UCI Women’s Road and Track Team Virginia’s Blue Ridge TWENTY28 Announces New Partnership with Vittoria Tires

Virginia’s Blue Ridge TWENTY28 Women’s Pro Cycling is proud to announce a new partnership with Vittoria, a global leader in high-performance bicycle tires. Vittoria’s reputation for speed, reliability, and race-proven technology makes them an ideal partner as the team continues its focus on elite road and track racing.

As the team transitions onto its new STROMM road and track bikes, the addition of Vittoria tires creates a fully aligned performance platform. This combination gives the athletes the confidence to race aggressively across a demanding calendar of road, time trial, and track events, knowing they’re supported by world-class equipment at every point of contact.

“When the opportunity presented itself to formally partner with Virginia’s Blue Ridge TWENTY28, we didn’t hesitate. It’s not just their unmatched and miles-long record of achievement, but also the internal culture of raising up not only champions but living examples of genuine sportspersonship. There is something special in that house. Who wouldn’t want to be a part of that?” asked Christopher Zigmont, North American Marketing Director at Vittoria.

The team will race a combination of US domestic UCI road, criteriums and track events.

“I consider Vittoria the most trusted track and time trial tire brand when it comes to performance. When timed events can be won by mere fractions of a second, it’s critical that we give our athletes every possible technical advantage. I’m excited to work with the Vittoria team, which now includes my former SRAM colleague, Chris Zigmont—a true industry OG. Partnering with a company that can match the diversity of terrain we race on, from velodromes to demanding road courses and even gravel, is exactly what we need.” — Nicola Cranmer, General Manager

We are excited to race on Vittoria tires in 2026 and beyond—and to write the next chapter of our performance story together. Virginia’s Blue Ridge TWENTY28 kicked off the 2026 campaign with omnium and scratch race wins at UCI track races in Bromont, Canada with our athletes competing on Vittoria Pista Pro tires.

The team will be training and racing on the following line up!

Vittoria Pista Speed - Track Racing

Vittoria Corsa Pro Speed - Road Racing

Vittoria Rubino - Training

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About Vittoria

About Vittoria: Founded in 1953 near Bergamo Italy, Vittoria is a leading brand of performance bicycle tires. Vittoria products are designed by cyclists for cyclists, and compete with unmatched success across every cycling discipline.

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