
Gianluca grew up in Bergamo near our Italian headquarters. An aspiring racer in his youth, unfortunately, an injury forced him off the bike, and it seemed his passion for cycling would be left behind when he relocated to New York. However, the encouragement of his partner Ellen saw him reconnect with his love of cycling.
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THM offers benefits for those prepared to look beyond products from the big three component manufacturers. The firm emerged from the German aerospace industry and was founded by Thomas and Petra Mertin in 1996. It later gained fame when its components were employed by the notoriously fastidious Deutsche Telekom pro team.
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One of the defining choices when configuring your bicycle is deciding which groupset to furnish it with. It’s still possible to discern a particular approach to design behind each of the three major manufacturers. This has remained true even as the features offered by each have become fairly universal.
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From virtual design to physical product. 3D printing allows bike makers to create bespoke or short-run products of incredible complexity without the set-up costs of more traditional methods. Relying on a computer-controlled machine working from a digital design, it's letting artisan frame builders push their craft even further.
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Passoni owner Juan Antonio Flecha won many fans as a hard-working and combative racer. His career included a stage win at the Tour de France, victory in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, and visits to the podium at the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix. Since then, he's shared his expertise and enthusiasm with another generation as an expert commentator. We managed what many others struggled to do and caught up with him for a chat.
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