After a period of absence lasting a few years, the last experience was in 2017 with the Virtu Pro Velo Concept team of Bjiarne Riis, MB Marcello Bergamo returns to the world of professional football thanks to the technical sponsorship of Team Delko, French Professional formation whose ranks include Italians among others Alessandro Fedeli e Mauro Finetto.
Want to come back
Marco Saggia, CEO of MB Marcello Bergamo He told us how the technical partnership with the French team was born.
«It all started from a meeting with the former Portuguese professional José Azevedo, now a member of Delko's technical staff. We immediately struck up a great rapport. We really wanted to return to the professional world But we wanted to do it with a team that lived up to our expectations. Delko turned out to be the perfect choice."
Forty years of history
The management of MB Marcello Bergamo had a strong desire to be able to work again compare internationally also with other brands in the sector, making the most of their own over forty years of experience in the creation of custom cycling clothing.
Marketing strategy
Of course, this isn't just a choice based on the awareness of the excellent quality of their products. The decision to dress Delko was also based on a well-reasoned marketing strategyThe Lombard brand has already official distributors in Denmark, Australia, England and SwitzerlandThe collaboration with Delko could help the company to develop new markets such as France, Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands.
In contact with the riders
During the last pre-season training camp held at the beginning of January near Toulon, Marco Saggia had the opportunity to personally deliver the latest items developed for the team, including the new time trial bodysuit.
It was also an opportunity to receive feedback from the athletes themselves on the products delivered. "Meeting the kids was very important for us," Saggia emphasized. we have received very positive feedback from the most experienced athletes to the neo-professionals. Each provided us with information that will be very useful in our work. The common denominator was the request for increasingly lighter garmentsWe had the opportunity to follow them on a training ride of about 200 kilometers on a day with prohibitive weather conditions. Despite the cold and rain, I was impressed by the fact that all the team members wore only the bare essentials for the descents and that they perfectly applied what is now a consolidated practice in the cycling world: to dress in layers so as to avoid carrying unnecessary weights on your back."
Eco-sustainable
A theme particularly felt by MB Marcello Bergamo is that of environmental sustainabilityThe new Delko uniform, easily recognisable in the group for its very fine horizontal blue lines, It was made using recycled materialThese are recycled Native fabrics produced by SITIP.
The quality of the materials used to make the Delko uniform is present in all MB Marcello Bergamo garments produced also for amateur teams and more generally for each new clothing line.
