Ivan Basso, winner of the last Tour of Italy, has now joined Rudy Project’s flourishing group of champions. An important new contract for the 29-year old italian cyclist, who will race in the Discovery Channel jersey for the next two years. “I’m excited about wearing the new Rudy Project glasses – Basso has said – which have accompanied me in my greatest victories in amateur competitions".

Summoned to Austin (Texas) in early December for the first meeting of the American team, Ivan Basso is testing his brand-new Syluro glasses with the exclusive ImpactX photochromic, polarized lenses, by Rudy Project: a genuine masterpiece of optical engineering. The pride and joy of the Rudy Project collection for 2007, Syluro is a winning product made from CarboGrilamid, ensuring maximum strength and lightness of frame.

Rudy Project is all set to support the Italian champion‘s performances with the best technical equipment. Sights are set not only on a new victory in the Tour of Italy, but most of all on conquering the most important podium of them all: the Tour de France.

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Contact: Molly Nygaard, Director of PR
Rudy Project
3300 East 17th Avenue, Denver, CO 80206
molly@rudyprojectusa.com
(949) 272-2457