Vittoria S.p.A.

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Vittoria S.p.A.
Vittoria
Company type Joint-stock company
Industry tire
Founded1953;71 years ago (1953)
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
Products bicycle tire and wheelsets for cycling
Website vittoria.com
Vittoria Zaffiro tire for road bicycle. Vittoria Zaffiro tire.jpg
Vittoria Zaffiro tire for road bicycle.

Vittoria S.p.A. is an Italian bicycle tire manufacturer established in 1953. [1] The company has more than 1000 employees around the world, produces 5 million road and mountain bike tires [2]

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In 2020, headquarters were moved back to Italy (Brembate) as a private equity fund from Milan bought the company from its previous Dutch owners. [3]

Vittoria facilities around the world include:

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References

  1. Vittoria Company Info
  2. Prasuhn, Jay (2009-07-02), "Vittoria Tires: A factory tour photo gallery", VeloNews
  3. "Italian private equity fund Wise Equity acquires Vittoria". 2020-07-13.