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Torpado is an Italian bicycle manufacturing company that was founded in 1895 in
Between 1951 and 1962, Torpado sponsored a professional
Torpado Official website
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1895 Italian companies established in 1895 Italian brands Cycle manufacturers of Italy Electric cycle manufacturers Companies based in Veneto Mountain bike manufacturers {{Italy-company-stub
Padua
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, Italy
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History
Between 1951 and 1962, Torpado sponsored a professional road cycling
Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling in which cyclists ride on paved roadways. It includes recreational, racing, commuting, and utility cycling. As users of the road, road cyclists are generally expected to obey the same laws a ...
team that competed in 11 editions of the Giro d'Italia
The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 19 ...
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In 2001, the company was bought by Cycles Esperia, who also acquired several other major brands including Bottecchia, Graziella
''Graziella'' is an 1852 novel by the French author Alphonse de Lamartine. It tells of a young French man who falls for a fisherman's granddaughter – the eponymous Graziella – during a trip to Naples, Italy; they are separated when ...
, Stucchi, and, in 2006, Fondriest, which was founded by former professional cyclist Maurizio Fondriest
Maurizio Fondriest (born 15 January 1965) is a retired Italian professional road racing cyclist.
Career
Born in Cles, Trentino, Fondriest turned professional in 1987 with the Ecoflam team. He subsequently rode for Alfa-Lum in 1988, winning the ...
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They currently specialize in producing mountain bike
A mountain bike (MTB) or mountain bicycle is a bicycle designed for off-road cycling (''mountain biking''). Mountain bikes share some similarities with other bicycles, but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in r ...
s, and also sponsor a professional mountain biking team, the Torpado Factory Team.
See also
*List of bicycle parts
List of bicycle parts by alphabetic order:
* Axle: as in the generic definition, a rod that serves to attach a wheel to a bicycle and provides support for bearings on which the wheel rotates, for example a through-axle or an axle made for a ...
* List of Italian companies
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References
External links
Torpado Official website
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1895 Italian companies established in 1895 Italian brands Cycle manufacturers of Italy Electric cycle manufacturers Companies based in Veneto Mountain bike manufacturers {{Italy-company-stub