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Alpinestars Celebrates 50th Anniversary

Alpinestars 50th Anniversary 5 photos
Photo: MotoGP.com
Misk Doohan, Jorge Lorenzo, Kenny RobertsPaolo Ciabatti, Carlos ChecaDani PedrosaAlpinestars Museum
It's been 50 years ago, back in 1963, when Alpinestars has begun their amazing journey in the world of motorsport. Past Sunday, Alpinestars was in Milan, Italy and had a very nice bash with lots of celebrities joining company founder Sante Mazzarolo and current CEO Gabriele Mazzarolo.
The guest list was litrelly dripping with noticeable celebrities in the world of motorsport, on two or more wheels. Multiple World Motocross Champion Roger DeCoster, 3-times GP World Champion Kenny Roberts, 5-times World GP title winner Mick Doohan, Randy Mamola and more.

Younger riders have also been invited and the party attendants also got a chance to see Jorge Lorenzo and his arch-rival Dani Pedrosa, Dakar riders Marc Coma and Nani Roma, WSBK riders Carlos Checa, Chaz Davies and Eugene Laverty, together with the Isle of Man TT "King of the Mountain" John McGuinness.

F1 stars Mark Webber and Nico Hulkenburg were also present, alongside a host of other car racing stars with trusted their safety to Alpinestars over the years. The speed demons have been joined Italian TV stars Elisabetta Canalis and Maddalena Corvaglia, both motorcycling enthusiasts. A specially-commissioned museum was the main attraction of the party, showing the evolution of Alpinestars' gear from the early years to the present day.

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