Castelli | InsiderNews – Page 164

chiro windstoper glove castelli winter gloves wind cold wet snow, News - January 18, 2011

Most toasty and lightweight glove around.

Test winner in the category of wind and rain protection gloves (German RoadBike magazine).

The Chiro Windstopper X-Fast outer softshell make this glove warm in windy and cold conditions, and is water resistant as well. The Magic Velcro wrist closure does its job perfectly keeping the heat in and cold out. A soft micro-fibre nose wipe makes wiping dirt or spray a pleasure, and the thin material gives good shifter control.

Garmin-Cervélo rider takes Australian road title

Garmin-Cervélo’s Jack Bobridge stormed his way to the green and gold of the Australia national champion jersey, winning the biggest race of his young career from a whittled-down break on a daring solo move.

South Australian Jack Bobridge put in an amazing performance to win the elite national road race in Buninyong on Sunday. The 21-year-old Garmin-Cervelo rider showed his class by soloing for 30km to take the coveted green and gold jersey, 37 seconds ahead of Matt Goss (HTC-Columbia) and Simon Gerrans (Team Sky).

Former TdF podium finisher gives feedback on Body Paint!

The Body Paint bibshorts are partially the result of three years of development, some futuristic thinking and feedback from elite riders. There’s no denying this is a high-end performance piece. Not only riders from the Cervélo TestTeam have been testing Body Paint, also other ProTour riders wanted to take part in the testing process, including an anonym former Tour de France podium finisher: “I rode them today, wow- they are nice! I understand why they are called Bodypaint. I could feel the compression aspect. They were about an inch and a half above my regular tan line. But the fabric and the cut are amazing! Thanks Castelli!” Body Paint Bibshort is a warm weather garment with a very low cut front and a nice airy mesh in back between the straps. The main body of the shorts is cut from a single piece of lycra, which is stretchy enough to conform to most bodies and eliminates the need for multi-panels and added seams that can chafe or unravel. It also makes for a smoother fit, which any aerodynamisist worth his weight in smoke trails will confirm creates less airflow turbulence and therefore less drag. (Which should make you faster). Body ...

One Jacket For Three Seasons.

Radiation 1-2-3 jacket – finally, a jacket that is ideal for everything. It’s adaptable for every condition, from cool fall days to harsh winter training rides. It uses our revolutionary Radiation inserts to reflect back up to 80% of your body heat without adding bulk to the jacket. And when the temperatures rise, you can take out the Radiation inserts and store them in a pocket. We’ve obsessed over making every detail just right, and it shows.

Read more

andreas, flanders, klier, koppenberg, News - December 8, 2010

Riding Koppenberg with Klier in December.

German-born Andreas Klier lived in Flanders for eleven years before recently moving to Mallorca. When he returned yesterday for a quick ride on the Flanders route, he was all grins and stories, despite the snow and ice on the Koppenberg. Image: Jered Gruber