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Corporate profile |
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Since over 120 years Bianchi has
been representing a dynamic company
focused on the international markets
in the cycling sector.
Since far back in 1885, the history
of Bianchi, located in Milan and
moved later in Treviglio,
intertwines with the evolution of
the bicycles: since then a steady
and unrelenting development which,
thanks to the triumphs in the most
prestigious competitions (more than
thousands successes, including six
world titles), made Bianchi a famous
brand worldwide. Since May 1997
F.I.V. Edoardo Bianchi is part of
Cycleurope |
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A.B.,
the Swedish company of the
Grimaldi group, known as the
most important international
holding in the cycling
sector, thus creating a
unique network in the
two-wheel market for the
wide offer size and the
capillarity of the worldwide
distribution.
The strategic investments of
the group aim at developing
a highly-advanced product in
order to allow the assertion
of the Bianchi brand on
international markets. Such
a cooperation is an
opportunity for Bianchi to
introduce at a worldwide
level the prestige of its
history, technology and
fighting spirit, all
features characterizing its
identity and confirming the
authentic and traditional
quality of Made in Italy. |
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Company review |
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Since 1885 the Italian company
Bianchi have been making bikes, and
recently celebrated their 120 year
anniversary. They are the oldest
active bike manufacturing company in
the world.
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History of Bianchi |
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The company bears the name of the 21
year old Edoardo Bianchi, who
started making bikes in his workshop
in Milan in 1885. Not one to sit
still, Bianchi invented the 'safety'
bicycle in 1885 and the first
bicycle to have tyres in 1888. In
1895 he created the first ladies
bicycle, for Queen Margaret. Then in
1899 Bianchi won their first
competition, the Grand Prix de la
Ville de Paris.
In 1913 he devised the first front
brakes for a bicycle, and then in
1915 a bike for the army, the
predecessor of the modern mountain
bike.
The company grew at an extraordinary
pace during the following decades,
and the sporting accolades
continued, reaching a peak with
Fausto Coppi. Coppi won the Giro
d'Italia in 1940, and again in 1947.
In 1947 he also won the World Record
Hour title. In 1949 he made an
extraordinary comeback from an early
crash to win the Tour de France, and
also won the Giro d'Italia again in
the same year. An incredible feat
that he repeated in 1952, and then
also won the Giro d'Italia again in
1953, his fifth success in the race,
and the World Championship.
It was not until 1973 that Bianchi,
with Felice Gimondi, won their
second World Championship, followed
by Moreno Argentin in 1986 and
Gianni Bugno in 1992.
In the 1990's Bianchi success
revolved rather around the mountain
bike side of the company. Then in
1998 a spectacular performance by
Marco Pantani saw him winning both
the Tour de France and the Giro
d'Italia in the same year. |
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