There’s a bit of Sprayke in Bassignana’s victory too. When Fabio Bassignana raised his arms to the sky at the finish line in Val di Sole, wearing the Italian national jersey and having just won the Team Relay World Championship title, there was an entire team’s work behind that gesture. And within that team, quiet but present in every training session and every race, is Sprayke.
A gold medal 13 years in the making
The Mountain Bike World Championships in Val di Sole gave Italy one of the finest recent pages in its off-road cycling history: victory in the Team Relay, a discipline in which Italy hadn’t stood on the top step of the podium for 13 years. Completing the relay, aboard his KTM Scarp Evo II, was none other than Fabio Bassignana, an Under-23 rider for the KTM Protek Elettrosystem team, who came into the home straight in the lead and sealed the win as world champion.
A team victory, as Bassignana himself pointed out: every athlete gave their all on their leg, and it fell to him to complete the job in front of the home crowd.
Sprayke alongside KTM Protek Elettrosystem
Behind every race performance there’s always a part the public doesn’t see: the daily care of the bike, the meticulous maintenance that allows every component to work at its best when it really counts. That’s where Sprayke comes in, technical sponsor of the KTM Protek Elettrosystem team with its line of cleaners, lubricants, and protectants designed for the world of cycling.
“Work better, ride more” isn’t just a slogan: it’s the philosophy that accompanies the team’s athletes through every stage of the season, from World Cup rounds to the Italian Championships, all the way to this world title. A properly cleaned and lubricated chain, a well-cared-for frame, a drivetrain that responds without hesitation: these are details that never make the headlines, but they’re part of the fine margin that separates a good result from a world title.
A Piedmont native born on a bike
Originally from Caselle Torinese, Bassignana’s story reflects the versatility demanded of a modern cyclist: track, cyclocross, road, and mountain bike before settling permanently on off-road racing as a Junior. In his final year as an Under-23, he’s enjoying a season of steady growth, having won the Italian national title before this world championship, crowning a career on a continuous upward trajectory as he prepares to move up to the Elite category.
For Sprayke, standing alongside a journey like this means being part, every day, of the care and passion behind a result that has now become part of Italian cycling history.
