Pic of the day – De Rosa Pista

Photos by: hrrundel

Giro Della Provincia Di Reggio Calabria-Challenge Calabria: Malaguti Matteo (De Rosa - Stac Plastic) wins the first race

More information:

Giro Della Provincia Di Reggio Calabria-Challenge Calabria: Stage 1, Route Maps & Results | Cyclingnews.com

Results:

1 Matteo Montaguti (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic

2 Filippo Savini (Ita) Colnago CSF Inox

3 Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Carmiooro NGC

4 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre Farnese Vini

5 Federico Canuti (Ita) Colnago CSF Inox

6 Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas Doimo

7 Cristiano Salerno (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic

8 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Lampre Farnese vini

9 Francesco Failli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone

10 Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas Doimo

Photos from the race look here

De Rosa 1957 Replica

Ray from Philadelphia (USA) leaves the following beautiful pictures to me.

35th anniversary bike from 1990s- supposedly the graphics were inspired by the earliest De Rosas

Ray writes:

I purchased the bike in 1999 at a cycling pro shop here in the USA , Cycles BiKyle (www.bikyle.com). I am really into lugged steel traditional bicycles (especially De Rosa) and when I saw the frame I had to have it. I am told that the frame was actually built by Ugo himself, and there were a limited amount produced.

De Rosa 1957 Replica with Campagnolo Chorus

De Rosa »Replica 57« decal

De Rosa 1957 Replica with Campagnolo Chorus and traditional cotton cloth handlebar tape.

Columbus »Acciaio Speciale« tubing, which means »special steel«.

De Rosa 1957 Replica with Campagnolo Chorus.

Thanks a lot and many greetings to Philadelphia!

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De Rosa´s top of the range

The official presentation of De Rosa KING3 RS for the Team Carmiooro-NGC

Photo and Text by: derosanews.com

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Dino´s De Rosa Titanio 3.2,5 from Singapore

Dino from Singapore sent me some pictures of his very nice DE ROSA Titanio 3.2,5.

Thanks a lot and many greetings to Singapore!

Marcello

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Fly V australia Pro Cycling Team rides De Rosa King 3 RS

Jono, Technical Assistant from the Fly V australia Pro Cycling Team, sent me a few pics of the beautiful De Rosa King 3 RS bikes that were delivered for the Australian Open Championships in January.

Aaron Kemps won the National Criterium Championships in its first race and two days later David Kemp won a silver medal in the National Road Championships. (photos from the race, click here.)

Jai Crawford and his De Rosa King 3 RS


Jai Crawford presents the Fly V australia Team Equipment

Jono, thank you for the pictures, the link and the team-information.

Greetings to Australia!

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The new De Rosa - Stac Plastic Racing Kit

All is ready for the debut of De Rosa - Stac Plastic, even the uniform that we see here in overview.

»We would hold the colour of our brand - the deep blue - and we mixed it with the red and white tipical of our logo - explain Cristiano De Rosa. In this way we merger all tipical sport colour together with the green of the co-sponsor« In the end we are really satisfied form the result.

Photo and Text by: derosanews.com

Pic of the day – De Rosa Team single speed mode

Photo by: david_a_lea

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De Rosa KING 3 RS Team frames 2010

PASSIONE BICI, the exclusive german distributor of De ROSA, presents the new DE ROSA KING 3 RS Team frames De Rosa - Stac Plastic and Carmiooro-NGC.

De Rosa – Stac Plastic

Carmiooro – NGC

De Rosa Neo Primato Molteni - 2006

Original photo from the DE ROSA catalog 2006

Jörg from Germany sent me some pictures of his very nice DE ROSA Neo Primato Molteni.

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De Rosa Wind on YouTube

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The very special De Rosa King 3 »The Tiger«

Steve from Forza Bikes, the exclusive New Zealand distributor of De Rosa, told me a great story from his special De Rosa KING 3 »The Tiger«:

“The »Tiger« came about through the desire to have a bike for our company that would draw attention. Both to Forza Bikes, and to the De Rosa brand.

I had initially wanted a "Rock Racing" replica. Unfortunately, it was the American importer of De Rosa, Trialtir that sponsored Rock Racing, and the paint colour was their own design, and whilst Christiano De Rosa was allowed one, no one else was!(other than a limited run sold in America). So, I spoke to De Rosa about a different colour, but in Rock Racing Design.

I picked Arancio, which had been the colour on the Idol, and was fortunate enough for De Rosa to do it for me.

When I went to the factory for a meeting with Cristiano De Rosa, I was lucky enough for him to personally present it to me. It turns out that once completed, he was very proud and impressed with its look, and had it stored in his office, awaiting my visit. When I spoke with him, he told me that everyone who entered his office had asked to buy it, so different was it to anything they had seen before. Fortunately, he advised everyone it was a one off special order for New Zealand!

We also managed to get a pearl white version for a customer (»The white Tiger«).

The »Tiger« has certainly drawn attention to Forza Bikes and De Rosa.

Everyone who sees it either says »WOW, FANTASTIC« or »WOW, WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?«

Whether you love the colour or hate it, it is attention seeking, which is exactly what I set out to do.

As you can see from the pics , I also have a custom set of Rock Racing shorts and shirt that match the bike.”

Cristiano De Rosa, Steve and the special King 3 »The Tiger«

Steve and Ugo De Rosa

De Rosa King 3 »The Tiger«

Specs:

2009 King 3 frameset

size ACF 67 (top tube 56.5cm)

Colour: One off special, Arancio/Carbon in Rock Racing design

Campagnolo Super Record 11 speed gruppo (175mm cranks, 12/23 cassette)

Selle Italia Teknologica Gel flow carbon saddle

Speedplay Titanium pedals

DeRosa Carbon water bottle cage

Fulcrum Racing Speed Carbon wheels

Vittoria Evo CX tubular tyres

Weight : 6.80kg (as shown with pedals/bottle cage)

De Rosa King 3 »The Tiger«

De Rosa King 3 »The Tiger«, De Rosa Idol, De Rosa 3-THL

De Rosa King 3 »The Tiger and white Tiger«

De Rosa King 3 »The white tiger«

Steve rides »Alpe d'Huez«

Steve rides »Alpe d'Huez«

Steve, thank you for the Story and the great Pictures.

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De Rosa Avant, David and »Port de Balès«

David from Belgium rides the »Port de Balès«

The Port de Balès (or Col de Balès) is a high mountain pass in the central Pyrenees in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées in France. It connects the village of Ferrère (to the north) to that of Bourg-d'Oueil, Haute-Garonne (south-east).

The Port de Balès was featured in the 2007 Tour de France (15th stage). It is generally closed by snow for long periods during the winter but remains popular with bikers during the summer.

Größere Kartenansicht

De Rosa Corum for »Men of Steel Racing«

Jim from »Men of Steel Racing Club« ( Fort Wayne, USA) contacted me and told me a great story.

»Several of our riders will be on custom De Rosa Corums this season. We take delivery in the next week or so. We chose to ride steel next year to prove that it still can compete against carbon and the Corums were our first choice. Doriano De Rosa has been great to work with throughout the process. We have some photos of the process on our site. We will posting the completed bikes once we have them.«

Doriano De Rosa

Quality. History. Made In Italy. Doriano De Rosa continues this tradition in an era of mass production. The first pictures of our hand built De Rosa Corums just arrived in time for Christmas as the excitement continues to build.

The Corum is one of the finest steel racing bicycles in the world and the official frame of Men of Steel Racing. If you're wondering about the weight. The day of heavy steel bikes are over. The MoSR fully equipped Corum will come in around 16 pounds!

We'll be following Doriano's progress, so check back to see the custom paint job of our team bikes.

»Men of Steel Racing Team-Jersey«

Jim, thank you for your story and I look forward to more pictures and reports from your »Men of Steel Racing-Team«.

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C11 - Campagnolo's Dream Team

Antonio Rossi & Jury Chechi @ De Rosa for C11 Campagnolo - The Dream Team from Campagnolo Srl on Vimeo.

The C11 Campagnolo - The Dream Team at 2009 Maratona dles Dolomites from Campagnolo Srl on Vimeo.

The Official website: c11.campagnolo.com

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De Rosa Avant, Roger and the »Passo dello Stelvio«

Roger from the Netherlands rides the »Passo dello Stelvio«

The »Passo dello Stelvio« (Italian: Passo dello Stelvio; German: Stilfser Joch), located in Italy, at 2757 m (9045 feet) is the highest paved mountain pass in the Eastern Alps, and the second highest in the Alps.

De Rosa Avant SL Carbon Bike Avant, the essence and synthesis of the modern composite bicycle but with the elegance and heritage of a true De Rosa. Avant was an instant success with real cycling connoisseurs when introduced in 2006 with astonishing performance and value for money. This superb model has been further improved for 2007. With its carbon monocoque heart, responsiveness, reduced weight and discreet sloping geometry, Avant is built for mile after mile of pure riding pleasure.

De Rosa Team

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"Forza Bikes" and its Italian Cycle Passion

Steve from Forza Bikes, the exclusive New Zealand distributor of De Rosa, presents very interesting photos from the De Rosa factory. I'm proud of this nice contact and very glad that he provides his pictures. Thanks a lot!


Awaiting paint

layers of carbon ... not looking too flash ... give them a few days and it will be perfect

small stock for any urgent orders

another view of stock

test jig for checking frame stresses

Doriano's Titanium frames are built here ...

Hand mitred tubes fit together perfectly

De Rosa Merak framesets, ready for paint

De Rosa King 3 Frames

Bare Idol

De Rosa Showroom

Cinquanta 50th anniversary edition. A collectors item.

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