Castelli's Ristorante history

In 1935, Armando Castelli joined Gianni's staff, in the same year he decided to buy the company where he worked and to keep Gianni Vittore's clientele, including Gino Bartali and Fausto Coppi.

In 1948, was born Maurizio, Armando's son, who from an early age was captivated by sportswear, learning the trade from his father.

The two did not get along for a long time; the traditionalist ways of the father clashed with the creativity of the son, so Maurizio in 1974 gave life to his own company which he called Castelli and choosing a scorpion as his emblem.

In 1977, he had the intuition to introduce Lycra, a revolutionary elastic material at that time used only by skiers, even for cycling shorts.

On 9 November 1979, Castelli was awarded the gold Discobolus, a prestigious award from Corriere dello Sport - Stadio.

In 1981, Maurizio dressed his cyclists in turquoise Lycra shorts, when at the time only black shorts were allowed, so the riders showed up at the starting line creating an unexpected explosion of color but had to take off their shorts.

In 1995, Maurizio Castelli died suddenly at the age of 47 due to a heart attack while cycling on the Cipressa.

In 1996, at the Olympic Games in Atlanta, it was Paola Pezzo who wore Castelli, winner of the gold medal in mountain bike.

In 1997 Castelli revolutionized the cycling pad, giving life to Progetto Y.

1999, marked Castelli's return to professional cycling with the Spanish team ONCE-Deutsche Bank.

In 2009, Castelli became part of the supplier brands of Cervélo TestTeam which included, among others, Carlos Sastre, Thor Hushovd and Heinrich Haussler.