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3T Cycling is an Italian cycle sport company. It was founded in 1961.
3T switched production to
3T Cycling is an Italian cycle sport company. It was founded in 1961.
3T switched production to carbon-fiber
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composite materials and in 2008 returned to pro cycling after several years' absence. For the 2008 season it sponsored the CSC CSC, Csc or CSc may refer to:
Awards
* Conspicuous Service Cross (disambiguation)
** Conspicuous Service Cross (Australia)
** Conspicuous Service Cross (New York)
** Conspicuous Service Cross (United Kingdom)
Science and industry
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team, which won the Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...
. 3T sponsored three pro teams for the 2009 professional season.
In 2013 3T was a sponsor for .
3T debuted its first “gravel” bicycle in June 2016, and followed with their second the year after.
History
3T was founded by Mario Dedioniggi inTorino
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in 1961. It is located in Bergamo
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, near Milan
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o, and originally known as 3TTT—Tecnologia del Tubo Torino (Torino Tube Technology).
In 1970, 3T switched production to aluminum alloy in place of steel, to cut down on weight. By the late 1990s, 3T started using carbon-fiber composites.
For the 2008 season, 3T sponsored Team CSC
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. The team's World Champion time trialist, Fabian Cancellara
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, rode it during the Tour of California
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. During the European season at the Giro d'Italia, CSC's team failed to win the race's opening Team Time Trial
A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events).
The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ( ...
.
For the 2009 season, 3T sponsored three professional teams: Cervélo TestTeam
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, Garmin Slipstream
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, and Milram.
See also
*List of bicycle parts
For other cycling related terms (besides parts) see Glossary of cycling.
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 whic ...
* List of Italian companies
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References
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