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 Lael Wilcox (born July 18, 1987) is an Ultra-distance cycling, ultra-endurance bicycle racer who won the Trans Am Bike Race in 2016, and set Tour Divide's women's course record on an individual time trial (ITT) in 2015. She was the first American t ...

(Ultra-distance) *

Jeff Lenosky Jeff Lenosky (Born April 19, 1971) is an American world class professional Freeride and Trials Mountain Bicycle Rider. Career Among his many athletic high points is the world record for the Bunny hop, a high jump event using a full size mountai ...

(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

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Sporting goods manufacturers of the United States Shoe brands Sportswear brands American companies established in 1984 Clothing companies established in 1984