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Win a pair of customised Bontrager shoes just like these

Three pairs of Trek Factory Racing rider Eugenio Alafaci's customised shoes to win during the Giro d'Italia

These distinctive shoes belong to Trek Factory Racing’s Eugenio Alafaci, and were customised by artist Alessandro Richett using just a Sharpie pen. During the Giro d'Italia Bontrager is giving away three pairs of the shoes that will be similarly customised. 

The shoes up for grabs in this competition will be customised by Alessandro Richetti by hand, ensuring that each shoe is completely unique. Underneath the design is Bontrager’s team-issue XXX shoe, which feature a carbon fibre sole and twin Boa dials. You can read our Win a pair of customised Bontrager shoes

We’re well used to see custom shoes in the professional peloton, but we’ve never seen any this stylish before. They’re like a work of art, almost too nice to use and risk getting grubby. Artist Richetti lives in Carnago, 40km from Milan, the same town that Eugenio Alafaci comes from. At the beginning of the 2014 season Eugenio Alafaci gave a pair of white shoes to his artist friend and let him personalise them with a Sharpie pen, and the results are very impressive.

You can enter the competition here, and read more about the story of the shoes here. 

David worked on the road.cc tech team from 2012-2020. Previously he was editor of Bikemagic.com and before that staff writer at RCUK. He's a seasoned cyclist of all disciplines, from road to mountain biking, touring to cyclo-cross, he only wishes he had time to ride them all. He's mildly competitive, though he'll never admit it, and is a frequent road racer but is too lazy to do really well. He currently resides in the Cotswolds, and you can now find him over on his own YouTube channel David Arthur - Just Ride Bikes

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purplemadwoman | 9 years ago
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Doesn't look like they do smaller sizes suitable for women.  2

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mrmo | 9 years ago
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wonder whether they would work with a peggoretti?

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sjwgopen08 | 9 years ago
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Wow they are Unique!

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steviemarco | 9 years ago
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they'll go with my nice new Empire SLX's! Doh!

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Snoopster | 9 years ago
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Yes

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Colin Peyresourde | 9 years ago
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Hopefully they all think this is a swag grab and I'll win...because I've entered the competition.

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si.brown replied to Colin Peyresourde | 9 years ago
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And there goes our advantage!  103

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Feier | 9 years ago
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in

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HarryTrauts | 9 years ago
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PLease!!!

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Miles253 | 9 years ago
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Love custom art like this! Fingers crossed

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MartyMcCann | 9 years ago
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Reading comprehension isn't so good judging by some of the comments above... or did people just read the headline and move straight to the comments?  40

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truffy replied to MartyMcCann | 9 years ago
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Otis Bragg wrote:

Reading comprehension isn't so good judging by some of the comments above... or did people just read the headline and move straight to the comments?  40

Exactly what I was thinking!  3

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Getting there replied to truffy | 9 years ago
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Shhhh!

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MarekOp | 9 years ago
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Pretty cool shoes. I wanna it!

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spiralbound | 9 years ago
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yes please put me in the hat

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lukea-d | 9 years ago
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massivecompacthalo | 9 years ago
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Like! Yes please!

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ziggyzig | 9 years ago
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Blind.

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AJSmall31 | 9 years ago
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Ride them or hang them on the wall?

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Ian Allardyce | 9 years ago
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If I took a Sharpie to a beautiful pair of shoes like those... I know it wouldn't end well.

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Willoughbycc | 9 years ago
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Please, Please, Please

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CasperCCC | 9 years ago
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Me too.

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Samacollins | 9 years ago
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Yes please!

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leaderthiever | 9 years ago
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Yarp.

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Reg Molehusband | 9 years ago
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I'm in.

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Gene | 9 years ago
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Bella figura!

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NickK123 | 9 years ago
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Like Cinderella, I am hoping that the shoe will fit!

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truffy | 9 years ago
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And this eye beholds none.

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