Castelli
Castelli traces its roots back to 1876 and a fine tailor, Vittore Gianni, in the heart of Milan. Through the years, Vittore Gianni clothed AC Milan, Juventus, and the Milan Ballet. The first cycling clothing was made in the 1910s for the five-time Giro champion Alfredo Binda. Maurizio Castelli was born in 1948, and grew up following the races of Fausto Coppi, a close friend with Maurizio’s father who was then owner of Vittore Gianni. Coppi always wore Vittore Gianni clothing, including the first silk skin suits designed for Fausto’s time trials. After a brief but promising cycling career, Maurizio created his eponymous brand in 1974 and a series of firsts would follow: the first Lycra shorts used in racing and sold to the public, the first colored shorts, the first sublimation printed jerseys, the first synthetic winter clothing, the first use of windproof membranes, the first hydrophilic fabric treatments, the first anatomic seatpad, the lightest jersey ever produced, and the most aerodynamic jersey ever produced. Maurizio’s vision was to be at the forefront of technology, performance and design. Maurizio Castelli died in 1995 while cycling up the Cipressa climb, the next-to-last hill in the Milano-San Remo course. Today, Castelli is dedicated to continuing Maurizio’s dream: to create the most innovative clothing for the cyclist seeking maximum performance.www.castelli-cycling.com
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Oct 2, 2026
Johnny LongHOST
Yes.
Caley FretzHOST
Because b- before them, Castelli and Assos and all the rest, no fashion.
Caley FretzHOST
No fashion whatsoever.
Caley FretzHOST
Like, just performance, technical.
Caley FretzHOST
I don't know if that works, 'cause most of the stuff gets made in the same factories, right?
Dane CashHOST
Yeah.
Caley FretzHOST
I think that there are only a couple brands that can, that can realistically make a claim to, like, better stuff, and it's probably, like, Assos and Castelli, and they, that might be kind of-
Dane CashHOST
Well-
Johnny LongHOST
Definitely.
Caley FretzHOST
Because b- before them, Castelli and Assos and all the rest, no fashion.
Caley FretzHOST
No fashion whatsoever.
Caley FretzHOST
Like just performance, technical.
Caley FretzHOST
I don't know if that works, 'cause most of the stuff gets made in the same factories, right?
Dane CashHOST
Yeah.
Caley FretzHOST
I think that there are only a couple brands that can, that can realistically make a claim to, like, better stuff, and it's probably, like, Assos and Castelli, and they, that might be kind of-
Dane CashHOST
Well-
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A decade of big climbs, wide tires, questionable route choices and some very happy, very tired cyclists.
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So after 10 editions, I thought it was about time we celebrated Yolomites here on the Castelli podcast.
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Joining me today are the two people at the heart of it all.
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The local, Igor Tavella, who has spent most of his life riding and exploring the back roads and trails of Alta Badia, and pro cycling photographer, rider, adventurer, Gerard Gruber, whose original crazy idea helped start the whole thing.
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Igor TavellaGUEST
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Igor TavellaGUEST
You have to do, if you want to get into the Euromats, you have to do your research.
Jered GruberGUEST
Yeah, because Sasha came because he read the article that I did for the Castelli blog.
Jered GruberGUEST
True,
GuillaumeGUEST
Back then, you didn't have many options when you would buy your cycling clothes.
GuillaumeGUEST
So you would think of Castelli, Santini, like the sort of the brands that would cater to the community and people would sort of differentiate themselves by buying some kits from pro teams and stuff like that.
GuillaumeGUEST
But collections were not existing, meaning that today we've got the basics, which are pretty much black kits, marine kits, the regular color.
GuillaumeGUEST
And then depending on seasons, brands are launching these different looks, different fabrics, different collections.
Eric LagerstromHOST
Completely out of control.
Eric LagerstromHOST
Yeah, I mean, we didn't totally know what to un- expect because, uh, we, we capped, um, like, the number of RSVPs available to 150, but then Castelli also made an event on, this is on Strava, they made an event as well.
Eric LagerstromHOST
And that, I think, also hit its cap.
Eric LagerstromHOST
Uh, and then people were asking if they can just come anyway, and we said, "Yeah, of course." Uh, fortunately, there was enough baked goods.
Eric LagerstromHOST
Yeah.
Eric LagerstromHOST
Yeah.
Eric LagerstromHOST
I guess, and I'll just say thanks real quick to the Triathlon store w- that hosted it, uh, them and Castelli.
Eric LagerstromHOST
Um, basically we just said that we wanted to do it, and Castelli really- Took the bull by the horns and organized the whole thing.