Torpado

Italian bicycle manufacturer

Torpado

Company type	Private
Industry	Bicycle industry
Founded	1895; 129 years ago (1895), Padua
Founder	Carlo Torresini
Headquarters	Cavarzere , Italy
Area served	Worldwide
Products	Bicycles, E-bike and related components
Parent	Cicli Esperia
Website	https://www.torpado.com/en/

Torpado is an Italian bicycle manufacturing company that was founded in 1895 in Padua, Italy.

History

Between 1951 and 1962, Torpado sponsored a professional road cycling team that competed in 11 editions of the Giro d'Italia.^[1]

In 2001, the company was bought by Cycles Esperia, who also acquired several other major brands including Bottecchia, Graziella, Stucchi, and, in 2006, Fondriest, which was founded by former professional cyclist Maurizio Fondriest.

They currently specialize in producing mountain bikes, and also sponsor a professional mountain biking team, the Torpado Factory Team.^[2]

References

^ "Torpado - Historic Overview". CyclingRanking.com. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
^ "Torpado announces 2016 Factory Team". Bikeworldnews.com. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2020.