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After your racing season, how many days of rest did you do? What does it mean to rest for you? Abandon the bicycle completely? I...

A shiny and clean bike is undoubtedly nicer to look at than a muddy or greasy one, and we know how important the appearance of...

The little Roubaix of the Alps, as someone called it, is located in Switzerland. A 13 km climb, almost all cobbles; 900 metres of altitude...

Only few pieces for the whole world. The C64 gold private collection immediately warmed the hearts of Colnago bicycle enthusiasts. A truly dream bike, made...

Giuseppe Saronni, when he turned pro cyclist, signed for four hundred thousand lire per month (old Italian money, today in euro around 200), but his salary...

UAE Team Emirates has strenghtened its technical staff and in 2019 will be able to rely on the professional skills of Allan Peiper and Neil...

We have activated a new channel on which you can find new movies and keep you updated on the latest models in our range of...

The first Colnago logo from 1954 to 1970, named “Eagle and Arrow” was created in 1954 inspired by a headline in the local newspaper that...

Losing weight to improve performance: a sort of mirage for almost all cyclists, but the matter is a delicate one and mistakes are just around...

In the 1957 Giro d’Italia, Ernesto Colnago presented Nencini with the first custom made to measure bicycle. “Up until then, Gastone was always raced with...

Without going into sticky biomechanical issues, we can start from the simple consideration that efficient pedalling requires the rider to be positioned properly on the...

Ride hard to run better. Impossible? No, but it takes experience, years of training, the right method and even the best bike. By the way,...

It was to be expected, even Fernando Gaviria lost his head for the C64 Gold. The twenty-four-year-old Colombian talent has been captivated by the uniqueness...

How does the geometry of a frame come about? On the basis of what criteria are the tube angles studied? As far as our bicycles...

Rodolphe Von Berg emerged from a tight 3-man battle on the bike leg with a dominating 1:13:20 half marathon to finish in 3:46:16 with a...

Vary the sweet snacks for your winter rides, especially for the longer ones, perhaps with cold temperatures. This sandwich contains egg and ham, both rich...

The bicycle created by Ernesto Colnago for the Eddy Merckx’s hour record in Mexico City in 1972 was a revolutionary bike. The chain had 100...

In addition to the frame size, of course, the geometry and angles of the tubes are also parameters that directly influence the rider's position in...

During winter time ride a bicycle could become quite hard. So It could be a good idea to eat a caloric breakfast before working out....

There are two basic types of workouts for the winter time. One is strength based. The other is endurance or cardiovascular based. The main purpose...

The Colombian sprinter signed a three-year deal. UAE Team Emirates welcomes 24-year-old Colombian cyclist Fernando Gaviria. He joins the project of President Matar, putting his...

On 25th of October 1972 the great Eddy Merckx beat the Ole Ritter’s hour record. On the track of Mexico City, at 2,300 meters of altitude above sea...

How many kilometres do you cover in a year? More uphill or more flat? Competitions and long-distance or riding out with friends? The criteria for...

What are the technical differences between a monocoque frame and one with tubes and joints? How does performance change? As a general premise on this...

When you buy a new bike, the big doubt is always…. How do you decide on the frame size? That is, what is the right...

In the market for talent, UAE Team Emirates has struck a double bargain: Portuguese twins Ivo and Rui Oliveira (photo Bettini), two of the most...

Dan Martin went on the attack and put all of his fight towards the podium in Il Lombardia, won by Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) ahead of...

UAE Team Emirates’ 2018 competitive schedule will conclude with the Gree-Tour of Guangxi, a World Tour race in Southern China from October 16 to 21....

Fabio Aru said before the start of the Piedmont classic Milano-Torino, a race he loves a lot, “I’m not sure how I’m going, but I...

Simone Consonni rode the right path, worked his way through and showed strong legs: the ingredients needed for a sprint. He shot to third place...

The national champion’s jersey escaped from Filippo Ganna’s grasp by a mere two seconds. He tried everything possible, but Gianni Moscon succeeded in defending his...

After the world championships, UAE Team Emirates is heading for an Italian weekend. On the roads in Emilia, they will race the Giro dell’Emilia (October...

At 38, Valverde is the second-oldest rider to wear the stripes after Joop Zoetemelk, who was almost 39 by the time he won his one...

Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling’s Emilia Fahlin finished an incredible fourth in the World Championship Elite Women’s Road Race in Innsbruck, Austria. Clad in the yellow...

Congratulations on your victory. How hard was it? Thank you, I really pushed it on the swim and bike to create a gap with the...

Sergio Henao Montoya will join the Emirates roster for the 2019 and 2020 seasons. The team welcome the standout Colombian cyclist, who is easy to...

UAE Team Emirates’ Italian power-house Simone Consonni rounded off La Vuelta on a high, placing seventh in a fiercely contested bunch sprint in the Spanish...

Von Berg combined a 2nd-fastest 26:16 swim, a dominating 2:21:26 split on the challenging, hilly Nice bike leg and a 3rd-quickest 1:17:12 half marathon to...

Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling’s Kirsten Wild proved her status as one of the fastest ever sprinters in the women’s peloton with her second victory in...

Consonni was one of the major players in the World Tour race that hit the scene on the lovely stage of London today. The UAE...

The penultimate stage of this year’s Tour saw the world’s best riders take to the road for a 31km Individual Time Trial (ITT) between Saint...

It was a scintillating end to the Tour de France for UAE Team Emirates as Alexander Kristoff took home the iconic final stage win. The...

Simone Consonni, is born in Ponte San Pietro (Bg) on September 12th 1994, as an amateur was among the most successful in that category (Italian...

Stage 12 saw UAE Team Emirates take on the notorious Alpe d’Heuz; A monstrous 14km climb, featuring 24 painstaking switchbacks at an average gradient of...

UAE Team’s Emirates first ever Tour de France stage win. Dan Martin earned the second Tour de France stage win of his career and in...

From our friends @Ceramic Speed's blog "Colnago. The name carries history. It is synonymous with craftsmanship and visionary passion. It is therefore not surprising that...

An archipelago located off Norway, 200 km above the Arctic Circle, perfect for those who love the intense atmosphere of the Great North, but also...

A race which gave to Team UAE the second seasonal victory (Gp Costa degli Etruschi, which took place on Sunday 5th February); three riders who...

Common sense should be the best ally of the sportsman. Yet it is not. Often, the enthusiastic sportsman is a victim of over-estimation, at the opposite...

Colnago Master is a frameset that lives up to its name. It is well and truly the master of all steel frames. First produced in...

Ernesto Colnago has always viewed the future in the long term. During the Cold War, he was looking at what was happening behind the Iron...

During his sleepless air travels all across the planet, Ernesto Colnago has always had plenty of time to think about continuous innovations to be made...

“I raced only one season on Colnago, remembered the Veneto champion. For a pro rider like me, It would not have been right to finish...

The straight fork, called “Precisa” (Precise), was designed by Ernesto Colnago following a discussion with Enzo Ferrari about the cold bending of steel forks. Manufactured...

“Handsome, blonde and blessed at the beginning, Gianni Motta became a well known rider. His career had Its share of highlights, Ormezzano wrote. Born in...

“Let’s win together” was the motto of the men with the diced t-shirt that have made the history on their Colnago bicycles on the roads...

Only a few days to October 25, when, in 1972, Eddy Merckx made the Hour record in Mexico city, just 45 years ago. In summary,...

Raffaele Marciello is an official Mercedes driver. He was born in Zurich on December 17, 1994 and has Casertan origins. Its sporting history is similar...

The “Made in Italy” by Ferrari means victories, technology, research, innovation, reliability and painstaking attention to details, which were all considered pivotal features by Ernesto...

The V2-r is the evolution of the V1-r. It replaces it by improving on the design, yet it retains the same high-quality material and construction...

The UAE Team Emirates high altitude training camp was held at Etna volcano, it ran for 18 days from 24 March to 11 April. Three...

The third stage of the Abu Dhabi Tour was the queen stage, with the summit arrival on the top of the Jabel Hafeet climb. The...

Since weight influences how many watts you can produce, It is important to find our power to weight ratio. How many watts per kilogram can you...

In extreme races such as the Paris-Roubaix of the Nineties, the suspension forks and other mountain bike solutions applied to racing bikes were very common....

It was a wonderful day, exciting, hot. The launch of the new Colnago Concept took place in Germany, Tettnang, a few kilometers from Friedrichshafen, the...

Superbly simple to make and amazing to eat everyday in every moment, in the morning as a breakfast or as a snack, use It on...

For the first time with a Chinese backed team! More than forty years have passed since Ernesto Colnago, the world-renowned builder of high-end road-racing bicycles,...

Consistently eating a good breakfast for cycling will help you keep energized for longer and improve your power to weight ratio if accompanied by a...

It is the end of season 1981 it is said that the contract between Saronni and Gis Gelati patron Pietro Scibilia was up. The Del Tongo’s had...

There are a lot of power meters on the market and the first step to making a choice is to make sure any meter you...

Today we describe a sample workout that correspond the “endurance goal”. What we need? A power meter and clear ideas! Our hypothetical athlete has an Ftp...

Human beings are hardwired to become efficient at the things we do consistently. Artists perfect their paint strokes over time. Endurance athletes are exactly the...

In the morning of the sportive, wake up early so that you can have a breakfast 2-3 hours before the ride. Your carbohydrate stores in the...

When it’s time to “rest” (or training slow), the professionals do it better than the amateurs. It may seem odd, but there it is. We went...

Training at this intensity maximally overloads the slow-twitch muscle fibers, increasing endurance. Since these fibers produce most of the energy, and create most of the...

Before buying your new Colnago, evaluate the proper measure using the geometries chart that you can find on our website or in our catalogue. Estimate...

If spending hours in an aerobics class or at the gym seems like a miserable way to lose weight, you can get back to nature...

A classic egg sandwich is the perfect food for long and cold winter rides. They’re also good for your weekly long day on the bike...

Riding a trainer, inside, during the race season, on beautiful sunny days!? Why would you do that? Well, that is actually something we do here...

It is the first real one-day race on the Pro Tour calendar. It is the “Super Classic.” The winning rider can feel comfortable (so they...

Often we hear cyclist frustrated by the difference in power numbers they produce relative to heart rate when riding indoors as opposed to out on...

A hemispherical shape representing the world, with a carved image of Italy, displays the words “Made in Italy” – which represents the Colnago brand’s beauty,...

Cafe Pavè launched officially in the first week of January. The cafe caters specifically for cyclists and is situated on the Helshoogte Mountain Pass in...

Vary the sweet snacks for your bike rides, bring something salt! This sandwich contains egg and ham and is therefore rich in protein. Ingredients 4...

A wonderfully refreshing drink for hot days after the ride 2 lemons 200 ml agave syrup 700 ml water Squeeze the juice from the lemon Mix...

Few brands are more capable than Colnago of reducing otherwise apparently perfectly sensible cyclists to gibbering wrecks. Given the company’s rich racing heritage and its...

Czeslaw Lang was as a professional cyclist during the 1970s and 80s – wearing the legendary Del Tongo Colnago jersey. Very strong against the clock,...

The introduction of the straight-blade fork is an important moment in the history of Colnago’s bike production. It was a turning point that led the...

Words by: Kasper Ankers The obsession started 2 years ago when I spend 6 months in Taipei, Taiwan as an exchange student. Studying during the...

Whatever you want to call it, this type of bike (born for endurance) is a relative newcomer designed to cater to the huge number of...

The mother of two children and a touring car-racer, Denise Yeung has an especially a boundless love for Colnago bicycles made in Italy. She has...

1/24 hours/Spa is the first exclusive Orange1 bike by Colnago dedicated to the legendary race that takes place in the Belgian circuit. Orange1 and Colnago represent the Italian excellence  and share values such as creativity and technology as part...

We all want to be faster. In order to go faster, you have four choices – increase power; reduce your weight, therefore improving your watts...

To review our main points: form is the proper balance of fitness and freshness. Fitness is based on training stress or training load. So, take...

Sixteen years of cycling at the highest level, never as a pro, the story of Bernd Drogan is the same as many athletes from the...

Great snacks to eat mid-morning or mid-afternoon are chickpeas and tuna. In the global count of their nutrients present, the budget is in favor of...

I am Francisco Miranda, 57 years old, IRONMAN Triathlete. I have competed in 15 IRONMAN races; my first one was Hawaii 1991, and the last...

The favorites, on the eve, seemed to be the Frenchman Anquetil, who won in ‘64, and the unchallenged ruler of the previous seasons on the...