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TeXtreme victory at Tour de France

Argos Shimano athlete Marcel Kittel has won at the historic 100th edition of Tour de France, equipped with the high-performance disc wheel PRO TeXtreme from PRO bike gear and a frame from Felt Bicycles produced using TeXtreme.

24th July 2013

Innovation in Textiles
 |  Boras

Sports/​Outdoor, Protective, Transport/​Aerospace

Argos Shimano athlete Marcel Kittel has won at the historic 100th edition of Tour de France, equipped with the high-performance disc wheel PRO TeXtreme from PRO bike gear and a frame from Felt Bicycles produced using TeXtreme.

TeXtreme

TeXtreme from Oxeon is said to be the next generation carbon fibre material in the bicycle industry using Spread Tows to achieve ultra light weight and high-performance products.

TeXtreme Spread Tow Fabric. © TeXtreme

Henrik Blycker, CEO of Oxeon, said: “Once again we can proudly watch athletes using products built with TeXtreme Spread Tow carbon fabrics stand on the podium celebrating victories. We are happy for whatever contribution our materials have had in these victories and they make good references to the performance of TeXtreme alongside other wins in Formula 1, NASCAR, Stanley Cup playoffs among others.”

Tour de France

The world´s most famous cycling competition celebrated 100 years this year with the race ending Sunday 21 July when the riders crossed the finish line at Champs-Elysées in Paris, after having put a total distance of 3403 km behind them.

Marcel Kittel has won at the Tour de France, equipped with the high-performance disc wheel PRO TeXtreme from PRO bike gear and a frame from Felt Bicycles. © TeXtreme

When the Felt Bicycles road bike frames where introduced on the UCI World Tour by Team Argos-Shimano earlier this year, Felt’s Director of R&D Jeff Soucek said: “We started with a mountain bike to prove the performance of TeXtreme. Since its introduction the Felt Nine FRD has proven itself as an anomaly in bicycle frames, with a level of stiffness, durability, light weight and comfort that has caused riders to ponder new superlatives to describe the level of seemingly conflicting performance qualities.”

Argos-Shimano Team manager Iwan Spekenbrink said after the final stage: “This stage is the highlight, what else can we ask for. A Tour with so much history – winning stage one the first time the race has been to Corsica and taking the yellow jersey, and taking the final stage the first time it has been run in the evening. It’s so symbolic, and to win the stages we have is amazing.”

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