The year that is about to end has given Prologo many sporting satisfactions starting with Tadej Pogacar's victory in the Tour de FranceTo celebrate the successes achieved in 2021, and in general to thank the champions who raced using their saddles during the season, Prologo has created some Special Editions for them. We are talking about Pauline Ferrand Prevot, Elisa Balsamo and Filippo Baroncini, as well as Tadej Pogacar of courseEvery saddle has its own story. However, they all share Prologo's desire to express its gratitude to athletes who have achieved truly prestigious results.
Pauline Ferrand Prevot
When we talk about Pauline Ferrand Prevot we are referring to a versatile champion, capable of winning by switching with ease from road to mountain bike and even cyclocross. For the Frenchwoman, 2021 marked her official debut on a Prologo saddle. The Prevot He started his season wearing the mountain bike world champion jersey to which she then added that of European champion.
In agreement with BMC, Prevot's technical partner, Prologo has developed a special graphic for her Dimension NDRIt was created by the Italian artist “No Curves” who knew how to best celebrate a strong and unique personality like that of the Frenchwoman.
Balsam and Baroncini
Even knowing that in 2022 they will use other saddles, In the Prologue they still wanted to celebrate the world triumphs of Elisa Balsamo and Filippo Baroncini, confirming the strong bond that unites the company and its athletes.
As happened with Prevot, a special version of the was created for Elisa Balsamo Dimension NDRThe graphics chosen were designed to integrate perfectly with the Cannondale rainbow used by Balsamo herself on the occasion of the first edition of the Women's cycling's Paris-RoubaixThe same goes for Filippo Baroncini. A special edition of the book was created for him. Scratch M5 customized with his name and the colors of the rainbow.
Tadej pogacar
The athlete to whom Prologo perhaps feel closest is without a doubt Tadej Pogacar. The Slovenian has been able to win the last two editions of the Tour de France bringing a breath of fresh air and innovation to the world of cycling.
For Pogacar there are even two special saddles. On the occasion of the departure of the Tour one was made Limited Edition of 10 pieces of the saddle made to celebrate the victory at the 2020 TourFor the occasion, special packaging was created, including a postcard hand-signed by Pogacar himself. After winning the 2021 Tour, Prologo has created ten more piecesThe model in question is the Scratch M5 customized with the Slovenian flag.
How Special Editions are born
To learn how the special saddles for champions like Pogacar and Prevot are created, we chatted with Alberto Mizzon, Prologo's marketing manager. We thus discovered that the first Special Edition dates back to 2008 to celebrate Fabian Cancellara's Olympic gold in BeijingThe one with the Swiss champion was a a truly special relationship given that since its birth Prologo has accompanied Cancellara in all his triumphs until the end of his career.
The process followed in the creation of the commemorative saddles is simple: «First of all we celebrate in front of the TV – Alberto Mizzon begins with a smile – then we move on to the development of the graphic part which we do internally taking into account the UCI indications, of the team and of the athlete's tastes. Once the graphics and the model have been chosen, we go into productionOnly a few models are made for the athlete and the team mechanic. These saddles aren't sold. We made an exception only for Bettiol. But there was a good reason."
Bettiol's special saddle
If the greatest sporting successes have come thanks to Pogacar, a special relationship was created between Alberto Bettiol and Salvatore Truglio, General Manager of Prologo. On the occasion of his Ten commemorative saddles were created to commemorate the 2019 Tour of Flanders victory which were then displayed in some shops in Flanders. Ten more were donated to Bettiol. Finally, a saddle was put up as a prize by Alberto himself and Prologo for a charity auction organised to raise funds for the Meyer Children's Hospital.To discover the next Special Edition saddles, all that remains is to wait for 2022 and the triumphs of the many champions who compete every day on Prologo saddles.
