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1946: founded by Gaston Lapierre
in Dijon, France.
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1960:
management taken over by his son Jacky Lapierre.
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1980s: MTBs grew to be bigger
than road.
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1993: 33% sold to Accell Group
(NL).
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1996:
balance sold to Accell.
- Currently managed by 3rd generation Gilles Lapierre.