my planned diet to these moving targets? I want to share a few essential points and recommendations on ...

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