The project "Full circle” featuring Colnago and former biker and road racer Nathan Haas is coming to its conclusionThe final chapter is scheduled for October with the Gravel World Championships, but first there is a new chapter to complete, always on a Colnago G3-X.
Let us remember that the “Full circle” project was born from an idea of Nathan Haas himself: five bicycles, strictly Colnago, with five different liveries created to return to the dirt tracks that saw his career as an athlete blossom before landing on the road and the WorldTourHaas's goal today is to reinvigorate his racing motivation.
Destinatione Colorado
After having triumphed last July in Iceland at the The Rift Gravel Race, Haas will be racing in Colorado on August 14th for the SBT GRVLThe menu is tough, with 230 km and 2.800 meters of elevation gain. An epic ride to challenge some of the world's best specialists in the discipline. For this new challenge Colnago provided him with an absolutely unique bike, extremely well-finished from all points of view, both graphically and technically.
With your mouth open
The model is still the tried-and-tested G3-X. The livery, however, is truly unique… color “Purple Rain”. A truly spectacular paint scheme that left Haas himself speechless. His first comment on the new bike was this:
«For every bike I was given – he commented – I thought: ok, it's beautiful! It's the best, it's impossible to do better. And then, boom! They bring me this Purple Rain and I'm speechless. It's incredible how the Colnago staff managed to combine incredible aesthetic taste with superior technical performanceI'm as happy as a child. These bikes are built with passion, they're made to win, and they're beautiful. I'm literally in love with it».
As with the previous bikes in the “Full circle” project, Nathan's outfit was designed by Richard Pierce and developed in collaboration with Colnago and Castelli. The result is a perfect symbiosis between the bike's livery and the uniform that Nathan Haas himself will wear on August 14th in the race..
A special test
Nathan Haas had the opportunity to preview the G3-X “Purple Rain” on the brand new gravel trails featured in the first edition of the “Colnago Garda Gravel”. At the next Colnago Cycling Festival April 14-15-16, 2023Three routes will be planned, nestled in the hills of Lake Garda. These self-sufficient routes, starting and finishing in Desenzano del Garda, will form the "Colnago Garda Gravel" adventure. An adventure accessible to everyone: the GPS route will be available to registered riders via email or upon collection of the rack pack the day before the event. There will be no time limit, so participants will be able to enjoy their experience on two wheels in complete autonomy and at their own pace..
We close with the words of Nicola Rosin, CEO of Colnago: «The project with Nathan has given free rein to our creative ability in terms of colour, one of the main features of Colnago's historyThis latest creation, Purple Rain, is truly unique. We loved it so much it gave us an idea. It's too soon to reveal it, but… stay tuned!
