Mario Cipollini at Miami Gran Fondo Giro d'Italia, Nov 11

The Gran Fondo Giro d'Italia has announced that Mario Cipollini will be in Miami/Coral Cables for the gran fondo on November 11, 2012. Will you miss the opportunity to meet and ride with a cycling legend?

Event details at www.granfondogiroditalia.com

Some of the more interesting related Cipollini stories in ICJ:
The Most Beautiful Milan-Sanremo Victory 
Cipollini Advises MCipollini Women's Team
I Wouldn't Give Him Time to Piss
The World of Mario Cipollini
1996 Mario Cipollini Cannondale Finally on the Road (a story of a special bike I own)
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Cipollini at Interbike:

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How About a Training Camp with Mario Cipollini?

How about a training camp with Mario Cipollini? A one week training camp with Mario Cipollini is being organized on the island of Sardinia from 21 to 27 June, 2011 by "Training Holidays".

The training week will take place near Villasimius at the 5-star hotel Pullman Timi Ama Sardegna.

Training Holidays is the sports division of SardiniaCycling, a company whose members form a working group which combines expertise in the field of sports, fitness and wellness, the experience of years of competitive sports activities in cycling and triathlon, love for nature, and Sardinia and the desire to share it. For this reason, the training camp is not just about cycling, it is also the opportunity to spend a holiday at a top hotel with one's family in one of the most popular destinations in the Mediterranean.

You might need to brush up on your Italian, all the information is only in Italian at www.trainingholidays.it.



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TTT Final Advice from Mario Cipollini

Mario Cipollini, now the "performance manager" of the ISD squad, gives final advice on Friday on a training ride on the Lido. The team has been training quite a bit and hopes to be a surprise:

http://italiancyclingjournal.blogspot.com/2009/04/mario-cipollini-team-isd.html

Photo: Bettini

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Cipollini Cycling Clothing

Mario Cipollini has announced that he will be launching a new line of cycling clothes featuring the most technically advanced fabrics and innovative designs. The line will be named "Cipollini".

How far "out of the box" will Mario be thinking in terms of design? Stay tuned!

Photo: Cipollini in one of the many wild kits he raced in; more photos here:

http://italiancyclingjournal.blogspot.com/2008/01/flamboyant-one-signs-usa-contract.html

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Mario Cipollini & Team ISD

Super Mario is now the "performance manager" of the ISD squad, one of the invited teams to the Giro d'Italia. This past week he has been riding with the team, all using their time trial bikes, on the roads between Lucca and Pisa in preparation for Venice.

The time trail team make-up is likely to be: Giovanni Visconti (team captain), experienced riders Dario David Cioni and Leonardo Scarselli; specialist Andrey Grivko, Dmitry Grabovskyy, and Bartosz Huzarski; Ukranian champion Ruslan Pidgornyy and Italian sprinter Oscar Gatto.

Of the training Cipollini said, "We are satisfied with the testing we performed, now we await Venice. We could be the true surprise."

Photo: Mario and the ISD squad TTing near Lucca

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