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Past weekend’s IRONMAN France (Nice) was a total triumph for Castelli athletes, who took the women’s and men’s titles at Côte d’Azur. Carrie Lester (AUS) – who was opting for a Free Speed W Race Jersey to ensure good aerodynamics on the bike and additional sun protection paired with Free W Tri Shorts – crossed the line first in 9:27:53, 10:38 ahead of runner-up Annabel Luxford. Belgian Frederik Van Lierde – a frequent competitor in France – managed to seal his 4th victory at Promenade des Anglais this year. During his 8:31:31 on the course he relied on his trusted Free Tri ITU Suit. Here are some impressions of Carrie’s and Frederik’s triumph captured by Rainer Bauerdick and Oliver Dom.

Chris Froome wrote himself further into the cycling history books after securing a fourth Tour de France victory in Paris. The Team Sky rider was flanked by his team-mates as he crossed the line on the Champs-Elysees, and claimed the famed maillot jaune by an eventual winning margin of 54 seconds. Froome’s third victory in a row, and a fifth in eight years for Team Sky, came after three hard weeks of racing, with the team holding the race lead for 19 of the race’s 21 stages. Photo credits: TDWsport, CyclingImages, Jered Gruber

A group of highly ambitious triathletes – the Trivolution Action Crew – led by coach and pro triathlete Matthias Knossalla  set out and documented a typical day of training. They motivate each other to push their boundaries. Copyright by trivolution-training.de

In the past few weeks Castelli triathletes were racing across the globe on different distances and race formats with significant success. Here’s a recap with some of our most favorite images by Ingo Kutsche, Michael Rauschendorfer, James Mitchell and Carel du Plessis. Except racing we are also travelling to selected events to interact with athletes and to get the direct contact with endconsumers. Next events with Castelli presence and/or retail cooperation: · IM Nice · IM Hamburg · IM Mt. Tremblant · IM 70.3 Worlds (Chattanooga) Michael Raelert had an impressive June with 3rd at Challenge Samorin and victories at Ironman 70.3 European Championship and Chiemsee Triathlon Only beaten by Michael Raelert: Thomas Steger (Pewag Racing Team) and Markus Fachbach (Pro Team Mohrenwirt) 2nd and 3rd at Chiemsee Tri Andreas Raelert triumphed at Ironman 70.3 Edinburgh Athletes at Ironman Austria start the swim in the crystal clear Wörthersee The title was within reach for Corinne Abraham at one point. She finished second in the end. Stefan Schmid didn’t have an eye for the beautiful scenery of the run course   Alex Zanardi finished in 9h08mins Laura Philipp took a surprising victory at Xterra France. Ruben Ruzafa won the men’s race Ironman Germany (European ...

The Climber’s Jersey and Inferno Bibshort are designed for racing in the mountains or in hot weather. We didn’t want to completely ignore aerodynamics, so we used patterning similar to our Aero Race 5.1 Jersey, which we knew was fast. The resulting jersey is extremely cool and light and instantly became a favorite with our pro riders. The Inferno, our hot-weather short, features a highly breathable and light fabric on the sides and back of the legs, plus the airy GiroAir leg band. The Team Sky riders are wearing this in all conditions because it also happens to fit extremely well and is one of the most comfortable shorts they’ve ever worn. Kenny Elissonde of Team Sky talking about his favorite lightweight racing jersey: Kenny talks about the Inferno Bibshort: Discover more details here: Climber’s 2.0 Jersey Inferno Bibshort The ultimate kit for summer is also available in Team Sky colors or a toned down Team Sky Inside version. Images: Edoardo Civiero, Russ Ellis, Tim De Waele