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Tomorrow will see the Tirreno-Adriatico stage race get underway with a 17km team time trial. The prestigious Italian stage race will be the first World Tour calendar race for Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung this year. In a race which a number of the world’s best riders target as an early season goal, the competition will be fierce. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung are relishing the opportunity to race alongside the strongest teams in the world and will be sending a team of riders well equipped to challenge for a result. Linus Gerdemann was originally supposed to lead the team at the Tirreno-Adriatico but illness has side-lined the German tour rider. Gerald Ciolek and Sergio Pardilla will now jointly captain the African Pro Continental team over the 7 days of racing. The other riders that will compliment Ciolek and Pardilla are Kristian Sbaragli, Ignatas Konovalovas, Andreas Stauff, Jay Thomson, Jaco Venter and Daniel Teklehaimanot. “Unfortunately the captain for the Tirreno race, Linus Gerdemann will not ride because of sickness, but with Gerald Ciolek and Kristian Sbaragli we have some fast boys for the sprints. Sergio Pardilla will be our man for a good GC result,” said DS Jens Zemke when quizzed on ...

Castelli introduces the new Core line of Tri products for the Summer 14 season. The Core Collection (men and women line) is a complete redevelopment and was designed for age group athletes who don’t necessarily need our Kona-winning Free aerodynamics but who want great fit and exceptional comfort plus durability for a full season of racing. Core brings many features from Castelli’s high end products. The Kiss Tri pad is exceptionally comfortable on the bike and on the run. The Speed Hooks are an innovative system that lets you hook your top to your shorts to prevent riding up for the swim and bike legs, yet can be unhooked for comfort during the run. And the high capacity aero pockets are nearly invisible to the wind or water, yet have enough capacity for a vest and arm warmers plus nutrition should race day turn cold. All pieces of the Core collection can be designed and sublimation printed to outfit your club through our Servizio Corse program.   Tim O’Donnel in Core CORE TRI TOP – go to product page CORE TRI SHORT – go to product page CORE TRI SUIT – go to product page CORE W TRI SINGLET – ...

Right after his impressive triumph at Kona in October 2013, Belgian Frederik van Lierde had to work through a PR marathon and was also delighted to receive several awards. Following a short break and holidays with his family, Van Lierde restarted his build up for the 2014 season in December. By now he already completed a number of training camps which led him to the Canary Islands and Costa Blanca. This Saturday Van Lierde will return to competition at Abu Dhabi International Triathlon (3k swim, 200k bike, 20k run). As defending champion (he also won in 2011), the Ironman World Champion will race against some of the best athletes and aims for an informative and successful start of his season. Van Lierde will also debut his new 2014 Castelli triathlon kit. In cooperation with Castelli distributor (for Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) Wolvenberg he got a brand-new customized line of Castelli clothes for training and racing. As for racing Van Lierde will trust in the optimal aerodynamics and comfort of Castelli’s Free Tri ITU Suit. Van Lierde put together a well-conceived race schedule including some half distance races and Ironman Germany in Frankfurt (July 6), but in the end everything ...

Good preparation and have the necessary equipment is ideal for training and more if it is in the rain. The perfect combination to avoid that bicycle output was not all a failure was to trust my foul weather clothes and it certainly did not disappoint me. Gabba WS Jersey, Pioggia 3 shoe-covers, Nano Flex leg and arm-warmers,  for a long day in the saddle.

February saw the inaugural edition of the Dubai Tour. A four stage UCI race, all kicking off each day from the World Trade Centre. From here you could catch the peloton sign on, the roll out and get your daily dose of traditional food and geek out on the latest bike bits, not a bad start to the day I’m sure you’d agree. Castelli were proud to be the official partners and supply the leaders jerseys, each stage saw the leaders of all four classifications kitted out in the latest Castelli jersey. With Versace design and Castelli’s technical input the jerseys looked good on all of the leaders shoulders. If you kept abreast of the sport during the race you’d know that the whole event was incredibly well received, not just by the pros competing but by the flurry of media attending, team staff and local fans. The race was strongly contested by many of the big names. There was no turning up and using it as training for later races, it was serious business for all the riders involved. Taylor Phinney took the overall lead, Marcel Kittel stormed to 3 stage wins and a sprinters jersey plus Garmin-Sharp’s Lasse ...