Castelli Rosso Corsa Product

Performance Enhancing Cycling Clothing

An unfair advantage?

Rosso Corsa products are dedicated to speed and performance. This speed and performance are not solely acheived through aerodynamics and weight savings, but also through helping the human body to perform at its maximum potential. We design our garments to help blood flow to the muscles, to help maintain the body at its optimum operating temperature, and to smooth the air flow around the body in real world situations. We then test and refine, test some more, and refine some more, on the road and in the wind tunnel.

To bear the Rossa Corsa logo, a product must represent a categorical breakthrough in technology; so when you wear a Rosso Corsa product, you know you’re getting an unfair advantage. Thousands of hours have been spent figuring out ways to save thousandths of seconds at every stage of the race. This dedication has always been part of the Castelli legend.

Speaking of the Castelli legend - let us enlighten you!:

Vittori Gianni
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 D'Italia 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. That famous photo of Coppi and Bartali sharing a water bottle while climbing the Col d’Izoard? Yep, both are wearing our jerseys.

Castelli.
After a brief but promising cycling career, Maurizio Castelli 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 and 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.
    His legacy is the world-leading brand he created, and the continuation of his work in the field of high performance cycling clothing. Today, Castelli is dedicated to continuing Maurizio’s dream: to create the most innovative clothing for the cyclist seeking maximum performance. This throughout Castelli's collections of cycling apparel and especially in the Rosso Corsa product line. Maurizio was both a fan and a professional athlete - Castelli clothing is created for both, that we all may share in the dream!


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