Partners team up to gift high-tech jackets to Verona racers

02/06/2016
Partners team up to gift high-tech jackets to Verona racers
Italian cycling apparel brand Alé and air permeable and waterproof membrane technology provider eVent fabrics are to sponsor the 2016 Granfondo Verona cycle race, which takes place on June 12.  

As part of the sponsorship, each of the 2,000 participants in the race will receive an all-weather, waterproof Alé jacket made with eVent. The race is over 139 kilometres and includes climbs of approximately 2,500 metres.

Alé and eVent teamed up to create a jacket that is as lightweight and packable as possible so that the Granfondo cyclists can easily carry it or wear it during the race. “The jackets are 100% waterproof and windproof and offer the added benefit of air permeability to dissipate body heat and sweat that’s generated during high-intensity cycling,” eVent said in the build up to the race. “Taped seams further guarantee that riders will stay protected from wind and rain.”