News and articles from Prendas Ciclismo
Part 3: The first ride on the Eddy Merckx!
The third and final part of Andy's blog where he enjoys an Autumnal first ride on his recently built and restored classic Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra road bike.
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Forgotten Races: The Peace Race
Join respected author & journalist Herbie Sykes whose enthusiasm for the Peace Race shines through this insightful piece. The race ran between 1948 and 2006, and is now rightly celebrated in our Forgotten Races collection with a jersey, cap & socks available.
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Prendas Ciclismo at the 2018 Rouleur Classic
For the third year running, we're delighted to announce that Prendas Ciclismo will be at the 2018 Rouleur Classic where we will be celebrating the humble cotton cap.
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Part 2: Finishing the Eddy Merckx steel bicycle build
Part two of Andy's blog where he builds his classic Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra SLX frame using Shimano 8-speed Dura Ace, Mavic rims, Royce hubs and Cinelli finishing kit.
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The Identity of the Cycling Cap
Prendas customer Pedr Charlesworth recently graduated from university and took the decision to take an alternate path for a year, riding self-supported from east to west on his bike with his trusty cotton cap.
Part 1: Building a classic steel retro road bike
Part one of a blog detailing a quest to buy, build and restore a classic Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra SLX frame in Team Weinmann colours using Shimano 8-speed Dura Ace, Mavic rims, and Cinelli finishing kit.
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The unbearable lightness of being Gianbattista Baronchelli
Join respected author & journalist Herbie Sykes who explains how Gianbattista Baronchelli got to ride the 61st edition of the Giro D'Italia for SCIC during the 19778 won by Belgian Johan De Murnck (Bianchi - Faema).
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Retro Jersey Laptop Stickers
We've recently started to include exclusive laptop stickers for customers that purchased either a Molteni, La Vie Claire or Peugeot retro jerseys. Learn how you can get a sticker too!
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Forgotten Races: Bordeaux Paris
Join respected author, journalist & launch magazine editor of both Cycle Sport & Procycling William Fotheringham who takes us back in time to discover Bordeaux Paris. An insane derny-paced, place-to-place event that died 30 years ago after it's final victor Jean-Francois Rault crossed the finish line.
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Winning Magazine's Tour De France Weekly magazines
Following on from James Poole's informative article about Winning Magazine, we asked him to follow with some more inside information about how the weekly magazines that used to appear at our local newsstands on a Wednesday during Le Tour de France came about and were put together.
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Forgotten Races: Baracchi Trophy
Join respected author, journalist & launch magazine editor of both Cycle Sport & Procycling William Fotheringham who explains his personal recollections of the Baracchi Trophy and its unfortunate demise into the sport's history books.
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Prendas People: Mark Kenny aka GS Coritani
Our latest Prendas People blog features Mark Kenny aka GS Coritani. A customer whose passion for Italian cycling is up there with ours and his twitter feed (in Italian) more often than not makes us smile.
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