PEARL iZUMi (パールイズミ) is a company that produces sports apparel, primarily focusing on

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, and

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. It was founded in 1950 in

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. PEARL iZUMi USA, Inc., is its U.S. distributor.

Ownership and distribution

DASH America (trading as PEARL iZUMi USA) purchased the trademark from Dave Jacobs (founder of Spyder, and the original distributor of PEARL iZUMi in the USA). Originally held by a group of private investors, the company was sold to Nautilus Inc. in 2005, who then sold it to Shimano in 2008. Shimano sold the company to United Sports Brands in 2022. USB holds the rights to distribute the product everywhere in the world except Asia.{{citation needed, reason=Needs reliable, third-party sources, date=September 2014

Sponsorships

PEARL iZUMi has sponsored many

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s, including the 1984 USA Olympic team. Other sponsored athletes include: * Mark Matthews (Mountain Bike) * Marley Blonsky (Road & Gravel) * Lael Wilcox (Ultra-distance) * Jeff Lenosky (Mountain Bike) * Brice Shirbach (Mountain Bike) * Macky Franklin (Mountain Bike) * Syd Schulz (Mountain Bike) * Dillon Caldwell (Gravel) *

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(Triathlete & Gravel) * Hannah Shell (Road & Gravel) * Jake Magee (Road & Gravel)

References

External links

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