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2010
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| September 2, 2010 | |
| Luigino Debuts 'NANO' Buckle | |
From the same industry-leading inline boot company that brought you the Spider Buckle in 1998, Luigino Racing is proud to introduce the next evolution in buckle technology – the NANO Buckle. | |
| August 16, 2010 | |
| Kind words from another satisfied Luigino customer! | |
Hello, Knowl from NYC here. I raced in the Chicagoland Inline Marathon this past weekend and was in the pro masters division with Jim Larson. | |
| August 3, 2010 | |
| 'NSC Recap' by Michael Cheek | |
In just it's first season, the NSC has already become the favorite race of most of the top indoor skaters. The atmosphere is unlike any other event, and the racing keeps everyone on the edge of their seats. | |
| July 24, 2010 | |
| Luigino's AquaTech™ and Atom iQ™ Make Huge Impact at 2010 Nationals | |
(Lacey, WA) – Nistevo Sport MFG, the world leader in skate technology and innovation, officially launched its highly anticipated Atom Whip iQ™ Wheels at the National Championships in Lincoln NE. Unveiled against the backdrop of the 2010 Indoor National Championships (the Formula One of inline skating), the incendiary new Whip iQ™ Series was the brightest shining star of the week. | |
| July 15, 2010 | |
| 'Why do we fall down?... So we can learn to get back up' by Michael Cheek | |
Going in to the 2010 Indoor National Championships I honestly felt really good. I thought I would be really strong and have a great chance at winning the World Class Men’s division. Unfortunately, things didn’t quite turn out like I expected. | |
| July 3, 2010 | |
| Luigino Launches Custom Boot Site! | |
Today Luigino Racing launched its much-anticipated 'Luigino Custom-Build Your Own' web site. Now, customers in the market for Luigino's 'top of the line' Ultra Challenge boot have the option of visiting the site, going through 17 simple design steps, customizing everything from boot uppers, toe wrap, heel, logos, tongue colors to all strap and buckle color combinations and MUCH more. Once satisfied,they simply click purchase and will be directed to the shopping cart where your purchase can be made and the order automatically is sent to the Luigino factory to be built. At $699 per pair for a unique custom boot designed by YOU... this is truly the ultimate way to express your skating individuality! | |
| June 17, 2010 | |
| Huisman Takes Gold in Holland | |
Luigino/Atom Wheels-equipped skaters captured the top three spots at the recently held Road Marathon Nationals in Holland. | |
| June 16, 2010 | |
| Team Luigino/Atom Capture Gold in Pamplona | |
Luigino/Atom International Team members Oscar Cobo and Pedro Causil of Colombia both captured Gold during the recent Pamplona World Inline Cup held in Pamplona, Spain. | |
| June 14, 2010 | |
| 2010/2011 Catalog Now Available! | |
The much anticipated 2010/2011 Luigino Racing & Atom Wheels catalog is hot off the press! Packed full of exciting new product as well as informative technology information, this catalog is a must-have for serious and recreational skaters alike. | |
| May 17, 2010 | |
| 'Colorado Clinic' by Michael Cheek | |
Since 2004, I haven’t missed a single clinic in Colorado Springs; I feel like they’re a great way to learn and prepare you for Outdoor Nationals. These clinics are a great place to get loads of track time, learn from great coaches, and actually work out really hard. | |
| May 12, 2010 | |
| NSC Tribulation 3 / May 20th Live Feed Available! | |
The third installment of the exciting National Speedskating Circuit 'Tribulation' is coming May 20th at Pattison's West Skating Center in Federal Way, WA. Doors open at 6PM. Not able to attend?...no problem! You can simply click the following link and subscribe to the NSC Live Feed of this exciting event. You will witness some world class skating AND help to support our sport at the same time! | |
| May 5, 2010 | |
| Customer Feedback | |
Kind words recieved from another satisfied Luigino customer. Thank you Maria! We appreciate your feedback and support. | |
| May 5, 2010 | |
| 'Texas Road Rash Marathon' by Michael Cheek | |
The 2nd stage of the NROC, the Texas Road Rash Marathon, was held in Round Rock Texas. The course was absolutely beautiful, the surface was smooth, and over all it was a great race. | |
| April 7, 2010 | |
| Luigino Cycling Shoes (LGN) - UPDATE! | |
LGN (Luigino Cycling Shoes) continue to make inroads in the world of professional cycling. With the recent second place finish of Roberto Ferrari (De Rosa - Stac Plastic), April 2nd in Dalmine Italy while wearing Luigino Mono Custom Shoes, Luigino continues to make advancements in the world of cycling shoe design. | |
| April 5, 2010 | |
| 2010 Sur America - Colombia | |
Team skaters from Colombia represented Luigino and Atom Wheels well this past week in their first event of the season. Once again, the impact of the new Atom iQ Wheel was felt, holding true to their dominate performance at the 2009 World Championships | |
| April 2, 2010 | |
| 'Greetings from Georgia' - by Michael Cheek | |
Luigino Racing's Goodwill Ambassador Michael Cheek weighs in from Georgia on some terrific competition and the continued amazing performance of the new Atom iQ Wheels! |
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| March 29, 2010 | |
| Widmer Wins 2010 Berlin Half Marathon | |
Congratulations to Severin Widmer of Team Rollerblade/Luigino for capturing the 2010 Berlin Half Marathon in a time of 35:10! |
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| March 25, 2010 | |
| Luigino Gives Massimiliano Presti the 'Franchise Tag' | |
Luigino Racing is pleased to announce that World Champion Massimiliano Presti has agreed to continue skating for its' International Team through the 2010 season. Click the link to read his full bio. |
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| March 19, 2010 | |
| 2010 Luigino Ultra Challenge | |
Check out the newest 2010 Luigino Ultra Challenge ad. Ultra Challenge is coming soon! |
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| March 15, 2010 | |
| 'NSC and The Battle in Seattle' by Michael Cheek | |
If you were a speed skating fan, Federal Way, Washington was the place to be the first weekend of March! The Pattison’s West skating rink hosted two great events that if you weren’t there you really missed out! |
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| March 10, 2010 | |
| Nistevo Introduces NEW P-51 Pilot ™ Inline Racing Frame! 13.20/335mm Size Available Mid-April | |
Nistevo Skate MFG has been producing high quality racing frames since 1997 and our new P-51 Pilot™ by far, represents the strongest and most resilient frame we have EVER made! |
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| March 4, 2010 | |
| Luigino to Enter Cycling Shoe Market! | |
Something amazing in the world of competitive cycling shoes is brewing... Over the course of the past year, Luigino Verducci of Luigino Racing has been behind the scenes working diligently on the most advanced cycling shoe ever! Working closely with tour riders, Luigino has been learning and creating advancements by leaps and bounds in the construction of the 'perfect' cycling shoe. The result - Luigino MONO Carbon Technology. | |
| February 22, 2010 | |
| 'Blue Ridge Challenge' by Michael Cheek | |
Big meets are so much fun. The 2010 Blue Ridge Challenge was held in Hickory, North Carolina. There were around 500 entries and the competition was great. People from up north drove through a blizzard to get to North Carolina, and a lot of people from down south got the opportunity to see snow for the first time. It was one of those meets where everyone seemed to have a good time. | |
| February 3, 2010 | |
| Nistevo and Inline Sport Sign Distribution Agreement | |
Nistevo Skate Manufacturing located in Lacey WA. USA, has teamed up with Kang Dae Sik of Inline Sport located in do Dae Dong Chang Won Gyung Nam, making Inline Sport the exclusive distributor of Luigino Racing and Atom Wheels in Korea. |
February 2, 2010 |
| 'Piedmont Practice' by Michael Cheek | |
One of the things I’ve always loved doing is going to different clubs practices. I have always loved visiting different teams and seeing how they practiced. It’s never really been about what they do at practice, as much as how they do things at practice. I love seeing different teams attitudes, and just interacting with people. So, when I got the opportunity to write for Luigino, one of the first things I said I wanted to do was to write about different practices I go to. I’m really not sure how many different clubs I’ll get to visit, but hopefully I will get lots of opportunities. |
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| January 27, 2010 | |
| 2010 'Team Luigino/Atom' Announced | |
The nominations are in and Luigino Racing is proud to introduce our 2010 Team Luigino/Atom skaters! |
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| January 7, 2010 | |
| Palm Beach Challenge | |
Check out the upcoming Luigino/Atom ad appearing in the program for the upcoming Palm Beach Challenge to learn about Luigino's 100% Guarantee and Atom's new 2010 Whip Wheel! |
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| January 4, 2010 | |
| 'Love of the Sport' by Michael Cheek | |
Since I wrote my statement about the 'love of the sport,' it seems I’ve gotten the same question over and over again… What do you mean by 'love of the sport?’ Well, I ask that question of you. What is YOUR love of the sport? My love for the sport isn’t just trying to be the best in the world. People always ask me why I stay in the rink and watch the novice freshman boys race, when I’ve been done racing for 3 hours. It’s a simple answer; I absolutely love it and can’t get enough! And it’s passion that Luigino wants from me. They want me to represent their company because I truly love skating. To me, loving the sport means loving not only the World Championships, but loving the meet with 100 people in the building. That’s my love, so what is yours? |
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| December 24, 2009 | |
| Michael Cheek Signs 'Love of the Sport' sponsorship with Nistevo/Luigino Racing | |
With over 18 years of competitive skating experience, nationally ranked and current World Champion Michael Cheek has proven himself to be one of the top US indoor speed skaters as well as a respectful AND well respected international skater. Because of his great reputation and standing in the speed skating world, Luigino is proud to introduce Michael Cheek as our new 'Goodwill Ambassador' to the skating community! With Luigino's ongoing support and commitment and Michael's skating community outreach, we are poised to increase the awarness of speed skating through specific products and skater support. Click the link to read Michael's thoughts on this exciting new venture! |
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| November 30, 2009 | |
| Breaking News! | |
Nistevo Skate MFG & FedEx Team Up Just in Time for Christmas! |
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| November 4, 2009 | |
| Diego Rosero Captures 2009 Venezuela WIC | |
Top three finishers ride Atom Wheels to victory! |
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| October 20, 2009 | |
| Jim Larson rejoins Nistevo | |
Nistevo Skate Manufacturing, Julie Glass, Doug Glass and Jim Larson reunite after 8 years! Much has transpired between 2001 and 2009 for both Jim Larson and Nistevo Skate MFG, but there is one common denominator that cannot be denied...THEIR SHARED PASSION FOR COMPETITIVE SKATING AT ALL LEVELS! read more> |
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| September 30, 2009 | |
| Swiss Inline Cup/ Bodensee, Switzerland | |
Max Presti of Luigino/Atom World Team finished strong with a first place win on Sept. 27th to end the season with an impressive second place overall in the 2009 Swiss Inline Cup. read more> |
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| September 28, 2009 | |
| Mantia Captures World Championships 42km Marathon-09/26/2009 | |
USA’s Joey Mantia wins the senior men’s 42km World Championship marathon ahead of New Zealand’s Reyon Kay and Germany’s Felix Rijhnen with a time of 1:01:14.071! All total, Joey Mantia collected 7 gold medals while skating on the new Atom One iQ wheels. Congratulations!! read more> |
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| September 23, 2009 | |
| Atom iQ Wheels Continue to Impact World Championships! | |
The competition continues at the World Championships in Haining,China and Atom Wheels' new iQ Technology is all the rage. Congratulations to all of the amazing athletes and their accomplishments! read more> |
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| September 21, 2009 | |
| Mantia Sets World Record in 300 meters! | |
Joey Mantia of the United States, captured the Sr. Men's 300 meter in world record time at the World Championships held in Haining, China on September 18th, 2009. read more> |
September 21, 2009 |
| Saggiorato Wins Berlin Marathon | |
Under blue skies and perfect weather conditions, Luca Saggiorato/Team Rollerblade captured the Berlin Marathon. read more> |
September 14, 2009 |
| Masters World Championships 2009, Italy | |
Sweet victory for Mauro Guenci as well as Luigino and Atom Wheels at the 2009 Masters World Championships! 1st - Mauro Guenci, Italy / 2nd- Second Martin, Switzerland / 3rd- Dirk Hupes, Germany Luigino/Atom Wheels congratulates all the skaters that participated in this spectacular event. read more> |
September 11, 2009 |
| Hekman wins Netherlands Marathon | |
Gary Hekman of team Nefit The Netherlands edges out Jr. World Champion Bart Swings, Team Cado Modus of Belgium in a 42K Marathon in Sneek Netherlands Saturday July 29th. read more> |
September 10, 2009 Luigino and Maple Skate sign exclusive partnership |
Industry leaders in their respective fields, Nistevo Skate Manufacturing, LLC, (Luigino Racing) of Lacey, Washington and Maple Skate of The Netherlands formed an exclusive, five year collaboration in February, 2009 to produce innovations in long and short track ice speed skating boots. read more> |
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| September 8, 2009 Atom/Luigino Introduces iQ Technology! |
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Imagine a skate wheel that anticipates your race day needs, adjusting to your individual skating style, working with you instead of against you. read more> |
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| August 13, 2009 Luigino Racing on Myspace and Twitter! |
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Along with our rapidly growing Facebook community, Luigino Racing can now be followed on Myspace and Twitter. Be sure to visit us and if you don't already have an account, sign up to stay up to the minute on all things inline speed skating! |
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| August 11, 2009 The Heart of a Champion - Benjamin Carey |
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2009 Pro Men’s Inline Short Track National Champion Benjamin Carey was born and raised in Frenchtown, NJ. As a small boy, he lived above the Roller Rink that his grandfather, Paul Pinkerton, built in 1975. His grandfather put him on skates at 10 months old, his first competitive race was at the age of 2. At 3 years old he won his first gold medal in the Tiny Tot Boys division. read more> |
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| July 29, 2009 Swiss Inline Cup Einsiedeln - Results: |
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Diego Rosero - Colombia Team Rollerblade comes through with another impressive win! read more> |
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| July 29, 2009 World Inline Cup/Zug Switzerland - Results: |
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It was a perfect race with great weather conditions and impressive teamwork: During the race Team Rollerblade Nico attacked several times... eventually Alexis Contin gave a picture perfect lead-out for Diego Rosero who finished 1st before the sprint initiated. read more> |
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| July 29, 2009 French Jr. National Championships |
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Atom Wheels continues to expand its proven performance around the world. read more> |
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| July 24, 2009 Luigino/Atom sweep in World Games: |
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Luigino Racing/Atom Wheels made a big impact at the 2009 Taiwan World Games in the men's 1000 meter race with the top three finishers all riding Luigino Challenge boots, Pilot Frames and Atom Wheels to victory!! Congratulations to: 1st place - Columbia, 2nd place - Italy and 3rd place - France. | |
| July 22, 2009 2009 Indoor Nationals UPDATE: |
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Results as of Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 & Overall Standard Division Results - Congratulations Julie Glass!... 1st place World Class Ladies Division. read more> | |
| July 20, 2009 2009 Indoor Nationals UPDATE: |
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Julie Glass of Team Luigino/Atom Wheels has won both the 500 and 1000 meter, second in the 100 meter clinching the overall title with one race to go. Michael Cheek of Team Luigino/Atom Wheels captured first place in world class 1500 meter. World class men's division remains wide open with one race to go. Cheek is favored as he is the defending national champion of the 3000 meter. Ben Carey is the current leader with 60 points, winning the 100 meter, second in the 1500 meter and third in the 500 meter. Cheek in second with 30 points with 30 points to be taken in the 30k. If a tie takes place the long race is the tie breaker. live coverage> |
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July 19, 2009 |
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Be sure to stop by and visit the Luigino Racing/Atom Wheels booth at the 2009 Indoor Speed and Figure National Championships in Peoria, IL, July 19th-25th read more> |
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| July 18, 2009 Luigino Racing now on Facebook |
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Become a fan on the new Luigino Racing Facebook page and join discussions, post comments, view breaking news and stay current on all things Luigino! read more> |
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| July 08, 2009 Team Luigino/Atom's Colombian World Champs |
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Six World Champions sponsored by Luigino Racing/Atom Wheels qualify to represent Colombia at this year’s worlds in China read more> |
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| July 02, 2009 Atom Obtains Fastest 500m |
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In Colorado Springs at the US Outdoor National Championships, Joey Mantia ran the fastest 500m ever run on a track on US read more> |
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| June 28, 2009 No Kryptonite In St. Moritz |
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After a third place finish on the rain soaked roads of Zurich, Joey 'Supermantia' decided it was time to regain his spot on the top of the podium read more> |
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| June 22, 2009 Taking A Shower In Zurich, WIC |
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With every top skater in the world on the starting line in Zurich Switzerland the adrenalin was flowing from the event organizer, athletes and read more> |
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| June 6, 2009 Fighter Pilot Assault On Highest Paved Road |
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My mom and dad gave me the heart, legs and lungs to successfully skate from sea level up and over a 15,807 foot-high pass in the Andes read more> |
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| June 1, 2009 Athletes Around The World Winning On ATOM |
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Great result from the Swiss Luigino Team this weekend: Our young skater Janick Schalch captured the victory at the Swiss Inline read more> |
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| May 29, 2009 Introducing Team IL PELOTON |
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INTRODUCING TEAM Canada’s IL PELOTON / ATOM WHEELS view photo> |
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| May 25, 2009 Diego Dominates Incheon on ATOM! |
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Congratulations to Diego Rosero from Team Rollerblade for his impressive win in the 3rd WIC of the season in Incheon, Korea. Diego broke away read more> |
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| May 23, 2009 Atom Beats World Champ |
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Congratulations to Gary Hekman Read More> |
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| May 18, 2009 Luca Saggiorato Rocks Italia |
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Congratulations to Saggiorato and Lollobrigida with their victories in Italy view photos> |
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| April 18, 2009 World on Wheels, Domburg |
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Congratulations to Sjoerd Huisman with the victory in Domburg. The skater of team Nefit and sponsored by Luigino won the first race of the read more> |
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| April 10, 2009 Contin & Widmer Rock Germany |
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Alexis makes his Rollerblade debut, winning the first German Inline World Cup. Severin Widmer with a respectable second skating for read more> |
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| March 20, 2009 Once Again Proven Product In Colombia |
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Cartagena, Colombia hosted this year’s Pre-Worlds meet with a concluding WIC marathon at the end of the event. It was a great chance to test read more> |
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| February 25, 2009 2009 Blue Ridge Challenge |
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Roanoke Virginia played host to the largest invitational of the 2009 season. The rink was packed, and the floor was fast. Like every read more> |
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| February 20, 2009 Atom Attacks Italian Indoor Nationals |
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Atom Wheels are not only taking over the USA Indoor market, they have set sail to conquer the rest of the world... the first stop read more> |
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| February 20, 2009 Fastest Indoor Wheels Ever Made |
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| It really is just that simple. Never has there been a wheel that allows you to reach and maintain speeds like Atom's new WHIP family of read more> | |
| February 03, 2009 Maple Becomes Exclusive Distributor |
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| Luigino, a rapidly growing company focused on the development of composite skate boots, inline wheels and accessories, and Maple Skate read more> | |
| February 03, 2009 Luigino Becomes Maple Manufacturer |
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| Maple Skate, today announces we’ve entered into an exclusive manufacturing supply agreement with Nistevo (Luigino) wherein Nistevo read more> | |
| February 02, 2009 Why Roll When You Can FLY?... |
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| Atom has been working on a new track technology for years and is now confident they've found the answer to everyone's payers; FLY CrossOver view ad> | |
| January 23, 2009 And Then There Was Atom... |
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| While the Luigino brand has been around for a while now, firmly establishing superiority amongst the boot, frame, and bearing read more> | |
| December 24, 2008 Tools of the Trade |
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| Have you ever sprinted into corner and felt like your wheels aren’t underneath you? Did you feel like you were squirrely and had read more> | |
| November 20, 2008 World Championships 2008 |
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| Riccardo Bugari of Italy and Bart Swings of Belgium dominated the 2008 track and road world championship winning a read more> | |
| November 20, 2008 Atom Wheels, Reflex Cores |
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| The largest core in the industry at 64MM for 100MM Wheels and 74MM for 110MM Wheels. The REFLEX design allows for controlled flex read more> | |
| November 20, 2008 Atom Wheels, GoThane |
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| GOTHANE, a proprietary ingredient which increases rebound, speed, and ware. GOTHANE is the most sought after chemical read more> | |
| November 20, 2008 Atom Wheels, IQ Technology |
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| Patented IQ TECHNOLOGY displaces the footprint similar to that of a car with positraction. Each wheel adjusts to the surface as you read more> | |
| November 20, 2008 Atom Wheels, Tools Not Toys |
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| For all them techno gurus that think about removing every gram possible from their equipment. It has proven again and again that inline skates read more> | |
| Oct 26, 2008 Luigino - The Company |
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| Luigino manufactures high-quality skate products, and skate related accessories – sold primarily through its authorized dealers and read more> | |
| Oct 26, 2008 Barefoot Technology |
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| Oct 26, 2008 Thermafiber Technology |
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| Sep 27, 2008 The True Ruler |
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| Nearing the close of the season, I am more excited than I’ve ever been to simply just put my skates on and go for a roll. With all the anticipation read more> | |
| Aug 09, 2008 All For One And One For All |
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| This race definately doubled as an equipment test, as I had a brand new, never before worn stock Challenge as well as the new ATOM ONE read more> | |
| Aug 03, 2008 Mantia & Presti Dominate Zurich |
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| It was a very hot day in Zurich, as the contestants gathered on the line before the start of the 5 lap - 43k race around the beautiful read more> | |
| Jul 12, 2008 Max Presti Performs Magic In China |
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| Jun 29, 2008 Presti Shows Dominance In Italian Inline Cup |
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| Jun 29, 2008 Luigino Racing Dominates Japan |
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| Shinki Yamamoto and Nachi Shinozuka of Japan joined Luigino Racing this season and we're proud to announce their dominating read more> | |
| Jun 25, 2008 Luigino's French National Champions |
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| Congratulations to Team Luigino - France... read more> | |
| Jun 24, 2008 Luigino Launches '09 Challenge |
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| Challenge continues to be our company flagship. We have packed the 09 model with more technical benefits than our 06 & 07 combined read more> |
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| Jun 10, 2008 Rollerblade & Luigino Team Up |
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| Seattle WA—June 1st, 2008—Today, the teams at both Rollerblade and Luigino are announcing an exciting new partnership bringing the worlds read more> | |
| May 26, 2008 Bart Swings Wins Unive World on Wheels |
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| Young Belgian up and comer Bart Swings edged out the senior stars to take highest honors in the Unive World on Wheels competition in read more> | |
| Mar 26, 2008 Division Zeroes, Hundred Lap & Outdoor Heroes |
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| With a handful of World Champions attending the event, The Tampa Classic proved to be a site to see this year. After all, when you read more> | |
| February 18, 2008 Cheex is Dominant at Blue Ridge |
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| The Answer Wheel revolution continued at the Blue Ridge Classic in Roanoke, with nearly 600 skaters registered for the event. Roanoke read more> | |
| January 25, 2008 Luigino Shapes The Future |
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| Max Presti visits Luigino's shop to get his daughter molded for a custom pair of race boots view photo> | |
| December 17, 2007 Michael Cheek's Skating Blog |
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| Michael Cheek keeps it real as he posts his honest feelings about numorous different topics in his blog. Check it out here! read Cheex's blog> | |
| December 17, 2007 History Repeats Itself |
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| From 1997 to 2007, we have gone from 76-80mm wheels to the current monstrous 100-110mm wheels. Joey Mantia single handedly won back read more > | |
| December 17, 2007 Luigino Racing Continues To Pave The Way |
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| Luigino Racing is ran by the same group that started the powerhouse inline company Verducci USA, in 1997. We started off as World read more > | |
| November 4, 2007 Colin Thomas Single Handedly Wins Houston |
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| On the starting line, the Pro Mens’ field waited anxiously for the race to begin at 9:30am in Houston. The race consisted of 6 laps on a read more > | |
| November 3, 2007 Super Mantia Makes History |
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| Mantia worked closely with Luigino for the past 2 years setting goals athletically while developing the worlds best products - What it developed into read more > | |
| November 2, 2007 Julie Glass Returns |
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| After taking off two years to start a family, Julie got the bug to get back on the starting line. It only took a couple of training sessions to realize read more > | |
| November 1, 2007 Answer Quad, Previously Know As Matter |
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| Due to the global quad demand Nistevo recently made a corporate decision to change from Matter Wheels to Answer Wheels. Matter Wheels is a read more > | |