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The champions of the Tour test the New 2012 cycling sunglasses.

The collaboration between World class athletes permits to Rudy Project to develop state of the art products. The Tour de France has always been an important chance to tweak and test the sunglasses and helmets and to receive the feed-backs from athletes to create new innovative products designed to satisfy the specific needs of the pros and of the cycling enthusist.

And the results of the first week of races prove the effectiveness of the technical choices and of the materials used by important champions like Gilbert, Sanchez and Basso.

After having weared the Yellow jersey and the Pois jersey now Philippe Gilbert has decided to wear the Genetyk sunglass with a green tint to celebrate the new jersey of the leader of points classification. The Spaniard Leon Sanchez of the Rabobank Team has won the ninth stage with arrival in Saint Flour while Ivan Basso is fighting with the other Bigs of the Grand Boucle waiting for the difficult alpine climbs.

 

Gilbert wears Genetyk sunglass with green tint to celebrate the Green Jersey

 

Rudy Project arrives at the Tour de France 2011 with important news. The athletes of the Team Liquigas – Cannondale are testing in preview the outstanding 2012 cycling sunglasses Hypermask™ Performance.

A product that distinguish itself for an extreme lightness, the advanced aerodynamic and the exceptional field of view thanks to the wrap around mask lens and the rimless frame.

Hypermask™ Performance will be a must for the next year, a sunglass that you won't notice on but which can guarantee an optimal visual performance.

 

The Liquigas-Cannondale Team tests Hypermask Performance

 

The new Hospitality motor home, that is used to give technical assistance to the athletes, has been a meeting place between the most important champions and Ivan Parolin , Rudy Project's sport promoter.

<< In the morning, before the race Ivan Basso went to visit me in Rudy Project Hospitality for a coffee and we talked about the correct lens choice for the athmospheric condition of the day>> said Parolin << He suddently noticed a pair of Genetyk Racing Pro with ImpactX Photochromic Golf lenses and wanted to wear them and...he fell in love>>.

Ivan Basso said he was really satisfied by the test of Genetyk Racing Pro equipped with ImpactX Photochromic Golf lenses. Those green lenses allow the eyes to remain relaxed especially during the very sunny stages of the Tour and enhance the contrasts of the green tints on the surrounding ambient.

 

Ivan Basso tests the ImpactX Photochromic Golf lenses at the Tour de France 2011

 

The promising results of the first week of races give hope for the next stages that for sure will see the Rudy project champions as protagonists.

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