Lapierre Bikes

Lapierre is a bicycle manufacturing company based in Dijon, France.[1][2] Lapierre bicycles are ridden by French UCI ProTeam FDJ.

History

The company was founded 1946 by Gaston Lapierre in Dijon. His son, Jacky, took over management in 1960, and a new factory was built in 1972.[1]

Lapierre is owned by Accell Group, along with other bicycle brands such as Diamondback. Accell bought a 33% stake in January 1993, followed by the rest in April 1996.[1]

They now produce over 90,000 bicycles a year at three locations in France.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Lapierre | Cycles Lapierre
  2. ↑ Lapierre Bikes : Formby Cycles :: BMX Bikes, Mountain Bikes, Road Bikes, Ladies Bikes & Folding Bikes Archived 2012-12-14 at the Wayback Machine.
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