Mario Cipollini is making his mark on ISD-Neri, designing the team jersey and providing bikes to the squad(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
ISD-Neri at their 2010 team presentation near Verona, Italy(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Cipollini poses with one of his time trial bikes(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
ISD-Neri are primed for the 2010 season(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Visconti shoots a home video(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Italian team coach Franco Ballerini was one of a host of individuals from the Italian cycling world to attend the presentation(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Visconti will be hoping to apply the same technique to a few trophies this season(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Mario Cipollini(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Luca Scinto, Giovanni Visconti, Angelo Citracca and Mario Cipollini(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Mario Cipollini unveiled his new brand of bikes at the ISD team presentation on Monday, claiming his bikes have an ego as big as he does.
Cipollini has created two models: the Fastline an aerodynamic racing bike, and the Snuglife, a bike more suited for long rides.
“The MCipollini bike is an egoistical bike because its been created for a rider like me, who demands the best and pays huge attention to detail,” Cipollini told Gazzetta dello Sport at the ISD presentation near Verona.
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“I’ve applied everything I learnt during my career to the design of the bike. There’s my experience, my search for perfection, my attention to detail and my attention to design.”
The bikes have oversized carbon tubes, with the integrated seat tube curving around the back wheel. They are made in Italy win collaboration with Federico Zecchetto of the Giordana and DMT brands.
Cipollini works as a consultant for the ISD team and has again designed the florescent yellow, white and black team clothing. The ISD bikes have the same standout colours.
Italy’s Giovanni Visconti is again team leader at the Italian Professional Continental squad fore 2010, with former professional Luca Scinto in the team car as directuer sportif. A key new signing for 2010 is Venezuelan climber José Rujano, who will target the Giro d’Italia.
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The team is currnetly competing at the Tour de San Luis in Argentina.
The 2010 ISD-Neri team (Italian unless stated):
Maxim Belkov (Rus) Diego Caccia Simon Clarke (Aus) Alessandro Colò Pierpaolo De Negri Oscar Gatto Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Vitaly Kondrut (Ukr) Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) Dmytro Kritsov (Ukr) Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) Paolo Longo Borghini Salvatore Mancuso Gianluca Merenda Ruslan Pidgornyy (Ukr) Davide Ricci Bitti José Rujano (Ven) Leonardo Scarselli Carlo Scognamiglio Giovanni Visconti Emanuele Vona
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