![]() ![]() Original stickers, parts, and accessories are included. These bicycles are good as new, often built right out of the box from the manufacturer. You can find out more about Marco and the work the foundation is doing here.įinally, continuing the motorsport theme and the company’s long association with Ferrari, there's this one of a kind Colnago K Zero Ferrari for F1 driver Fernando Alonso.Condition Rating Guide 10/10 Rating: Like-New ![]() The young racer's number, 58 is printed on the seat tube. The typeface has changed from the standard issue and owes more to the bolder fonts often used in motorsport. They’ve painted a C59 Disc to commemorate Simoncelli with a graphic of the Moto GP racer in elegant full flight across the top tube. It's going to be auctioned off to their charity and bids are apparently starting at €20,000. It’s been donated to the Marco Simoncelli foundation, set up in the name of the young Italian Moto GP racer who tragically died following an accident in the Malaysian Grand Prix in 2011. It's something special.Ĭolnago exhibited another very special bike at the show. Have a watch of this video to see that 1996 victory. Many of the top racers of the past couple of decades pulled on a Mapei jersey at some point, like Cadel Evans, Jan Ullrich and Mario Copillini.ĭon't rush out in the hope of buying one though, it's strictly a one-off and has been produced for the boss of Mapei, Mr Giorgio Squinzi. Then in 1996, in the same race, Belgian Johan Museeuw headed a clean sweep of the podium. There was Franco Ballerini’s victory in the 1996 edition of Paris-Roubaix, aboard a C40. Colnago enjoyed much success during this partnership, which ended in 2002. Why Mapei? During the 1990s Colnago supplied bikes for the iconic Mapei team - one of their greatest ever - with their colourful cubed jerseys. Colnago surprised everyone at the at the EICMA, the international motorcycle exhibition currently taking place in Milan, with this splendid Mapei C59. ![]()
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