Cycling – Flandrian flavour to Corebike with Onimpex
Classics legend Johan Museeuw will make a rare appearance at Corebike 2008 as the very special guest of Onimpex UK.
Museeuw, whose career included a hat-trick of wins in both the Paris-Roubaix and the Ronde van Vlaanderen will be on the Onimpex stand throughout the show and will take to the stage on the evening of Sunday 27th along with Eurosport commentator David Harmon to talk about his career and current involvement in the revolutionary carbon/flax bike frames that bear his name.
“To be involved with Corebike is something I'm looking forward to,” says Onimpex boss Ken Jones, “working alongside one of history’s greatest one day cyclists will be special…Johan will be able to talk first hand to the trade about the truly fantastic ride quality of the Museeuw brand, and the Onimpex team will be able to use the ambiance of Whittlebury Hall to launch several of its new products and kickstart 2008 in style.”
Onimpex UK Ltd is the country’s premier importer and distributor of Italian and Belgian equipment, clothing and accessories. Committed to the very best and innovative products available, Onimpex are sole distributors for a range at the cutting edge of sporting technology.
Corebike sees Onimpex presenting the UK launch of the new Airflow shorts technology system from the world’s leading clothing manufacturer Bioracer and the remarkable ReSkin anti-friction patch. The very best in Italian clothing technology will be on display with the complete shoe range from respected manufacturer Vittoria including their flagship ‘Unique’ model, at 194 grams, the lightest racing shoe in the world.
In addition co-founders Ken Jones and Chris Spencer with unveil the 2008 range of frames form leading Belgian manufacturer Flanders Cycles. The top flight, all carbon Razor, Cobra, Pro-Team and MP-One road frames should draw much interest and with such a wide range of top quality machines at exceptional prices, Flanders Cycles is an exciting and welcome entrant into the UK market.
Corebike 2008 runs from 27th to 29th January 2008 at Whittlebury Hall, Towcester, Northants displaying some 150 brands from 15 of the UK’s leading distributors.