2007 founder chris boardman sarah mooney alan ingarfield headquarters london united kingdom products bicycles cycling accessories parent halfords group plc website boardmanbikes.com boardman bikes ltd. stylised cboardman is a british bicycle manufacturer founded by the professional cyclist chris boardman sarah mooney and alan ingarfield and launched in the united kingdom and ireland in 2007 . ingarfield is the chairman of the company mooney is the ceo and boardman heads research & development alongside the special projects program b56 . contents 1 ownership 2 product range 3 sponsorship 4 references 5 external links ownership edit in 2014 the uk bicycle and car parts retailer halfords acquired boardman bikes for 20 000 000 . 1 product range edit former logo used between 2007 2015 boardman bikes design road bicycles time trial bicycles mountain bikes cyclo cross bicycles single speed bicycles and hybrid bicycles . the boardman performance range includes the pro team and comp levels of specification utilizing carbon fibre and alloy frame designs . the boardman elite range produces the air aerodynamic racing air tt aerodynamic racing time trial slr superlight racing and em elite mountain series and uses high grade ud carbon fibre frames forks and seat posts . the fi female informed range of bikes was added to the line up in 2010 with frames and components specifically designed around the requirements of women cyclists . sponsorship edit boardman bikes have been ridden by riders who have won olympic gold 2 3 world 4 european and national titles across the road mtb and triathlon disciplines . current sponsorship includes supplying bicycles to alistair brownlee olympic champion 2012 2011 & 2009 itu triathlon world champion 2010 & 2011 etu triathlon champion jonathan brownlee olympic bronze medallist 2012 2011 & 2010 itu sprint world champion 2009 etu triathlon european champion jr pete jacobs 2012 ironman world champion and 2nd at the 2011 ironman world championship boardman has been known for his methodical technology approach to racing from winning the olympics on the lotus 108 bike to becoming british cycling s director of research and development . 5 references edit 4 june 2014 last updated at 18 05 halfords takes over boardman bikes for undisclosed sum . bbc news . retrieved 20 june 2014 . nicole cooke wins gold in beijing olympic triathlon alistair brownlee wins britain s 19th gold alistair brownlee world champion slot owen 9 may 2008 . chris boardman s secret squirrels burrowing for gold . times online . archived from the original on 9 july 2008 . retrieved 13 december 2012 . external links edit official website boardman cx comp 2014 bike review v t e british bicycle manufacturers current a bike bickerton boardman bootie brompton campion condor dawes defiance dolan ellis briggs enigma titanium falcon genesis halfords hetchins holdsworth islabikes lotus mercian moulton muddy fox orange paper pashley pedersen phillips planet x raleigh reynolds ridgeback robin hood saracen strida thorn ti group whyte defunct ariel bsa british eagle carlton claud butler chater lea coventry eagle coventry premier elswick hopper flying scot f.w. evans freddie grubb harry quinn hercules humber norman perry roberts rover royal enfield rudge whitworth sun sunbeam triumph viking warrick witcomb components brooks england dunlop middlemores saddles sturmey archer retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title boardman bikes & oldid 739001120 categories cycle manufacturers of the united kingdommountain bike manufacturersbritish companies established in 2007 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 languages add links this page was last modified on 12 september 2016 at 06 20 . 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