With Sunday’s Queen of the Classics, Paris-Roubaix, and the last day on the cobbles, we’re heading into the second and last part of the Classic season starting with Amstel gold Race on Sunday.
The last five weeks on cobbles have been full of drama and hundreds of different sub-plots to make up the multi-layered narrative of the great racing in Flanders. Jered Gruber and Ashley Norris have been chasing the cobbled classics since February. Read the rest of this entry »
Choosing the right equipment and clothing can be the key to a joyful ride. After a long, chilly and snowy winter cyclists yearn for spring to get the cycling season started. But riding in spring often means riding in bad or uncertain weather conditions including rain and heavy winds. Especially the typical April weather sometimes doesn’t make it easy to choose the right kit for your spin. Read the rest of this entry »
Some of the nation’s best road racers turned out Saturday March 24th in Brooklyn, NY, to compete in the Red Hook Criterium, an un-sanctioned street race, now in its fifth edition. As with the RH Milano Crit last October, Castelli continued its support of the series by providing RH Brooklyn jerseys for the event.
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Thank you Castelli for your great support in this ridiculous undertaking. It made a massive difference to have the best equipment a cyclist could ever need.
1250 kilometers over seven days.
Sunday: Gent-Wevelgem
Monday: Tour of Flanders
Tuesday: Rest day.
Wednesday: Paris-Roubaix
Thursday: Rest Day
Friday: Amstel Gold
Saturday: Liege-Bastogne-Liege
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We were out there testing our latest BodyPaint tri kits at the Valencia 70.3 race. Great early season conditions and a chance to get a start on the summer sun tan. Read the rest of this entry »
Shot by photographer Jered Gruber for the Castelli Summer 2012 catalog. If the poster looks familiar it’s because the organisers of the Giro d’Italia have unveiled the poster for this year’s race with the same majestic picture. Read the rest of this entry »
Now that Garmin-Barracuda has announced their roster for the first Classic race of the season, Milan-SanRemo, we felt it was the right time to have our own little celebration by giving away two SanRemo Speedsuits. Read the rest of this entry »
La classica di Primavera is the longest professional one-day race at 298km and is one of the five monuments of European cycling alongside Flanders, Roubaix, Liège and the Giro di Lombardia. Read the rest of this entry »
Heinrich Haussler has been working hard to return to his best form, according to Garmin-Barracuda’s sports director Allan Peiper. Haussler is showing focus and discipline in order to shine in the Classics.
“I know firsthand that he has lived this winter like a real pro, and he has been really on track since November.” Read the rest of this entry »
Bike racers are all tough, but the suffering that is guaranteed by a wet, cold, and nasty conditions will separate the driven souls. Dressed fully aero and protected from the elements wearing the aerodynamic Gabba Jersey, Body Paint Bibshorts, Nano Flex warmers, Diluvio gloves and shoe-covers, Jered Gruber is finally getting his chance to race in Belgium. This weekend, he headed south into Wallonia for a race in the never-ending hills of the Ardennes. Read the rest of this entry »
