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The British blood cancer charity Cure Leukaemia is delighted to announce that Santini will become the Official Kit Supplier for “The Tour 21” this year. The three-year partnership means that Cure Leukaemia’s major cycling event, The Tour 21, which will see amateur cyclists take on all 21 stages of the Tour de France route one week ahead of the professional event, will be kitted out in the latest high-tech cycling wear for the grueling challenge.
Selle Italia presents X-Bow, a saddle dedicated to those who ride in off-road environments, from mountain biking to gravel. X-Bow is for those who are looking for a saddle that offers comfort and stability, achieved thanks to the new rail fixing technique patented by Selle Italia, making it even more comfortable. Available with rail in TI316 or Fec Alloy and in fill and superflow versions.
In 2022, the Granfondo Stelvio Santini turns 10 and is celebrating that major milestone with a special jersey dedicated to a decade that saw its participant numbers and emotional impact burgeon. Irishman Fergus Niland, Santini’s Creative Director, has created a new graphic in which the number 10 replaces the last two letters in the word Stelvio to underscore the significance of this edition. This is a sustainable jersey too as it comprises two Polartec fabrics made from recycled PET bottles.
All participants will be asked to wear the special new jersey throughout the race so that they can all celebrate this 10th outing for the Granfondo Stelvio Santini together.
Santini will provide cycling wear for northern classics in the 2022 season: Santini Cycling Wear and A.S.O. (Amaury Sport Organisation) are delighted to announce that from 2022, their partnership will extend beyond the Tour de France Yellow Jersey towards A.S.O.’s other prestigious events Paris-Roubaix, Flèche Wallonne, Liège-Bastogne-Liège and Paris-Tours. Santini will also be partner of Paris-Roubaix Femmes, Flèche Wallonne Femmes and Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes.
One of the first projects to stem from this partnership expansion is a cycling wear collection for each of the four Northern European classics, to be unveiled by Santini in the New Year.
The partnership between Santini and US-based UCI WorldTeam Trek-Segafredo is celebrating its fifth year. Now the Italian cycling wear company reveals the new kits made from recycled fabrics that will dress the men and women of the team both in competition and training for the coming cycling season. Santini is supplying Trek-Segafredo with a complete wardrobe to tackle all four seasons and different weather conditions. Both men’s and women’s kits and accessories will be identical in quantity and technical spec.
2022 is a big news year for the Italian Bike Festival, which is about to make its move to the Misano World Circuit official: this new home means it will now also be able to incorporate a large exhibition area and provide its services to both businesses and visitors alike.
Santini presents the Trionfo kit, the first in a series designed by the company to highlight the standout stages of the 2022 Tour de France. And it has started with the final stage: the glorious finish-line-bound dash down the Champs Élysées and an homage to French grandeur.
Granfondo Stelvio Santini turns 10 in 2022, and entries open today, Wednesday, December 1st.
The Granfondo Stelvio Santini turns 10 in 2022 is ready to celebrate this milestone birthday with the growing numbers of fans from Italy and further afield that return, again and again, each year to tackle the great Stelvio challenge.
Santini has been selected as a sponsor of L’Étape du Tour de France 2022: the Italian cycling wear company is dedicating both a men’s and a women’s collection to the famous amateur cycling event, which takes place on Sunday, July 10th next. The collections will be available to purchase in the Village and also from the brand’s website.
Santini Cycling Wear and A.S.O. are delighted to announce a new agreement making the Italian brand an official partner to the Tour de France from 2022 to supply prestigious Yellow Jersey and the other official jerseys for the elite multi-stage road race. The sponsorship deal also includes the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift and L’Étape du Tour.