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AGV Sports Group, Inc., based in
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, designs and develops safety apparel for motorcycle road racing and sport use as well as snowmobile and bicycling apparel.


History

In 1947 Gino Amisano created AGV SpA. (Amisano Gino Valenza), a helmet manufacturer in
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. In 1977 Michael Parrotte formed AGV USA after being granted the exclusive rights to distribute AGV helmets in the
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market by Gino Amisano, the founder of AGV. In 1985 AGV licensed AGV Sport to design and produce apparel and other products, excluding helmets, bearing the AGV name and trademark. The unique model of licensing the brand in different countries was the direct result of the original licensing agreement between AGV SpA and AGV Sports Group. By the early 1990s the AGVSPORT logo had replaced the AGV logo on most apparel for aesthetics reasons due to the different graphic requirements of apparel from helmets. From 1992 until 1995 AGV SpA in
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owned a 51% stake in AGV Sports Group, Inc. From 1985 to 1999, AGV Sports Group and AGV Helmets US office operated with the same management, offices, and warehouses. In 2001, the AGVSPORT brand name became a fully independent brand belonging to AGV Sports Group, Inc., a privately held US corporation. In 2017 AGVSPORT America LLC purchased the rights for the AGVSPORT brand in the United States from AGV Sports Group, Inc. AGVSPORT America, LLC is a newly formed company with headquarters in the Dallas, Texas area. The AGVSPORT brand is distributed internationally through exclusive licensing contracts with current agreements with companies in
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Sponsorship

AGVSPORT has been the official leather manufacturer of Keith Code's
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Superbike School since 1989. For more than 25 years the school have relied on the AGVSPORT suits to protect the hundreds of riders who pass through their school each season.


AGV Sports Group sponsored racers

AGV Sports Group has sponsored riders including road racers *
Troy Bayliss Troy Andrew Bayliss (born 30 March 1969 in Taree, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian motorcycle racer. During his career Bayliss won the Superbike World Championship three times and a MotoGP race, all with Ducati. He finished his care ...
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Randy Mamola Randy Mamola (born November 10, 1959) is an American former professional motorcycle racer and television sports presenter. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing between and . A 13-time Premier Class race winner, Mamola was one of the mos ...
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Loris Capirossi Loris Capirossi (born 4 April 1973) is an Italian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer, currently serving as Safety Advisor to Dorna Sports, the commercial rights holder of Grand Prix motorcycle racing. He is a 9-time Premier Class race w ...
* Kurtis Roberts *
Ben Bostrom Benjamin Bostrom (born May 7, 1974) is an American former professional Motorcycle sport, motorcycle racer. From 1995 to 2011 he competed in the AMA Superbike Championship, the World Superbike Championship and the MotoGP world championship. Motor ...
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Eric Bostrom Eric Bostrom (born November 19, 1976, in San Francisco, California) is an American professional motorcycle racer and brother of Ben Bostrom, who also races motorcycles professionally. He is currently racing in the AMA Superbike series for Attack ...
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Roland Sands Roland Sands (born August 12, 1974) is an American motorcycle racer and designer of custom motorcycles. In his career as a professional motorcycle racer, he won the 1998 American Motorcyclist Association, AMA 250GP National Champion road racer ch ...
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Miguel Duhamel Miguel Duhamel (born May 26, 1967) is a Canadian former professional motorcycle racer. He is the son of Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame member Yvon Duhamel. He is tied with Toni Elias for the fourth-winningest rider in the AMA Superbike serie ...
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Mat Mladin Mathew Josef Mladin (born 10 March 1972, in Camden, New South Wales) is a retired Australian professional motorcycle racer who last raced in 2009, riding a Yoshimura Suzuki in the AMA Superbike series. He won the title seven times (no other r ...
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References


External links


AGV Sports Group Official World Website

AGV Sports Canada

AGVSPORT America LLC United States

AGV Sports Panama

AGV Sports Ukraine

AGV Sports Russia

AGV Sports Korea

AGV Sports India

AGV Sports Thailand

AGV Sports Australia

AGV Sports Chile

Michael Parrotte Official Website

AGV Sport Spain Maximo Moto official
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