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28 MAR, 2017 AG2R LA MONDIALE AND FACTOR BIKES TRAVEL WITH SCICON® BAGS Leading French team AG2R La Mondiale is the latest WorldTour outfit to put its trust in SCICON® Bags for their travelling needs, to safely transport their Factor Bikes around the world for a busy, international race calendar. The team’s Factor Bikes will be housed in a range of custom SCICON® AeroComfort ROAD 3.0 TSA Bike Travel Bags this season, including that of last year’s Tour de France runner up, Romain Bardet. “Our partnership with AG2R La Mondiale is a strong relationship to extend out reach in the French market, and it also sees more Grand Tour contenders travelling with SCICON® Bags. It’s also a strong connection between the Factor bike brand, an exciting, new brand to the market that we’re pleased to be working with.” Christian Pearce SCICON® Brand Manager "The SCICON® Bags are very functional bike bags with a well designed interior fixing system. The robustness of the fabric and the integrated wheels make this product very practical for travelling with. Above all, these bags do not require any disassembly of the handlebar, the seatpost or the rear derailleur. It’s a significant time saver in our busy racing and travel calendar.” Marc Accard Team’s Mechanic As a WorldTour team, AG2R La Mondiale will compete at all three Grand Tours this season, having already travelled to Australia, Oman, Abu Dhabi and to several European locations already in the first three months of the year. MEDIA CONTACT DOWNLOAD MEDIA FOLLOW US Francesca Bonan Click here to download [email protected] the digital assets #BRINGYOURBIKE | MEDIA ARCHIVE | NEWS.SCICONBAGS.COM | SCICONBAGS.COM AEROCOMFORT ROAD 3.0 TSA BIKE TRAVEL BAG TRAVEL LIKE A PRO SCICON® presents an update of one of its icons: the AeroComfort ROAD 3.0 TSA bike travel bag. Driven by continuous development, the SCICON® AeroComfort ROAD 3.0 TSA bike travel bag features advanced material properties, thru axle compatibility and enhanced protection. The AeroComfort ROAD 3.0 TSA bike bag is quick to pack, without compromising on protection, and weights only 8 kg. SCICON® makes travelling with your bike easy. HI-SPEED PACKING Ready to fly or ready to race in less than 5 minutes. The clever design of the SCICON® AeroComfort ROAD 3.0 TSA bike travel bag takes the stress out of dismantling and reassembling your bike, because it allows the bike to remain almost fully intact. There is no need to tamper with the complicated internal wiring of your bike anymore and you don’t even have to take off the pedals. NO NEED TO REMOVE HANDLEBARS Packing the AeroComfort ROAD 3.0 TSA requires a minimal disassembly of your bike. All that you need to remove are the bike’s wheels. Complementing a good bike fit, you don’t even have to remove the handlebars or seat post. WE CONTINUE TO SET THE BAR FOR PROFESSIONAL CYCLISTS AND CYCLING EXPLORERS In 2006 SCICON® manufactured the customized travel bike bags for some important professional cycling teams such as Liquigas and Bianchi MTB. The partnership with the biggest pro cycling teams, thanks to the testing and feedback from riders and mechanics, led SCICON® to put significant improvements to the semi-hard bike protection called “Aero Comfort” at that time. It was an evolution of the historic SCICON® products including the then-called “52 Aero Comfort”. Born as a bag for bike travelers, it became the first choice for the peloton’s pro riders, who did not just want only a compromise between a soft and hard case, but “the best” level of bike protection for their continuous travels by car, bus and airplane. In 2007 the “Aero Comfort Plus” included the wheel compartments in addition to the anti-shock bike frame inside. This was the choice of the ultra-champion Alberto Contador, before the launch of the AeroComfort 2.0 TSA in 2012. A new design around the bike, better protection, a fast packing time and its user-friendliness are the main features of the SCICON® bike bag, that had been the world’s best travel bike bag so far during the time of the famous riders Francesco Moser, Ivan Basso and Damiano Cunego. The new AeroComfort ROAD 3.0 TSA, specially designed in Italy for road riders, offers an enhancement of all the bag’s details, giving you heavy-duty protection, better maneuverability and a lightweight design, while still being quick to pack and custom-ready. THE WINNERS’S CHOICE World-class athletes and the leading professional cycling teams of the UCI World Tour, such as AG2R La Mondiale, Bahrain Merida, Bora - Hansgrohe, Orica - Scott, Quick-Step Floors and Trek - Segafredo bring their bike with the AeroComfort ROAD 3.0 TSA. The new AeroComfort ROAD 3.0 TSA is the first choice of the ultra champions Peter Sagan, Alberto Contador and Vincenzo Nibali. They choose it because it is reliable and robust, while still being lightweight and comfortable to carry. MEDIA CONTACT DOWNLOAD MEDIA FOLLOW US Francesca Bonan Click here to download [email protected] the digital assets #BRINGYOURBIKE | MEDIA ARCHIVE | NEWS.SCICONBAGS.COM | SCICONBAGS.COM SCICON® AEROCOMFORT 3.0 TSA COLLECTION ROAD, MTB AND TRIATHLON COMMON FEATURES ENHANCED PROTECTION The hybrid protection system combines a padded outer soft shell and an integrated frame stand compatible with both quick release and thru axle skewer systems. While the internal Frame Defender protects your bike from impacts, it also doubles up as a bike stand. Advanced protection features include a smart belt system that holds your bike frame firmly in place as well as rigid protection shields to protect the bike’s most critical areas and fragile parts. THRU AXLE COMPATIBLE AeroComfort ROAD 3.0 TSA and AeroComfort Triathlon 3.0 TSA: By default compatible with 12mm thru axle front and rear. Includes four thru axle to quick release adapters. AeroComfort MTB 3.0 TSA: By default compatible with 15mm thru axle front and 12mm rear. Includes four thru axle to quick release adapters. LIGHTWEIGHT Light as a feather. With a sheer 8kg (ROAD and Triathlon 3.0) or 9kg (MTB 3.0) of weight, the AeroComfort 3.0 bike travel bag allows you to stay below the maximum allowance of most airlines, saving you additional fees every time you fly. BETTER MOBILITY Providing better mobility, the SCICON® Twin Wheel System features eight precision ball bearing wheels which rotate 360°, keeping your bike travel bag upright and maneuverable whatever the terrain. Developed in an exclusive partnership with Tente, the new robust SCICON® Multi-wheel System comes with increased rolling performance and reduced attrition for long-lasting use. TRAVEL SENTRY APPROVED The upright position of the bike, ¾ length zipper around the bag and individual internal wheel pockets mean customs and security personnel can inspect your bike without having to remove it from the bike bag. A TSA padlock ensures the safety of the bike as well as access to the bike travel bag to customs authorities in the USA, Canada and many other international airports. CUSTOM PROGRAM The AeroComfort 3.0 TSA travel bike bags join the SCICON® custom program. You can personalize your preferred AeroComfort bike bag with your home country’s flag, as well as with your name and surname. Of course you can add your nickname and your flag of choice. MEDIA CONTACT DOWNLOAD MEDIA FOLLOW US Francesca Bonan Click here to download [email protected] the digital assets #BRINGYOURBIKE | MEDIA ARCHIVE | NEWS.SCICONBAGS.COM | SCICONBAGS.COM PERFECTED PROTECTION PROTECT DEFLECT REAR MECH SHIELD LATERAL HUB SHIELD Inbuilt protection for the rear derailleur. Safeguards against Paired with layered HD foam padding protection to protect the impacts and abrasions during the transit of your bike. wheel hubs from knocks and jolts during transit by absorbing and deflecting impacts. INSPECT FRAME DEFENDER Internal frame stand holds your bike in place, protecting your bike from impacts during transit and allowing security and customs personnel to inspect your bike without having to remove or adjust anything. MEDIA CONTACT DOWNLOAD MEDIA FOLLOW US Francesca Bonan Click here to download [email protected] the digital assets #BRINGYOURBIKE | MEDIA ARCHIVE | NEWS.SCICONBAGS.COM | SCICONBAGS.COM RACE RAIN BAG AN ESSENTIAL PART OF ANY CYCLIST'S LUGGAGE The SCICON® Race Rain Bag was designed in collaboration with SCICON®-sponsored pro cycling teams, especially with Tinkoff and Etixx – Quick-Step in 2015, to help riders and mechanics work together during races and achieve those ‘marginal gains’ by organizing and locating spare kit in the back of the team cars during races. With each Race Rain Bag in the correct car, with all the kit in its designated pocket and all the Race Rain Bags individually personalised with the riders’ names, mechanics need no longer to rumage around the boot looking for the right set of arm warmers or rain jacket in the right size for the right rider. The difference to other cycling kit bags is this one has a compartment for every item you would need. The SCICON® Race Rain Bag has several compartments to it which are all labelled and contain the important pieces of clothing a rider needs in the wet. You can even personalize it with your name and flag! The Race Rain Bag has a total of six compartments- a pocket for shoes and added a mesh pocket within this part for socks and shoe covers, a pocket on the opposite side for dirty clothing with a full mesh covering, and 4 lateral pockets including one for the jersey and shorts, one for arm and leg warmers, one for gloves and one for the jacket and vest.
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    SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW BIKE STUFF….. Name: _____________________________ Phone No: _____________Table No: ___ WINNERS ARE GRINNERS 1. Who won the 2011 Tour de France? Cadel Evans 2. Which Western Australian cyclist won a stage at the 2012 Critérium du Dauphiné? Luke Durbridge 3. Which Australian has won a stage at each of the three Grand Tours? Simon Gerrans 4. Which team won the Men’s Australian National Road Series in 2011? Genesis Wealth Systems 5. Who won the Women’s 2012 Smoke Free Criterium series? Nicole Cooke PRO RIDERS AND TEAMS 6. Which Australian rider is a 3 times world time trial champion? Michael Rogers 1 7. Match the rider to the team Rider Team a. Wesley Orica-Greenedge Radioshack-Nissan Sulzberger b. Samuel Euskaltel-Euskadi Vacansoleil-DCM Sanchez c. Joaquim Katusha Team Orica-Greenedge Rodrigeuz Liquigas- d. Peter Sagan Liquigas-Cannondale Cannondale Lotto Belisol Team e. Adam Hansen Astana Radioshack- f. Yaroslav Katusha Team Nissan Popovych g. Johnny Vacansoleil-DCM Lampre Hoogerland Sky Procycling h. Rogoberto Uran Euskaltel-Euskadi Rabobank i. Bram Tankink Lotto Belisol Team j. Enrico Pro team Astana Sky Procycling Gasparotto Lampre k. Matthew Lloyd BMC Racing Team Garmin Barracuda l. Jack Bauer Rabobank BMC Racing m. Thor Hushovd Garmin Barracuda Team THE GRAND TOURS, ROUTES AND CLIMBS 8. Who is the only rider to have won the General Classification, Sprint points and King of the Mountain jerseys in the same Tour de France? Eddie Merckx 1969 2 9. What colour is the leaders jersey on each of the Grand Tours? Tour Colour of GC Colour of sprinters Colour of young jersey (points) jersey riders jersey Tour de Yellow Green White France Giro d'Italia Pink Red White Vuelta a "Jersey de Oro" blue with yellow fish j White España (Golden jersey) 10.