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Timelines

One chronology of classic lightweight cycling, marque by marque. Follow the spine from the first steel foundries to the modern peloton, then open any maker for its full year-by-year story.

6 timelines1882 to present4 Bicycle Makers, 2 Component Makers

6 of 6 timelines

1882

Bicycle makerFrancePeugeotFrom a 19th-century steel foundry to ten Tour de France victories.1882 – present43 eventsView timeline

1885

Bicycle makerItalyBianchiThe world's oldest bicycle maker, born in a Milan workshop in 1885.1885 – present46 eventsView timeline

1889

Bicycle makerFranceAutomotoAn early force in Saint-Étienne, the cradle of French cycling.1889 – 196227 eventsView timeline

1889

Component makerFranceMavicA century of wheels, rims and race-winning innovation out of Lyon.1889 – present48 eventsView timeline

1919

Bicycle makerFranceMercierA century of racing, the Méca Dural frame and dramatic revivals.1919 – present36 eventsView timeline

1946

Component makerFranceMAFACThe brake specialist behind the legendary Racer center-pull.1946 – 198530 eventsView timeline

More marques and components join the spine as new timelines are published.

Timelines

Timelines

Bridgestone: Beyond the Dream

Rivendell: Against the Wind

Raleigh for the Masses: Evolution of a Bicycle Giant

Legnano: The Warrior’s Wheels

The Mystique of Masi: From Vigorelli to Volumetrica