Only one bicycle tire can claim the title of winningest tire of 2023. The Vittoria Corsa PRO achieved what seemed impossible to accomplish in one season, winning Milano-Sanremo, Paris-Roubaix, Giro d’Italia, Tour de France, La Vuelta, and Road World Championships.
To commemorate this golden year, Vittoria introduces the limited-edition Corsa PRO Gold adorned with golden sidewalls. Only 2,023 packs will be available worldwide, each containing two Corsa PRO Gold tires.
2023 will be etched in memory. Since the beginning of the season, Vittoria Corsa PRO tires have crossed the finish line first in 59 tour stages and 14 one-day races, resulting in 8 GC wins. From Mathieu Van der Poel’s stellar victories at Milano-Sanremo, Paris-Roubaix and World Championships in Glasgow, to Team Jumbo-Visma historical triple Grand Tour wins with Primoz Roglic (Giro d’Italia), Jonas Vingegaard (Tour de France) and Sepp Kuss (La Vuelta a España): Corsa PRO played a crucial role in the most memorable triumphs of the year.
This limited-edition version of Corsa PRO is designed to celebrate a remarkable year of victories with the entire cycling community. Available on vittoria.com, Corsa PRO Gold Limited Edition comes in numbered double-packs, featuring two Corsa PRO tubeless-ready tires with gold sidewalls and with a serial number written by hand on the inner side of the tires. Only 2,023 packs are available globally: a true collector’s item for any road cycling lover.
Corsa PRO Gold Limited Edition is available in size 700x28c (28-622) tubeless-ready version only (hookless compatible & inner-tube compatible) at the standard price of € 299.00 EUR / $ 299.00 USD.
Introduced to the market on May 6th, Corsa PRO stands as the most advanced cotton tire ever made, delivering unparalleled pro-level racing performance. Vittoria engineers achieved a breakthrough by seamlessly integrating the rubber tire tread with the cotton casing by using a newly developed vulcanization process. The tread is now fully embedded with the casing, creating a 100% seamless tire.
Corsa PRO 320 TPI cotton casing – the finest available in the market – provides the suppleness, flexibility and comfort pro-riders are used to, now served in an even more flexible, aerodynamic, and reliable tire construction. The Graphene + Silica compound, the most advanced compound technology by Vittoria for road racing applications, improves tyre speed, durability, and grip.
Corsa PRO represents the pinnacle of the evolution of World Tour and Pro Tour riders’ tire preferences.
3. ABOUT VITTORIA: Vittoria S.p.A. is an Italian bicycle tire manufacturer established in 1953. The company has more than 1000 employees around the world, produces 5 million road and mountain bike tires. For more info: Vittoria | Official Website
Om Shimano
Shimano’s origins began in 1921 when Shimano Iron Works, the predecessor of Shimano Inc., was established by Shozaburo Shimano in Sakai city, Osaka, Japan. The first product was the bicycle freewheel, which, at that time, required the highest level of bicycle technology to produce.
By the 1950s the company was producing products such as external speed changers and internal speed changers (3-speed hub). The success of these products led to Shimano’s first overseas sales office, Shimano American Corporation (currently Shimano North America Holding, Inc.) in 1965, followed by Shimano Europe in 1973. The first overseas manufacturing base, Shimano Singapore Pte. Ltd., also opened in the same year.
In 1991, the company name became Shimano Inc. Its headquarters remain in Sakai, the city of Shimano’s birthplace. Shimano is dedicated to helping its customers get closer to nature, supporting people to realize their dreams and create new lifestyles. That comes with the desire to create outstanding cycling products and apparel.
Shimano Inc. has a wide range of functions, including planning, development, design, manufacturing, and various other support functions for supplying bicycle components as well as fishing tackle and rowing equipment.
Shimano Europe acts as the 'eyes, ears and mouth' of the global Team Shimano in Europe. Its mission is to be an excellent supplier and a valuable partner for all customers in its European markets and to create consumer demand for Shimano and Shimano-owned products.
With almost 100 years’ experience in creating internationally renowned bicycle components, Shimano is proud to have developed products that continue to take countless athletes to victory and provide the means for limitless global bicycle journeys. Visit http://cycle.shimano-eu.com for more information.
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- Ida Jansson
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PR & Communications officer Shimano Nordics
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