December 2008 - Carvalho Custom

Le Mans 24 hour cycling race

Looking for something original to fill the long Summer holiday? How about a 24 hour cycle race…..

For those with a very low ratio of IQ to VO2 max, you can do the whole thing on your own – the rest of us can enter in teams of up to 8 riders. For more information see http://www.24heuresvelo.fr .

custom bandanaWe actually supply a lot of custom kit for cycling and triathlon events (mainly jerseys for charity cycle rides and similar) and we have supplied custom jerseys to events such as the Help for Heros cycle ride to France and the London to Paris ride. We can also supply give-away kit for entrants to races to take home with them, such as custom bandanas, buffs, musettes (feed bags) and so on.

Vote for Craig!

We supply a unique pro cycling team in the USA with kit – they are Richmond Pro Cycling. They are one of the top teams in the US, finishing 4th in the USA crit series in 2008, but what is special about them is what they do when they are not racing.

Richmond pro cyclingRather than be dependent on one or two big name sponsors, they decided to integrate the team with their community, teaching local kids to ride bikes and inspiring them to make something of themselves. They also raise money for a lot of local charities. That way that have encouraged the local community (in Richmond, Virginia) to support the team financially.

Craig Dodson, runs the team and races in it and lives off thin air to pursue his dream – and so he has recently been nominated by Outside Magazine/Crocs Footwear as an “inspiring sole”. This award recognizes five athletes who have dedicated their lives to raising awareness for meaningful causes.

It takes seconds to vote and for anyone who wants to help raise the profile of cycling and supports the idea of cycling teams integrating into their local communities, it is a great thing to do. http://www.inspiringsoles.com/pages.php?pagename=awardnom_submit&pagecolor=green

You can find out more about the team at http://www.richmondprocycling.com. Well done Craig and lets hope for an even better 2009!

BOB MBC

We are delighted to have supplied Berks on Bikes MBC (http://www.bobmbc.com) with their kit for 2008. They are a mountain bike club based in Crowthorne, Berkshire, with an active racing scene as well as organising regular rides in swinley Forest and elsewhere.

We supply custom downhill jerseys as well as mountain bike specific cycling jerseys, made from a harder wearing microfibre (NK Microfresh) that is more resitant to attack from shrubs and branches as well as rubbing from camelbacks and similar.

Mountain biking is growing at an unbelievable speed, and there are lots of companies now organising mountainbike holidays in the sun, such as http://www.a2z-adventures.com in Portugal and http://www.allmountainexperience.com in Italy. Can there be a better way to see a new country than by bike?