{"id":11201,"date":"2021-01-23T17:16:20","date_gmt":"2021-01-23T15:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/?p=11201"},"modified":"2021-01-23T17:16:26","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T15:16:26","slug":"shimano-blue-for-neutral-support-at-the-2021-tour-de-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/shimano-blue-for-neutral-support-at-the-2021-tour-de-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Shimano blue for neutral support at the 2021 Tour de France"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>\u2022 Building on their historical La Vuelta partnership, Shimano and A.S.O. now extend their collaboration on Le Tour de France, prestigious classics such as Paris-Roubaix, Li\u00e8ge-Bastogne-Li\u00e8ge, la Fl\u00e8che Wallonne, Paris-Tours,<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<strong><em>and also on events such as L\u2019Etape du Tour and Roc d\u2019Azur<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u2022 Riders in all A.S.O. women\u2019s and men\u2019s races to be supported by Shimano\u2019s world class neutral support team<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To mark its centenary year Shimano is proudly announcing an extended partnership with Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.), owner of prestigious stage races such as the Tour de France, the Vuelta, Paris-Nice and the Crit\u00e9rium du Dauphin\u00e9, as well as prestigious one-day classics such as Paris-Roubaix, Li\u00e8ge-Bastogne-Li\u00e8ge, Fl\u00e8che Wallonne and Paris-Tours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rZ5V0IWZOfA\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>The partnership will see Shimano leveraging 20 years of neutral support experience and know-how to support all riders in selected A.S.O. races, no matter which drivetrain brand they use, helping them to get their bikes operating at the optimum level. The iconic blue of Shimano will adorn the neutral support cars in all A.S.O. World Tour, Continental and Women\u2019s races, offering all riders assistance to get back on the road as quickly as possible in the event of a crash or mechanical issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new agreement complements Shimano\u2019s 20-year old neutral support program which originated at the Spring Classics such as the Tour of Flanders and Amstel Gold, and progressed to La Vuelta, where Shimano already has a strong working relationship with the A.S.O., and latterly to the Giro D\u2019Italia, helping Shimano in its goal of becoming the favored brand for consumers and customers alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/376200-20201024VUE2027-Baixauli-Studio-\u00a9-30c2d9-original-1610720913-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/376200-20201024VUE2027-Baixauli-Studio-\u00a9-30c2d9-original-1610720913-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/376200-20201024VUE2027-Baixauli-Studio-\u00a9-30c2d9-original-1610720913-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/376200-20201024VUE2027-Baixauli-Studio-\u00a9-30c2d9-original-1610720913-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/376200-20201024VUE2027-Baixauli-Studio-\u00a9-30c2d9-original-1610720913-930x620.jpg 930w, https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/376200-20201024VUE2027-Baixauli-Studio-\u00a9-30c2d9-original-1610720913.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Taizo Shimano, Executive Vice President said:&nbsp;<em>\u201cIn the one hundredth year of our existence we are very excited to start a new chapter in our sports history. We are proud to announce a partnership to support the A.S.O.\u2019s events with neutral support. That means we will be providing first-class support to riders at A.S.O. events to get them back on the road and back in the race.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cShimano\u2019s role is to inspire people to participate in sports and to keep bicycles running at their best. The vital neutral support role, especially at cycling\u2019s most high-pressurized race \u2013 and also at one of the world\u2019s most-watched sporting events \u2013 will allow us to do just that.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWorking with A.S.O. will allow Shimano to provide more support to the sport and more support to athletes to help them perform at the top level.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cAs a company we take great pride in the quality of work that the thousands of global Shimano dealers carry out. This partnership with A.S.O. is the best example of the service that they provide. Not only do we hope this partnership will inspire a new generation of people to ride their bikes more often, but we hope to inspire people to trust in our product quality.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yann Le Mo\u00ebnner &#8211; Managing Director of Amaury Sport Organisation:&nbsp;<em>&#8220;We are incredibly pleased to have extended our partnership with a player as innovative as Shimano. Partnering up on all of our professional and amateur cycling events with a family business and pioneer in the cycling world testifies to our commitment to offering excellent support to athletes as well as all of the cyclists involved in our events. The innovation and consistent level of excellence provided by the brand over its 100 years of existence make Shimano a crucial player in world and everyday cycling and a brand that we are proud to be associated with.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shimano first engagement for A.S.O. this year comes at Paris\u2013Nice starting in Saint-Cyr-l&#8217;\u00c9cole, France on Sunday 7th March 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Source: Shimano<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2022 Building on their historical La Vuelta partnership, Shimano and A.S.O. now extend their collaboration on Le Tour de France, prestigious classics such as Paris-Roubaix, Li\u00e8ge-Bastogne-Li\u00e8ge, la Fl\u00e8che Wallonne, Paris-Tours,&nbsp;and also on events such as L\u2019Etape du Tour and Roc d\u2019Azur \u2022 Riders in all A.S.O. women\u2019s and men\u2019s races to be supported by Shimano\u2019s&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/shimano-blue-for-neutral-support-at-the-2021-tour-de-france\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Shimano blue for neutral support at the 2021 Tour de France<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11202,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":"","wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[980],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11201"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11201"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11201\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}