3T Cycling - Highlights

Five winning decades...the story goes on

3T is clear about its aim – to make cycle components that are strong, safe, light, and look great. Components that riders love. That's where we're coming from. Then and now, that's what we do!

	2010s
•	Tejay van Garderen (USA) overall winner of 2013 Amgen Tour of California, wins ITT; the BMC Racing Team best team overall.
•	Ramunas Navardauskas (LTU) wins stage 11 of 2013 Giro d'Italia for Garmin-Sharp.
•	Dan Martin (IRL) wins Liège–Bastogne–Liège for Garmin-Sharp.
•	Dan Martin wins 2013 Volta a Catalunya.
•	Garmin-Sharp's Christian Vande Velde wins overall, Tyler Farrar points classification, in USA Pro Challenge 2012.
•	At London 2012, Anna Meares (AUS) wins Olympic gold in the women's sprint on 3T Scatto; Teun Mulder (NED) bronze in men's keirin, Sara Lee Wai-sze (HKG) bronze in the women's keirin, both also on Scatto.
•	Mary Beth Ellis (USA) of teamTBB wins inaugural US Ironman Championship in New York City.
•	Caroline Steffen (SUI) of teamTBB wins Ironman Frankfurt 2012, and her second ITU Long Distance world title, in Spain.
•	David Millar (GBR) wins stage 12 of the 2012 Tour de France.
•	David Zabriskie wins 7th US Professional Time Trial Championship.
•	In the Giro d'Italia 2012, Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) of Team Garmin-Barracuda wins the overall; Team wins 'Super Team' classification. Matteo Rabottini (ITA) of Farnese Vini–Selle Italia wins mountains classification.
•	Andrea Guardini (ITA) of Farnese Vini wins 5 stages of Tour of Langkawi, sets record of 10 wins in this race.
•	Colin Lynch (IRL) 3 km Pursuit World Champion at 2012 Paracycling Track Worlds, on Brezza nano aerobar.
•	Garmin-Barracuda win Team Time Trial at Tour of Qatar 2012.
•	Garmin-Cervélo win Tour de France Team Time Trial, overall Best Team 2011.
•	Caroline Steffen (SUI) of teamTBB wins Ironman Frankfurt 2011.
•	David Zabriskie (USA) is US National TT Champion 2011.
•	3T launches first-ever range of wheels, Mercurio, in Torino.
•	New, architect-designed Italian studio in Brembate (BG).

	2000s
•	Caroline Steffen (SUI), runner-up in 2010 Ford Ironman World Championship.
•	Thor Hushovd (NOR) is 2010 Road World Champion.
•	Emma Pooley (GBR) is 2010 Women's TT World Champion.
•	Cameron Meyer (AUS) wins points race at 2010 Track Worlds, wins Madison with 18-year-old Leigh Howard, both on 3T Sphinx bar. Australia tops medals table.
•	3T forms partnership with top triathlon squad, teamTBB.
•	3T introduces components for MTB and Track.
•	David Zabriskie (USA) US National TT champion 2009, wins Tour of Missouri.
•	3T becomes a founding member of Cervélo TestTeam; Carlos Sastre captains.
•	Fabian Cancellara (SUI) Gold, Gustav Larsson (SWE) Silver in TT at Beijing Olympics, on VENTUS aerobar.
•	Carlos Sastre (ESP) wins the Tour de France 2008, Andy Schleck (LUX) is Best Young Rider, CSC Saxo Bank best team: all on 3T bars, stems, and aerobars.
•	Cancellara wins Milan–Sanremo (2008).
•	Completely revised range for 2008 season includes F1-inspired VENTUS aerobar. Cancellara uses it to win the Tour of California Prologue.
•	Major investment in advanced CAE. Engineering team is led by Richard McAinsh, former head of composites at Ferrari F1 team (2007).
•	3T moves home again, to Madone, near Bergamo.
•	Erik Zabel (GER) wins the Milan–Sanremo Classic four times using 3T.
•	Mario Cipollini (ITA) is 2002 World Champion using 3T.
•	Romans Vainsteins (LAT) is 2000 World Champion using 3T.
•	3T starts producing carbon-fiber components.

	1990s
•	Mutant stem wins an ID International Design Award.
•	3T merges with Gruppo, moves to Caleppio di Settala, near Milan.
•	Nicolas Vouilloz wins 1994 World’s Junior title with a 3T downhill bar.
•	3T works with Ross Shafer of Salsa Cycles (USA) to create first MTB range.
•	ForgeAhead becomes the most-copied and best-selling 3T stem ever.
•	3T introduces ForgeAhead, the first forged stem for the Aheadset threadless system. Until now, threadless stems were welded.
•	Prima 220 bar sets a new record for lightness, beaten in turn by the Prima 199.
•	Italia team is triple champion at the Worlds using the Bio Quartetto bar (1994).

	1980s
•	3T segments its products into different lines for each type of cycling – Racing Team Service, Amateurs, Sport & City, MTB, RaceProven, and Excursion.
•	Traceability codes introduced to help troubleshoot warranty claims.
•	Maurizio Fondriest is 1988 World Champion with 3T.
•	Scott USA commissions 3T to produce the first triathlon handlebar. The DH bar becomes a new standard.
•	3T re-locates to Mathi, 30 km outside Turin.
•	The firm's name changes to 3T (the result of an employee’s mis-spelling).
•	Dedioniggi retires, but the firm's new leaders continue in his spirit.
•	TTT becomes the world’s leader in quality handlebar manufacture, exporting 80% of its production to Europe, the United States, and Japan.
•	Francesco Moser beats the World Hour Record with the first horn-shaped handlebar: 51' 151" (after Moser’s winning distance).
•	The Competizione bar introduces the first differentiated bending shapes. Each bend is named after a champion – Merckx, Saronni, Moser, Gimondi.

	1970s
•	Series production of road racing bars in the new AL 7075 aluminum alloy.
•	240 g Superleggero sets the standard for all superlight handlebars.
•	Superleggera is the world's lightest metal-framed saddle.
•	TTT ski poles, made of Al 7075 aluminum alloy (Ergal), best-seller in Europe.