please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . november 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message this article may contain improper references to self published sources . please help improve it by removing references to unreliable sources where they are used inappropriately . october 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message canyon bicycles gmbh type gmbh founded 2002 headquarters koblenz germany key people roman arnold ceo products sport cycles number of employees 600 1 november 2012 website www.canyon.com canyon bicycles headquarters in koblenz germany canyon racing bikes canyon bicycles gmbh abbr . canyon is a german manufacturer of racing bikes mountain bikes and triathlon bikes based in koblenz germany . contents 1 company history 2 involvement in cycle and triathlon sport 3 project bikes 4 other branding 5 references 6 external links company history edit in 1985 roman arnold and his brother franc arnold who is no longer involved with the company founded radsport arnold gmbh as a supplier of bike parts for cycling . it wasn t until 1996 that the first bikes with the brand name canyon appeared . radsport arnold adopted a direct sales strategy via the internet . in 2001 the company took the step from being a supplier to becoming a cycle manufacturer and changed its name to canyon bicycles gmbh . with lutz scheffer formerly bergwerk and votec canyon was able to secure the services of a frame designer . in the next few years the firm based in koblenz germany was able to hire hans christian smolik along with other bicycle construction experts . in 2006 canyon unveiled its new corporate design which also received several awards in 2007 european design award for corporate design red dot design awards for corporate and web design if product design award for corporate design . involvement in cycle and triathlon sport edit radsport arnold was involved in elite sport right from its start . in 1985 the koblenz based company had its first successful sportsman under contract with j rgen z ck . in the area of road racing the company has been in cooperation with various teams . in 2007 the company first equipped the team unibet.com which took part in the uci protour . currently katusha and movistar compete on canyon racing bikes . the largest prize ever won on a canyon bike went to nairo quintana who won the 2014 giro d italia riding an ultimate cf slx frame for the road stages and a speedmax cf for the time trials . other achievements on canyon bikes include cadel evans 2009 world professional road race championship for the silence lotto team alexander kristoff s two stage wins in the 2014 tour de france and jan frodeno s wins at the ironman european championship 2015 in frankfurt and at the ironman world championship in hawaii 2015 . in august 2015 it was announced that canyon would sponsor a new top level women s team from 2016 led by former velocio sram pro cycling directeurs sportifs ronny lauke and beth duryea . 2 the brand not only supports triathletes and racing cyclists but also mountain bikers . the first top riders follan contracted to canyon were bobby root and stefan herrmann as well as the fumic brothers in 2006 . the company was thus represented by pro riders in all disciplines of mountainbike . there are now when also other riders in the team such as robert jauch alias rob j and tibor simai . the greatest according to whom win to date on canyon mountain bikes was the victory of the german cross country championship by manuel fumic in 2008 . canyon pursues a youth development programme named canyon young heroes . riders aged between 15 and 16 years old can apply to the koblenz based manufacturer to be accepted onto the team and if successful receive a complete carbon fibre bike and technical support for at least one year . the mentor of the canyon young heroes is the former top sprinter and self confessed long term doper erik zabel . project bikes edit 2005 project 3.7 the lightest racing bike at that time with a total weight of 3.7 kg . citation needed 2006 project 6.8 a racing bike with disc brakes with a weight of 6.8 kg the lowest weight allowed by the uci pro tour . 2007 project 0.05 a triathlon bike that features very low levels of wind resistance thanks to solutions such as brakes integrated into the frame and a drink system integrated into the handlebar . part i general organisation of cycling as a sport pdf . p. 66 . 2008 project 0.01 a racing bike with full suspension which thanks to the high levels of comfort relieves the pressure on the rider s muscles during maximum effort . citation needed 2009 project s5 the first mountain bike project bike was a freeride bike weighing less than 12 kg . it was intended for rides in the high mountains where there are longer carrying sections and difficult descents . citation needed other branding edit in switzerland canyon bikes are called pure cycling since the brand name canyon is already protected by another bicycle manufacturer there . with the introduction of a company wide uniform it infrastructure canyon has struggled since november 2015 which resulted in an enormous loss of reputation largely due to problems in the service and supply problems due to the lack of spare parts . a widely mentioned critique of the customers reflects the impression that the company is primarily interested in selling their products without providing an adequate service . the founder and ceo of canyon recently admitted a service gau http www.bike magazin.de mtb news szene news lieferverzoegerungen bei canyon update a30623.html references edit numbers & facts . retrieved 9 november 2012 . news shorts vuillermoz wins rio olympics test event . cyclingnews.com . 17 august 2015 . retrieved 18 august 2015 . external links edit canyon website v t e german bicycle manufacturers current canyon cube derby cycle diamant focus hase kalkhoff kettler opel prophete riese und m ller rose rixe storck utopia defunct adler brennabor express werke hoffmann industrieverband fahrzeugbau nsu simson twn victoria wanderer components continental rohloff schlumpf drive son srm schwalbe wippermann retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title canyon bicycles & oldid 730265487 categories cycle manufacturers of germanycompanies based in koblenzcompanies established in 1985mountain bike manufacturersgerman brandshidden categories articles needing additional references from november 2013all articles needing additional referencesarticles lacking reliable references from october 2013vague or ambiguous time from november 2014all articles with specifically marked weasel worded phrasesarticles with specifically marked 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