For over thirty years, Guerciotti and Selle Italia have competed side by side, or rather shoulder to shoulder, on cyclocross circuits around the world. Together they wrote important pages in the history of this noble discipline. Today, after having achieved many prestigious successes together, the two companies have decided to take different paths. But this is not a goodbye, but a see you later..
Paolo and Alessandro Guerciotti wanted to emphasize this with a press release, thanking Selle Italia for their historic and fruitful collaboration and at the same time announcing the imminent arrival of a new partner. All this confirms that we will continue to see Guerciotti's historic yellow and black jersey on the playing fields for a long time to come. with the star in the center, which has always been the symbol of the Milanese brand.
The world title too
The collaboration between Guerciotti and Selle Italia has brought numerous trophies. Among these, the world title won in Munich by Daniele Pontoni in 1997 stands out. Alessandro Guerciotti retraces the most significant stages of a history full of successes, team manager Selle Italia – Guerciotti. This is an opportunity to thank the company from Casella d'Asolo, in the province of Treviso, for their support over thirty years of sporting activity.
"We thank Selle Italia for supporting us over the years," said Alessandro Guerciotti, "and for helping make our team great. In these 30 years we have written historical pages of Italian and international cyclocrossWe won the last elite world title by an Italian with Daniele Pontoni, as well as a historic cyclocross world cup, not to mention the numerous Italian titles won. The greatest Italian cyclocross riders of recent years have raced with the Selle Italia-Guerciotti duo on their chests. Among them we mention Marcus Aurelius Fontana, Enrico Franzoi, Sanne Cant, Joel Bertolini, Alice Arzuffi.
"Over all these years, Team Selle Italia-Guerciotti has been the dream of every young rider starting out in cyclocross, and many of them have achieved it. It's difficult to build such a successful and long-lasting partnership in a sport."
A new sponsor
One of the characteristics that distinguishes the Guerciotti family, and in particular father Paolo, is the ability to always roll up their sleeves and look ahead. It will be the same for the team that will be on the racetrack next autumn. A new sponsor will be announced soon, which will appear as the first name on the shirt.
"All good things must come to an end," said Paolo Guerciotti, "but we're thrilled with the new direction we're taking and the new partnership we've just signed with a major company outside the cycle industry. The goal is not only to repeat the victories that have marked our past, but also reaching even more ambitious goals. We can only thank Selle Italia and, especially, Giuseppe Bigolin, for all these years of collaboration, accompanied by numerous victories. But in life you never know, it could just be a goodbye.
The new sponsor will be revealed in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, the Guerciotti promotion dedicated to the model continues Lembeek Disc Open to all FCI and other membership card holders. End users who present their membership card to their designated dealer can purchase a complete bike with Ursus Orion Disc carbon wheels starting from €2.520, including VAT.
