Fall is coming, and it’s time to begin planning your off season training. Transitioning from a summer cycling routine to a less intense winter program will not only maintain a good foundation or base for the ramp up that will come with your early spring rides, but also minimize the risk of catching a cold. Always, make sure to awear proper clothing to protect yourself against the elements, learn from other riders, then you’ll always be one step closer to achieve your next goal.
Have patience is easy to say, but not always easy follow. My 22 years of cycling, including 12 years of racing taught me many lessons. Here are some of the little things which helped me to achieve my personal goals.
HAVE PATIENCE
Every January and February for years, my cycling mates won the sprints on training rides, or could stay up front leading the pack for a longer time even in higher wind resistance while I just hung on. When May came, I left most of them in the dust and took all the hill-sprints.
REMEMBER TO RECOVER
It’s great to want to improve and push your limits. But many riders work too hard without allowing the body time to recover. Building aerobic power takes years of consistent training. To become a better cyclist, you must manage your energy levels. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on October 17th, 2011 in NEWS | No Comments »
After two consecutive 2nd place finishes in the Red Hook Crit, Neil Bezdek absolutely dominated the 2011 RHC Milano taking first overall, fastest lap and both race primes. The podium was completed by last year’s RHCM winner Jon Ander Ortuondo in second and Al Barouh in third place.
In fourth place, Italy’s Francesco Martucci, as best placed Italian he was awarded a plane ticket to New York to contest the next edition of the race where he can try to make an impact on the race’s viciously selective home course.
Red Hook Crit Highlights, Milano, Oct 15th. 2011. Read the rest of this entry »
Castelli is dedicated to making the fastest clothing in the world. We know that race results come through relentless attention to the smallest of details. So we approach every garment questioning
how we can make it faster.
We do the basic research, then we test the concepts internally, then we test them with Team Garmin-Cervélo and in the wind tunnel. Only then are they available in Castelli’s Servizio Corse program.
And you can have the exact same pieces as Team Garmin-Cervélo. Not less expensive replicas, but the exact same pieces made using the same fabrics, components, fit and finish, by the same people who produce the pieces you see on the pros on TV.
If you’re serious about your cycling, and serious enough to want to turn those many thousands of kilometers of training into race results, here’s your clothing : WWW.SERVIZIOCORSE.COM
Posted on October 13th, 2011 in NEWS | 2 Comments »
Castelli is stoked to be a supporting sponsor on the second Milano edition of the Red Hook Criterium.
The Red Hook Criterium is an unsanctioned race featuring fixed gear bicycles competing over multiple laps of a fast twisty route within the desolate streets in the Bovisa area of Milan.
The field consists of elite-level road, track, cyclocross, and mountain bike racers, bike messengers and urban cyclists. The RHC has developed a unique style of cycling event that combines the underground art of street racing with the intensity of high-level competition in a spectator-friendly atmosphere.
Great looking jerseys. Blue: the winner's jersey. Red: Official RHC jersey.
The competition include the best street riders from the United States battling against a mixture of Italian street racers and elite level Gran Fondo riders. Read the rest of this entry »
Long shadows and turning leaves, Belgian Waffles and maybe even a post race beer. For more and more cyclists across Europe and the in US the changing of the seasons signals the beginning of cross season.
An hour in the pain cave calls for apparel specifically designed with the cyclocross racer in mind. With the product-concept of the SanRemo SpeedSuit in mind, the Castelli engineers have unveiled the first cyclocross-specific race and training suit, available through the Castelli Custom Team program.
There is no two ways about it, if you’re going to race cyclocross, you owe it to yourself to race in the first specific Cyclocross Suit with a pro look. Here’s why:
- Stand up in a typical road / time trial skinsuit and the zipper starts to pull. The bottom of the zipper is the most common area of failure, leading to tears or the hidden zipper coming apart.The Castelli’s Cyclocross Suit, a jersey-and-shorts combo, the upper part is essentially a full zip jersey with an improved fit is designed to enhance range of motion dynamics unique to this demanding discipline. Details include a longer center front and more shoulder room for off the bike flexibility when running or negotiating terrain.
- Jersey and shorts combo: the single-piece construction of the Body Paint shorts makes for a compression-like fit while the light-weight thermal Aero Race jersey with ¾-lenght sleeves will take off the chill once you get up to speed, and is intended for 5°C degrees or below. Read the rest of this entry »
Oh yeah let’s cross again like we did last Winter. Oh yes - it’s what all cyclo-cross devotees have been waiting for all year - time to dust off those cowbells - you’ve been prepping your cross bike, starting cross training clinics already and are probably now raring to go!
Matching with your new custom Castelli Cyclo-cross Suit, the new cyclo-cross glove will complete your kit for the season ahead. Read the rest of this entry »
Sue Butler (River City Bicycles-Ridley) left a strong impression on the local women’s field on Sunday, opening a gap early on and holding it all the way to a solo victory in front of a boisterous home crowd. The Portland-based pro racer took the coveted win at the iconic Alpenrose Dairy, which hosts the season-opener of the Cross Crusade, one of the nation’s largest cyclocross series.
Mild temperatures and overcast skies took a turn half-way through the Elite Men’s and Women’s race with the sudden appearance of rain, turning the off-camber sections of the course into sodden clumps of churned grass and slick mud. Read the rest of this entry »
Castelli is dedicated to speed and performance. For the UCI Road World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark. Castelli had created the fastest bit of road cycling kit (SanRemo Speed Suit) to give the Italian team an innovative advantage in the last crucial bit when pushing for the line and glory.
The video highlights the Italian team when preparing for the big race day to the blazing glory of Giorgia Bronzini and her second rainbow jersey in a row.
Castelli - You know you’re getting an unfair advantage.
