Gerard Vroomen
Gerard Vroomen Founder OPEN Cycle | |
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| File:Gerard Vroomen.jpg Gerard Vroomen, April 2011 | |
| Born | March 1971 (age 53) Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation(s) | Founder of Open Cycle Co-founder of Cervélo |
| Known for | Designer of Cervelo bicycles |
Gerard Vroomen, (born March 1971) is a dutch born industrial designer and the owner of Open Cycle. He was previously the co-founder of Cervélo & the now-defunct Cervelo TestTeam. He left the operational side of Cervelo in May 2011. Since February 2012, he has been the part-time business development advisor for Cervelo’s new owner, the Pon Bicycle Group.
Early life
Cervélo
Phil White and Gérard Vroomen founded Cervélo in 1995 when their design for a new time trial bicycle failed to garner interest from traditional bicycle manufacturers. Today, Cervélo is the largest triathlon bike manufacturer in the world and partner with the world’s most established and successful triathlon team, Team TBB and one of the world’s top pro road cycling teams, Team Garmin-Barracuda.
Cervélo is recognized internationally as one of the most innovative and fastest growing bike manufacturers. Readers of VeloNews, CycleSport, Inside Triathlon and Slowtwitch (all publications for serious cyclists and triathletes) all voted Cervélo as the #1 brand they intended to purchase in 2011.[1]
Open Cycle
Industry veterans Gerard Vroomen (Co-founder of Cervélo) and Andy Kessler (Former CEO of BMC), have partnered together in an interesting new venture dubbed Open. With the launch of their O-1.0 hardtail, the nascent brand has already made a name for themselves, claiming the bike to be the lightest 29-inch production hardtail on the market.[2]
References
- ^ Roethenbaugh, Gary. "Cervélo joins Pon Bicycle Group". TriathlonBusiness.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ Rouse, Kevin. "First Look: Open Cycles O-1.0". Bike Magazine. Retrieved 29 August 2012.