GIOVANNI PINARELLO, who has died aged 92, was an Italian cyclist whose lack of distinction on the post-war circuit was the catalyst that caused him to create a brand of bicycles that sped to success ...

The story of Italian racing-bike maker Pinarello began with defeat and humiliation for the company’s founder. In 1951, Giovanni Pinarello placed dead last in the Giro d’Italia, one-third of the Grand ...

The year was 1975. Fausto Bertoglio was racing the Giro d’Italia with the Jollj Ceramica team on a Pinarello bicycle. In the end, it would be the 26-year-old Italian’s first and only Grand Tour win.

Giovanni Pinarello first opened a bike factory in 1952 in Treviso, where Pinarello is still based, and success in the racing world soon followed. In 1960 Guido de Rosso rode a Pinarello to victory in ...

Luxury brand group LVMH is knocking on the doors of Treviso with an eye on acquiring Italian cycling company Pinarello. Pinarello, a Treviso-based company, is a high-end manufacturer of lavishly ...

L Catterton is hitting the road with the acquisition of Pinarello, the bicycle producer that’s a favorite of Tour de France winners. The deal adds to the equity investor’s active stable of companies ...

Swiss-South African billionaire Ivan Glasenberg, the former chief executive of Glencore PLC GLNCY, is on the verge of adding famed Italian racing bicycle maker Pinarello to his emerging portfolio of ...

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The story begins with Giovanni Pinarello, a solid if unspectacular rider within the professional peloton whose most memorable achievement came in 1951 when he won the Maglia Nera, the black jersey ...

The chairman of Italian bike brand, Pinarello, has hinted at a possible two-pronged approach to men's professional road team sponsorship in 2026, with its existing deal with Ineos Grenadiers and a ...

Italian bike brand Pinarello could be sold to billionaire Ivan Glasenberg, according to reports. The South African was previously the CEO at Glencore, one of the world’s largest commodity trading and ...