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'''Cilo''' was a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] manufacturer of [[bicycle]]s who filed for [[bankruptcy]] in 2002. Previously the bicycles were produced on the shores of [[Lake Geneva]] in [[Romanel-sur-Lausanne]] in the Vaud canton (VD.). |
'''Cilo''' was a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] manufacturer of [[bicycle]]s who filed for [[bankruptcy]] in 2002. Previously the bicycles were produced on the shores of [[Lake Geneva]] in [[Romanel-sur-Lausanne]] in the Vaud canton (VD.). |
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"Cilo" is an [[acronym]] for Charles Jan Lausanne-Oron. |
"Cilo" is an [[acronym]] for Charles Jan Lausanne-Oron<ref>http://archives.24heures.ch/VQ/LAUSANNE/-/article-2001-05-590/romanel--la-marque-passe-aux-mains-d-un-groupe-europeencilo-se-fait-racheterle-fabricant-de-velos</ref>. The abbreviation of the name from the manufacturer "Jan" was transformed in "i" for pronunciation purpose in [[French language|French]]. "Lausanne-Oron" refers to a holding in Lausanne, associated to the industrialisation of the city at the turn of the 20th century. |
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[[Hans Knecht]] was world champion in 1946 riding on a Cilo bicycle; other notable riders include [[Beat Breu]], [[Daniel Gisiger]] and [[Tony Rominger]]. |
[[Hans Knecht]] was world champion in 1946 riding on a Cilo bicycle; other notable riders include [[Beat Breu]], [[Daniel Gisiger]] and [[Tony Rominger]]. |
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Cilo co-sponsored a European cycling team along with [[Atari]] and [[Ciclolinea]] in 1992. |
Cilo co-sponsored a European cycling team along with [[Atari]] and [[Ciclolinea]] in 1992. |
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Revision as of 10:12, 15 November 2009
Cilo was a Swiss manufacturer of bicycles who filed for bankruptcy in 2002. Previously the bicycles were produced on the shores of Lake Geneva in Romanel-sur-Lausanne in the Vaud canton (VD.).
"Cilo" is an acronym for Charles Jan Lausanne-Oron[1]. The abbreviation of the name from the manufacturer "Jan" was transformed in "i" for pronunciation purpose in French. "Lausanne-Oron" refers to a holding in Lausanne, associated to the industrialisation of the city at the turn of the 20th century.
Hans Knecht was world champion in 1946 riding on a Cilo bicycle; other notable riders include Beat Breu, Daniel Gisiger and Tony Rominger.
Cilo co-sponsored a European cycling team along with Atari and Ciclolinea in 1992.
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