Bottecchia Cicli S.r.l. is a

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manufacturing company headquartered in

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, Italy. They offer about 70 models that include

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trekking Backpacking is the outdoor recreation of carrying gear on one's back, while hiking for more than a day. It is often an extended journey, and may involve camping outdoors. In North America tenting is common, where simple shelters and mountain h ...

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, BMX,

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, cyclo-cross, and

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. Some high-end frames are produced in Italy, the rest in Asia, and all the bikes are assembled in Italy. They have distribution in Europe, Australia, Japan, and the United States. They are the technical sponsor of the Androni-Sidermec-Bottecchia professional Italian team,

History

Bottecchia is a historical bicycle company that started as a small cyclery of Carnielli and improved in 1924 by

Ottavio Bottecchia Ottavio Bottecchia (; 1 August 1894 – 15 June 1927) was an Italian cyclist and the first Italian winner of the Tour de France. He was found injured and unconscious by a roadside and died a few days later; the exact circumstances of his acciden ...

. A new company with a new name "Bottecchia" was born after the death of

in 1926. In 1940 the work force of Bottecchia was 100 people and the company became an outstanding race firm with the historical name of Ottavio Bottecchia and under the management of the Carnielli family. In 1951, Guido Carnielli, a son of the co-founder, built a wheel that could not fall over to facilitate rehabilitation for people with walking disabilities. He brought it under the name Cyclette (German: home trainer) on the market. Over the years, the Bottecchia company has developed into one of the larger manufacturers of touring and racing bikes. In 2006, more than 50,000 Bottecchia bicycles were sold in Europe. They were the technical sponsor of the

Acqua & Sapone Acqua & Sapone () was a professional continental cycling team based in Italy and participated in UCI Europe Tour and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events. They were managed by Palmiro Masciarelli, assisted by directeur sportifs Lor ...

professional Italian team, which rode the Giro d'Italia on Bottecchia SP9s in 2010 and on Bottecchia Emme 2s in 2011. The company passed to the Carnielli family until 1999, when it was sold to some entrepreneurs who moved the headquarters to Cavarzere, in the Venetian area. In July 2022 the company was bought by Fantic Motor.

Bicycle manufacture

Until now Bottecchia makes a lot of

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frames. The company also produces bikes for daily purposes and bicycle parts named "BTC" used only internally. The race profile of the company, is recently imported in the trekking line ("tempo libero") by offering a carbon trekking bike for daily use.

Gallery

Honig SNeirynck 4JDD2010 1.JPG, A Bottecchia model. Bottecchia Bike 2010.jpg, Bottecchia model from 2010.

References

External links

Bottecchia official website
{{Italian cycle manufacturers Cycle manufacturers of Italy Electric bicycles Companies based in Veneto Mountain bike manufacturers Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1924 Italian companies established in 1924 Italian brands Sporting goods manufacturers of Italy

History

Bicycle manufacture

Gallery

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