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 scott sports industry bicycles skiing and snowboarding equipment founded 1958 headquarters givisiez switzerland products ski helmets ski goggles website www.scott sports.com a scott racing bike . the swiss company scott sports sa formerly scott usa is a producer of bicycles winter equipment motorsports gear and sportswear . contents 1 history 2 sponsorship 3 name change 4 references 5 external links history edit in 1958 engineer and skier ed scott from sun valley idaho invented a ski pole made of aluminium which compared favorably with those made of bamboo or steel . on the basis of this success the company started to produce many kinds of sports goods . in 1970 scott sold their first protection goggles for motocross riders ; further motocross wear followed . scott expanded to europe in 1978 settling their headquarters in fribourg switzerland . in 1989 scott introduced one of the most significant innovations in the history of cycling to mass market the clip on aerodynamic handlebar . the handlebar was strategically utilized by american greg lemond in his 1989 tour de france win when he beat frenchman laurent fignon by nearly a minute in the 24.5 km final time trial . 1 previous to this event it was widely used in triathlon and race across america . in 1991 scott produced their first suspension fork named unishock and a year later their first full suspension mountain bicycle was shown to the public . in 2001 they launched the cr1 a road bike frame at 895 grams it was the lightest frame available at the time . sponsorship edit scott bicycles used by the orica bikeexchange cycling team at the 2016 tour of britain . meanwhile the racing bicycle sector continue to expand and in 2002 stage 10 of the tour de france was won by patrice halgand riding for the jean delatour team which was at that time supported by scott . 2 today scott supplies iam cycling and orica bikeexchange with equipment . 3 in 2014 scott sports partnered with the us military endurance sports organization to be a sponsor and provide scott equipment to the us domestic elite road team and elite triathlon team . 4 name change edit the name scott usa was changed to scott sports representing a shift in emphasis to the european market . 5 references edit first aero bar . scott sports . retrieved 11 december 2012 . 1989 first aero bar in 1989 scott introduced one of the most significant product innovations in the history of cycling the aerodynamic handlebar . the handlebar was strategically utilized by american greg lemond in his 1989 tour de france win . scott http www.greenedgecycling.com scott sponsors us military endurance sports organization scott news bike scott is back in the u.s external links edit official website companies portal this article related to a bicycle manufacturing company is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title scott sports & oldid 740245511 categories cycle manufacturers of switzerlandski equipment manufacturersmountain bike manufacturerscompanies established in 1958swiss brandscycle manufacturer stubshidden categories articles lacking reliable references from october 2013all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages deutschespa olfran aisitalianonederlands polskiportugu ssuomisvenska edit links this page was last modified on 19 september 2016 at 23 00 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view