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Bianchi unveils Oltre XR Gimondi 70

By Cycling News

published 3 November 2012

Celebrates the 70th birthday of cycling legend Felice Gimondi

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The Oltre XR Gimondi 70 will sell for €13,490 (£10,820/$17,450)(Image credit: Bianchi)

Gimondi won at the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España and the World Championships, among other big races(Image credit: Bianchi)

The man and the bike: Felice Gimondi and the Oltre XR Gimondi 70(Image credit: Bianchi)

The bike comes with a matching cycling kit, a bike bag and more(Image credit: Bianchi)

A Selle San Marco Concor carbon FX saddle in custom colors(Image credit: Bianchi)

Only 70 of the bikes will be made(Image credit: Bianchi)

The Oltre XR Gimondi 70 (Image credit: Bianchi)

This article first appeared on Bikeradar

Only 70 of the Oltre XR Gimondi 70 limited edition bikes will be made, and the retail price has been pegged at €13,490 (£10,820/$17,450).

Built up with Campagnolo’s Super Record EPS electronic group, the Oltre XR Gimondi 70 features a custom paint job, including a down tube filled with Gimondi’s race exploits, and comes with a full complement of special Bianchi swag.

Including with each of the bikes are:

a semi-rigid bike bag with the Gimondi 70 logo
a bike cover with the Gimondi 70 logo
a certificate signed by Felice Gimondi
a special Santini cycling kit (bib shorts and jersey) by Santini, with the same graphics and colors used by Felice Gimondi's Bianchi team in the ’70s
a Bianchi/Gimondi book

Other special touches on the bike include the appropriate color stripes in deference to Gimondi’s wins at the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a España and the World Championships. Bianchi also used its late ’60s/early ’70s logo on the bike.