Gitane - Tour de l'Avenir

Classic French brand's homage to a revered amateur race

- Simon Richardson

Cycles Gitane first started making bicycles under their own name in 1930, although the founder, Marcel Brunelière, had been making bike parts and frames that were sold under the G.M.B and Marbru brands since the mid1920s. Gitane, which translates as 'gypsy woman', was closely associated with the French racing scene from the 1960s to the late 1980s and many illustrious names rode bikes made by the brand.