Most people love Christmas and despise tests. When Focus XC Italy team got together to test their new offroad training bikes, it sure felt like Christmas. But this was a test, right?
The new off-road training bikes
No tree, but there sure is a lot of new gear from Fi'zi:k, Limar and Focus
It may be January, but this weekend felt like Christmas for the Focus XC Italy Team. We had a team get together to hand out some the sponsor gear from Fi’zi:k, Limar, and of course, the Focus Raven training bikes for offroad training. Nobody could really wait to try the new stuff out the next day, so decided to take it out on the cross country course just above Verona on the famous “Torricelle” for training.
Fabian Rabensteiner and Beltain Schmid look like they got just what they wanted
For those who haven’t heard of the Torricelle, it is a hill
just above Verona which was used in the UCI World Road Championships in 1999
and 2004. Just off the road, it also happens to be a
perfect place for cross country racing.
Did I mention the course is just above Verona?
The team takes a moment to see the view from Castel San Pietro
The course has a little of everything, some drops,
technical, rooty, rocky descents, short punchy climbs as well as longer ones.
Me on the caboose
If it hadn’t started to snow, I’m pretty sure we’d have done
a few more laps, but after getting a good feel for the bikes, we had to head
for home. It felt a lot like being
called home from playing kickball by your mom.
Gladiators ready for battle in 2013!
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