Cyfac

Cyfac is a manufacturer of racing bicycle frames based in La Fuye, Hommes, Indre-et-Loire, France. Its founder, Francis Quillon, started as a racer but became a frame builder. An accomplished amateur, he also worked as a welder for the team's sponsor. In between races, Francis did repairs on his teammates' bikes, eventually building entire frames for the sponsor. Word spread and, soon enough, young Francis was building frames for many of the area's local racers, putting paid to his competitive career and leading to the opening of Cyfac. Francis' reputation for building beautifully crafted, custom framesets spread and the shop's clientele of professionals and top-level amateurs grew.

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Francis Quillon is known as somewhat of a trailblazer in many design aspects of racing bicycles. His shaped aluminum tubes are now widely copied, as is his unique rear-triangle design. While its small size limits its sponsorship involvements, Cyfac frames have been known to be ridden by professionals under the paint job of the team's sponsor. Cyfac bikes have been ridden by Bernard Hinault, Claudio Chiappucci, Cyrille Guimard, Laurent Fignon, Jeannie Longo, David Millar, and others. Recent collaboration with Alain Prost, the former F-1 champion, has resulted in new designs for the carbon parts of the frames. French cyclist Laurent Brochard rode a Cyfac in an actual Cyfac paintjob to victory in the World Cycling Championship in 1994. Cyfac is often associated with legendary coach Cyrille Guimard's teams and riders.

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Cyfac: Cyfac is a manufacturer of racing bicycle frames based in La Fuye, Hommes, Indre-et-Loire, France. Its founder, Francis Quillon, started as a racer but became a frame builder. An accomplished amateur, he also worked as a welder for the team's sponsor. In between races, Francis did repairs on his ...

Racing bicycle: A racing bicycle is a bicycle designed for road cycling according to the rules of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). (Bicycles for racing indoors are track bicycles; bicycles for racing offroad are mountain bicycles, cyclo-cross bicycles or cycle speedway bicycles; bicycles that race according...

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