The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and sportswear manufacturer Santini today announced that theyhave renewed their longstanding partnership for a further four years, from 2017-2020.
The announcement was made during the UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships being held at theUCI World Cycling Centre (WCC) in Aigle, Switzerland. During the five-day event, 19 titles of UCI JuniorWorld Champion are being awarded to the upcoming generation of Elite track cyclists, with all winnersreceiving the famous rainbow jersey created exclusively by Santini.
The Bergamo-based Italian clothing brand and the UCI have collaborated since 1988. Under the renewedagreement, Santini will continue as official supplier of UCI World Cup leader jerseys and UCI WorldChampion jerseys for the disciplines of road, track, mountain bike, cyclo-cross, indoor cycling and paracycling.In addition, it will supply the protocol jerseys for the UCI Women’s WorldTour.
Santini is also a supporter of the UCI World Cycling Centre (WCC), that each year provides professionalcoaching and training facilities for more than 100 athletes from all over the world. Santini is one of severalcompanies that supports the UCI WCC’s initiatives to help talented young athletes in different cyclingdisciplines realise their full potential and fulfil their dreams.
UCI President Brian Cookson welcomed the continued partnership with one of the UCI’s most longstandingsupporters: "The world’s best cyclists have been wearing Santini cycling clothing for many years, and thisexcellent quality brand has become synonymous with the excellence demonstrated by our riders. It isfitting that we announce this renewed partnership during the UCI Junior Track Cycling World
Championships, where our Junior UCI World Champions will be awarded with the iconic rainbow jersey."
Monica Santini, CEO of Santini Maglificio Sportivo said: "We are delighted with this collaboration which isrenewed with the highest institution in the cycling world. Our relationship with the UCI represents afundamental chapter in the company and family history of Santini, who for almost thirty years has dressedthe world's best athletes in many disciplines, from road cycling to track, from cyclo-cross to mountain bike".
For more information, please contact:
Louis Chenaille
UCI Press Officer
+41 79 198 7047
louis.chenaille@uci.ch
Alessandra Kaiser
SANTINI Press Office
+39 3357992538
alessandra@ldlcom.it
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