As Jesus Hernandez crossed the line on the Yas Marina Formula 1 circuit in Abu Dhabi last weekend it signaled the end of an era. The last Tinkoff rider in the team’s last ever race. Dressed in the retro yellow, white and black kit designed to recall the team’s original colours, it was an emotional …
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Sportful and the World Championships
The world championships – in any sport it’s an event that defines careers and confirms greatness. In many sports there is little that changes from one championship to the next other than the level of competition, in swimming or athletics there might be a slightly faster track or pool, maybe it’s a little warmer or …
La stagione di Sagan
PETER SAGAN :: E’ in Argentina che la stagione World Tour inizia. E come tutti i primi appuntamenti viene vissuto con emozione e trepidante attesa. E’ la prima corsa a tappe dell’anno, che per 7 giorni in Gennaio, terrà con il fiato sospeso. Secondo posto nella seconda tappa! Non è una vittoria ma il piazzamento …
The Season of Sagan
PETER SAGAN :: In Argentina the World Tour season begins, like in all first appointments Sagan is excited, anxiously waiting. The first stage race of the year, which for seven days in January held everyone in suspense. Second place in the second stage! Not a victory as such but his form bodes well for …
Il Lombardia
Il Lombardia. The race of the falling leaves. Now over 100 years old it’s the classic that’s been run consecutively since 1905 with only two year cancelled due to WW2. The climbers’ classic, weaving round the hilly south coast of lake Como with its steep climbs and technical descents. Its been won by GC Champions, …
BAHRAIN MERIDA Pro Cycling Team sign SPORTFUL
Sportful signed with BAHRAIN MERIDA Pro Cycling Team for performance apparel range Friday 5th August 2016 – Sportful and BAHRAIN MERIDA Pro Cycling Team are proud to announce the co-operation and partnership for the upcoming UCI World Tour season 2017. Sportful’s partnership with BAHRAIN MERIDA Pro Cycling Team means continued work with the cyclists on the highest level. …
FORZA AZZURRI
Dal Passo Manghen a Rio Chi avrebbe mai pensato che Sportful Dolomiti Race avrebbe potuto essere la testa di ponte per un’Olimpiade? Forse ripensandoci solo un attimo, è del tutto naturale. Otto campioni olimpici che partecipano e che si danno battaglia sulle salite più belle e più dure delle Dolomiti. 10 medaglie d’oro ed un …
Fiandre Day hits the Gravel
Gravel bikes, the new players at Sportful Day Spain Journalists, customers and lovers of the Italian brand met together in this beautiful corner of Empordà to experience the roads and trails of the Tramontane. On 24th April, the Spanish division of Sportful celebrated its second “Sportful Day” in Roses (Girona). This corner of the Empordà region once …
Roubaix – a history of victory
Mapei – perhaps the most famous team to have bounced their tires across the roughly hewn stones of the Arenberg and where Sportful’s rich history with Paris Roubaix starts. The 1995 race was a dry and dusty affair with blue skies and little wind, that didn’t mean it was an easy day in the saddle, …
BodyFit Pro, Sagan & Ronde Van Vlaanderen
Breaking away or deciding the sprint, when BodyFit Pro is in the mix at the end of a race, it’s aerodynamic superiority makes sure that Sportful athletes are always poised for the podium. This year’s Ronde Van Vlaanderen was a perfect example of BodyFit Pro’s qualities; with around 25km & two bergs to go, Tinkoff’s …