Road cycling clothing guide

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Road ​cycling​ clothing guide

With Bianchi as sponsor of the Dutch Team Lotto Jumbo, an article about this Italian bicycle brand can not be missed. With the sponsorship deal between Bianchi and Team Lotto Jumbo, the beautiful "celeste" bikes will remain in the Tour de France this year. Besides cycling, Bianchi also makes Bianchi cycling clothing .

History clothing line In 1886 the then 21-year-old Edoardo Bianchi made his first bike in a small work shed in Milan. After just three years, the


workshop turned out to be too small, the bikes were so good that there was a lot of demand. Bianchi moved to a larger building. Bianchi was the first Italian bicycle repairer to make bicycles from rubber tires. Bianchi experienced her biggest breakthrough when Edoardo Bianchi started using Campagnolo's acceleration system on his bikes. This gear system made it possible to switch while driving. Before that, Bianchi also sold 70,000 bicycles per year, but with this adjustment sales rose to record highs. The contracting of the great Italian rider Fausto Coppi also contributed to the great reputation of the Bianchi brand. He won the Tour de France twice on a Bianchi bike and the Giro d'Italia four times. To this day, the Bianchi brand has benefited from its hero status in Italy. Since then, the brand has grown to become one of the biggest names in the bicycle industry. The great cyclist Felice Gimondi also experienced his greatest success on a Bianchi road bike. More recent champions such as Mario Cipollini, Moreno Argentin and Marco Pantani also rode a Bianchi.

Celeste free download The brand is best known for the blue-green color 'celeste', which originated on the race bikes. Originally this was sky blue, but nowadays often a kind of sea green. There are different theories and myths how Edoardo Bianchi ended up with this special color. The first theory is that it is a tribute to the beautiful eyes of Queen Margherita of Italy. A second theory is that it is a tribute to Milan and the beautiful sky, the literal translation of celeste is: 'heavenly'. A final myth is that the color Celeste was a mixed error on the team bike, a few days before the start of the Giro d'Italia. Coppi and his teammates, however,


thought that the idea was that the bikes had this color and that they were painted for good luck.

Note: Absolute minimum for a bicycle used even to a small extent, however, We should be ​bike gear review​ ​once every year because it’s good for everyone.

Cycling kit clearance Bianchi has a cycling clothing line under the name Bianchi Milano. There is a cycling clothing line for men and women. The Bianchi cycling clothing is usually in the familiar Celeste color. At the moment there is also team clothing from the former Bianchi team (cycling team) for sale. Among other things, Bianchi cycling shorts, Bianchi cycling shirts, cycling gloves,


cycling jackets, bicycle sticks and cycling socks can be purchased at the following cycling clothing stores:


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