The Peugeot Team

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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.

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