• raider

    BRIKO was so fashion in the 90’s, the Raider was choosed by Marco Pantani during his epic 1998.

  • rue du petit-chêne

    On the way back from Geneva, we stopped in Lausanne to drink a good beer and meet a good friend BLAIZE FELBERBAUM. I love Lausanne, small city with a very “chic” taste of frenchness and not at all swissness. For me Lausanne is not only ECAL or TAS, I remember Lausanne for the “À travers Lausanne” a race Contre le Montre, the Tuesday after the Tour. Was like a “red carpet” for the winner. The race was won by Fausto Coppi, Eddy Merckx(4x), Poulidor, Zoetemelk(5x) and in 1998 after a fantastic Tour, by Marco Pantani.

    The Depart was in Quai d’Ouchy and the Arrivee, after 4km, in Sauvablin but the Rue du Petit-Chêne was a breakheart hill, 200m at 18% in pavé.(…)

  • les enchaînés

    Today I was visiting Geneva and stopped by “Les Enchaînés” VALENTIN DUFOUR new store. He moved from Chambesy end of the year and opened his first atelier behind the Rail Station. I am really happy to have Cinelli offered in Geneva through him. So if you are in Geneva please stop at rue de la Faucille 7 and say hello.

  • Saturday, January 21, 1978

    Cabbed over to Studio 54, and then when we got there, the place was packed. Ken Norton was there. It was jumping for a snowy night, Steve couldn’t believe that so many people came out in the blizzard for it, he was turning away people at the door as usual. Then we wanted to go down to a place called Christy’s Restaurant on West 11th Street where there was a Saturday Night Live party for Steve Martin. We went outside to try to get a cab but we couldn’t. Then along came a white guy and a black girl in a car who offered us a ride anywhere we wanted to go, and we took it.. They said that Steve wouldn’t let them in to Studio 54 because they didn’t look right, but they looked okay for me-I mean, he looked like a fairy and she looked like a drag queen, it was the Studio 54 look. As we were going along Catherine looked out the window and said wasn’t that Lou Reed on the street, and it was. He was with a Chinese chick, and they got in and he was friendly. When we got to Christy’s, Steve Martin was great, he seemed thrilled to meet me.

  • en soie

    Here is a little preview of what is next to come for the Superleggero SS/2011 collection.

    Still top secret, will be dedicated to all “grimpeur”. More info in a few weeks.

  • cinelli XCR criterium racer

    Cinelli because of its privileged position as Columbus’ factory neighbour was amongst the first in the world to use XCR, Columbus’ seamless stainless steel tubeset, and gain an expertise with it.  Columbus XCR is the world’s most high performing tubeset.  The costs and risks (the raw material has an extremely elevated price and the superior cold-drawn process Columbus favours makes risk of material waste very high)  of manufacturing this mean that only a limited amount of the tubesets are produced, relative to the heavy request.  This explains the extremely exclusive nature (30 pieces for 2011) of this new interpretation of the classic Cinelli XCR frame produced in collaboration with Rapha.

    This new model is specifically designed for the rigours of criterium racing.  Extremely stiff, resistant material and tight geometries favouring reactive handling and high-cornering load geometries.

    The style is, of course, classic Rapha, with just a hint of the theatricality and humour of Italian cycling escaping at the seams, inevitably! Go here to order your XCR Criterium Racer.


  • training with eddy

    Me as Eddy.

    Meeting some good friends.

    Way home.

    Today 111km – 04:04. W global warming! Eddy is one of the “zero” collection I designed for Superleggero. Only 39gr of pure cashmere and extra fine wool made in Italy.

  • flying witch

    The beautiful LENKA wearing the Flying witch Cinelli top at the velodrome Trebesin, Praha 10.

  • a day in prague

    Breakfast chez Jan Paukert, Narodni trida 17, Praha 1.

    Meeting at Marlen, Karoliny Svetlé 12, Praha 1,  for the first sample of a new Superleggero echarpe en soie.

    A good Budweiser and a good book at U Medvidku, Na Perstyne 7, Praha 1.

    Who is Fred and who is Ginger?

    Tiramisu and a cup of Mafiosi chez Cafè Louvre, Narodni 22, Praha 1.

    Dinner at Lokal, Namesti 14, Praha 5  for the best Prague ham.