The Peugeot Team

One of the sport’s most successful marques, for over 90 years Peugeot riders regularly claimed cycling’s important races

Known for its chequerboard patterned jersey, the origins of the Peugeot cycling team can be traced back to the 1700s when Jean-Pierre Peugeot opened a grain mill in Montbéliard, eastern France. In 1810 the mill passed into the hands of his sons, Jean-Pierre II and Jean-Frédéric, who transformed it into a foundry.

After decades spent manufacturing various products, the company turned its attention to building bicycles, introducing the high-wheeled Grand Bi in 1882. Four years later the company was making mass-produced safety bicycles and by the early 1890s was reportedly turning out nearly 10,000 units a year.

Racing success