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Desire to wear the best cycling clothing The Castelli Best of Summer’17 showcase our favorite products from the new collection. Discover how to dress for riding in any spring/summer riding condition – from cold and wet to mild and warm. Enjoy!

Thanks to some of the best cycling photographers we are able to share some highlights of recent races. Enjoy a small selection. Images by Tim De Waele 1st Toward Zero Race Melbourne / Cadel Evans – Albert Park GP 1st Toward Zero Race Melbourne / Cadel Evans – Albert Park GP 1st Toward Zero Race Melbourne / Cadel Evans – Albert Park GP 1st Toward Zero Race Melbourne / Cadel Evans – Albert Park GP 4th Tour Dubai 2017 / Stage 1 4th Tour Dubai 2017 / Stage 2 4th Tour Dubai 2017 / Stage 2 4th Tour Dubai 2017 / Stage 2 68th Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2017 / Stage 1 68th Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2017 / Stage 1        

LIGHTWEIGHT, BREATHABLE, PACKABLE, WIND- AND WATER RESISTANT The Superleggera Jacket is available in stores and online. Visit the Castelli website for more details: Superleggera Men   –   Superleggera Women

Recently, I spent some time with Team Sky during their annual Mallorca training camp. I’ve concluded that it’s in no way different from my annual training camps. On second thought, other than the massages, hotel, mechanics, personal chef, shiny Pinarello Dogma F10, roving press core, and coffee whenever I want it, my training camp is exactly the same. I ride in the same snow (yes, sunny Mallorca indeed) and wear the same Castelli aero bibs and jerseys as they do. — Alas this was not to be a cycling trip but more of a reportage look at what makes Team Sky tick. I had the help of my Leica cameras, including the new bells and whistles Leica SL. Normally, when doing my photo essays, I choose to ride and take pictures of riders with a Leica camera dangling from my neck. This I find to be a great skill training exercise, and fine when you’re just out with a group of Cat 5’s. However, Team Sky are not Cat 5 riders so I opted to ride in the fast Ford car with Team Sky DS Gabba (think the jacket) and mechanic Filip. For this journey, we opted for 60’s hits to keep us ...

Almost two weeks to the start of the Abu Dhabi Tour and we are so excited to see the Classification Leaders wearing the new Castelli  jerseys. The list of teams at the next Abu Dhabi Tour is impressive: 16 of 18 UCI WorldTeams accepted the invitation from the Abu Dhabi Sports Council The world’s top riders should be ready for the race, including Nairo Quintana, Vincenzo Nibali, Fabio Aru, Steven Kruijswijk, Tejay van Garderen and Romain Bardet as General Classification (GC) contenders. Many of the world’s best sprinters will compete too, with names such as Mark Cavendish, Marcel Kittel, Elia Viviani, André Greipel and Caleb Ewan fighting for stage victories. THE ROUTE Stage 01 – MADINAT ZAYED STAGE / MADINAT ZAYED – MADINAT ZAYED (188km) The first stage runs entirely in the desert, with the first and last parts of about 45km on straight, wide roads. The last kms are on wide, straight boulevards, punctuated by wide-curved roundabouts. The final km is straight on asphalt. Stage 02 – NATION TOWERS STAGE / ABU DHABI (Al Maryah Island) – ABU DHABI (Al Marina) (155km) The second stage runs mostly in the city of Abu Dhabi. The entire route is on wide boulevards ...