please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2007 learn how and when to remove this template message campagnolo corp. type private company industry cycling components founded 1933 1933 headquarters italy key people tullio campagnolo founder 1901 1983 valentino campagnolo tullio s son products bicycle related components number of employees approx . 750 1 website campagnolo.com campagnolo is an italian manufacturer of high end bicycle components with headquarters in vicenza italy . the components are organised as groupsets gruppi and are a near complete collection of a bicycle s mechanical parts . campagnolo s flagship components are the super record record and chorus groupsets that represent their recent shift to 11 speed drivetrains . record and super record are the top groupsets followed by chorus athena centaur and veloce . 2 campagnolo also produces aluminum and carbon wheels as well as other components like carbon seat posts and bottle cages . contents 1 history 2 timeline bicycle parts 3 trademarks 4 race service 5 tour de france winners 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history edit campagnolo ergopower lever founded by tullio campagnolo the company began in 1933 in a vicenza workshop . the founder was a racing cyclist in italy in the 1920s and he conceived several ideas while racing such as the quick release mechanism for bicycle wheels derailleurs and the rod gear for gear changing . campagnolo has been awarded more than 135 patents for innovations in cycling technology . 3 magnesium wheel of lamborghini espada made by campagnolo . at the end of the 1950s campagnolo started to manufacture magnesium parts such as wheels for sports cars like alfa romeo ferrari lamborghini and maserati and built chassis for nasa satellites in 1969 . 4 in 1963 campagnolo produced a disc brake for the innocenti lambretta tv motorscooter the first two wheel production vehicle with such a brake . in the 1970s they also supplied wheels for ferrari s formula one cars . 5 campagnolo worked with the manufacturer colnago and racer eddy merckx and produced lightweight parts for the bike he used to beat the world hour record in 1972 . road bike equipped with first generation campagnolo super record eps following campagnolo s success during the 1970s and 80s innovation lagged as rival shimano developed indexed shifting and combined shifter brake levers shimano total integration . an unsuccessful foray into mountain biking the overbuilt and heavy euclid centaur and olympus groupsets contributed to the company s decline during those years . by the time the expensive record o.r. off road and icarus mtb groupsets made it to the market campagnolo s reputation was firmly cemented as a road bike brand . as a result campagnolo pulled out of the mountain bike market in 1994 . despite its struggles campagnolo introduced its ergopower combined shifter brake levers and renewed its focus on high end road cycling components . the late 1990s and early 2000s saw campagnolo s increased use of carbon fibre and titanium parts in groupsets and the development of wheelsets . in 2004 campagnolo introduced a complete compact drivetrain with smaller chainrings to give lower gears than traditional drivetrains . other innovations included a hirth joint engineered ultra torque external bearing crankset and g3 spoke lacing for racing wheels . in 2008 campagnolo introduced 11 speed drivetrains with super record record and chorus groupsets . campagnolo has released an electronic version of its drivetrain . 6 campagnolo has focused on road cycling and track cycling . campagnolo has sponsored teams in the uci protour such as astana movistar lotto soudal cofidis quick step innergetic tom boonen paolo bettini and lampre . campagnolo is associated with the victories of eddy merckx who used campagnolo exclusively and was a friend of tullio campagnolo . campagnolo record brake caliper from the 1970s . timeline bicycle parts edit 1901 tullio campagnolo is born on 26 august in the eastern suburbs of vicenza italy 1922 tullio campagnolo begins his racing career 1930 campagnolo patents the quick release hub 1933 after fabricating parts in the backroom of his father s hardware store tullio starts campagnolo spa with production of the quick release hub 1940 tullio hires his first full time employee . the derailleur enters production enabling gears to change without removing the wheel . the pieces are handmade 1949 campagnolo introduces a parallelogram rear derailleur the gran sport 1956 campagnolo introduces a parallelogram front derailleur 1963 the record rear derailleur chromed bronze is introduced 1966 the nuovo record rear derailleur is introduced . eddy merckx uses it for his first four tour de france victories 1973 the super record road and track groups are introduced . 1983 tullio campagnolo dies on 3 february . anniversary groupset to mark 50 years of campagnolo bicycle parts . 1985 campagnolo creates delta brakes with a parallelogram linkage to actuate the calipers . campagnolo delta brake calipers from the 1980s . 1986 the re designed record road and track groupsets also known as c record are introduced replacing super record as the top of range 1987 the last year of super record until 2008 1989 campagnolo introduces a mountain bike groupset which is heavier and less advanced than those by shimano and suntour . 1991 8 speed shifting components are introduced 1992 the ergopower levers are introduced which combines brake lever and a shift lever to answer shimano s sti levers 1993 delta brakes are discontinued 1994 campagnolo leaves the mountain bike components business 1995 group names on components are introduced 1997 9 speed shifting components are introduced ultra torque crankset with hirth joint 1998 next generation ergo levers 1999 record carbon ergo levers daytona group and for the record chorus and daytona groups new hubs much lighter than the old ones axles made of aluminum alloy are introduced 2000 10 speed shifting is introduced 2001 carbon fiber shifting levers for record group 2002 former daytona group is renamed centaur 2004 carbon fiber cranks for record and chorus groups 2005 10 speed centaur and chorus shift and brake levers are introduced for flat bar road bikes 2006 hollow external bearing crankset is announced 2007 10 speed mirage and xenon component groups and new ultra torque components are introduced . record hubs are now black 20 g lighter and don t have greaseports any more 2008 11 speed record super record and chorus groups are introduced 2009 re introduction of 11 speed athena component group below chorus in product line 2011 first electric 11 speed super record group to be used at the tour de france by team movistar 2013 80th anniversary groupset made . 2014 super record rs groupset introduced following input from professional team riders . campagnolo super record crankset from 1981 . fulcrum wheels a company owned by campagnolo produces wheelsets compatible with campagnolo and shimano cassettes . the ergobrain cyclocomputer compatible with the ergo shifters displays cadence gear and the normal functions of a cyclocomputer . 2015 athena eps discontinued and chorus eps introduced . chorus record and super record groupsets are overhauled with a 4 arm 8 bolt chainset introduced . bora 50 and 35 wheels become available in clincher and adopt a wider rim profile trademarks edit campagnolo have used various trademarks the best known the campagnolo signature ; another is a hub quick release lever tullio s most famous innovation . the logo of the company is the winged wheel . race service edit for many years campagnolo provided professional race mechanics with spare parts and neutral technical assistance at races . campagnolo relies on riders and mechanics to improve products . tour de france winners edit year name 1948 gino bartali ita 1952 fausto coppi ita 1968 jan janssen ned 1969 eddy merckx bel 1970 eddy merckx bel 1971 eddy merckx bel 1972 eddy merckx bel 1973 luis oca a esp 1974 eddy merckx bel 1976 lucien van impe bel 1978 bernard hinault fra 1979 bernard hinault fra 1980 joop zoetemelk ned 1981 bernard hinault fra 1982 bernard hinault fra year name 1984 laurent fignon fra 1985 bernard hinault fra 1986 greg lemond usa 1987 stephen roche irl 1988 pedro delgado esp 1990 greg lemond usa 1991 miguel indurain esp 1992 miguel indurain esp 1993 miguel indurain esp 1994 miguel indurain esp 1995 miguel indurain esp 1996 bjarne riis den 1997 jan ullrich ger 1998 marco pantani ita 2006 scar pereiro esp 2014 vincenzo nibali ita see also edit italy portal cycling portal companies portal list of bicycle parts list of italian companies references edit http roadcyclinguk.com gear industry insider valentino campagnolo.html history . campyonly.com . 1927 11 11 . retrieved 2009 05 12 . campy timeline campagnolo milestones campy timeline . campyonly.com . retrieved 2009 12 14 . what s cool in pro cycling . pezcycling news . retrieved 2009 05 12 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to campagnolo . official website catalog website v t e italian bicycle manufacturers current abici alan atala bianchi borile bottecchia cinelli colnago de rosa di blasi industriale frera guerciotti kuota dario pegoretti iride moser cicli pinarello somec wilier triestina defunct emilio bozzi masi pogliaghi prinetti & stucchi components 3t cycling campagnolo columbus tubing fulcrum wheels marzocchi selle royal stelbel vittoria s.p.a. authority control worldcat identities viaf 125715663 ndl 01184359 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title campagnolo & oldid 743180354 categories cycle parts manufacturerswheel manufacturersitalian brandssporting goods manufacturers of italycompanies established in 19331933 establishments in italycompanies based in venetohidden categories articles needing additional references from october 2007all articles 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