Boardman Bikes, is a British

United Kingdom

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 bicycle manufacturer, founded by the professional cyclist Chris Boardman

Chris Boardman

Christopher "Chris" Boardman MBE is a former English racing cyclist who won an individual pursuit gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics and broke the world hour record three times, as well as winning three stages and wearing the yellow jersey on three separate occasions at the Tour de France...

, Sarah Mooney and Alan Ingarfield, and launched in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

 in 2007. Ingarfield is the CEO of the company, Mooney is the Director of Finance and Boardman heads Research & Development alongside the special projects program B56.

Product range

Boardman Bikes design road bicycle

Road bicycle

The term road bicycle is used to describe bicycles built for traveling at speed on paved roads. Some sources use the term to mean racing bicycle...

s, time trial bicycle

Time trial bicycle

A time trial bicycle is a racing bicycle designed for use in an individual or team time trials raced on roads. Special time trial bikes also exist for use in a velodrome....

s, mountain bike

Mountain bike

A mountain bike or mountain bicycle is a bicycle created for off-road cycling. This activity includes traversing of rocks and washouts, and steep declines,...

s, cyclo-cross bicycle

Cyclo-cross bicycle

A cyclo-cross bicycle is a bicycle specifically designed for the rigors of a cyclo-cross race. Cyclo-cross bicycles roughly resemble the racing bicycles used in road racing...

s, single-speed bicycle

Single-speed bicycle

A single-speed bicycle is a type of bicycle with a single gear ratio. These bicycles are without derailleur gears, hub gearing or other methods for varying the gear ratio of the bicycle....

s and hybrid bicycle

Hybrid bicycle

A hybrid bicycle is a bicycle designed for general-purpose utility and commuting on a wide variety of surfaces, including paved and unpaved roads, paths and trails...

s. The Boardman Performance range includes the Pro, Team and Comp levels of specification utilizing carbon fibre and alloy frame designs.

Boardman Elite produces the AiR (Aerodynamic Racing) and SLR (Superlight Racing) series and uses high grade UD carbon fibre frames, forks and seat posts.

The fi (female informed) range of bikes was added to the line up in 2010 - with frames and components specifically designed around the requirements of women cyclists.

Sponsorship

Boardman Bikes have been ridden by riders who have won Olympic Gold

Olympic Gold

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, World, European and national titles across the road, MTB and triathlon disciplines.

Current Sponsorship includes suppying bicycles to the UnitedHealthcare cycling team, Alistair Brownlee

Alistair Brownlee

Alistair Edward Brownlee is an English triathlete who is the reigning, and back-to-back, ETU European Triathlon champion and a two time Triathlon World Champion having regained the title he first won in 2009 in 2011 in Beijing....

 : 2009 ITU Triathlon World Champion, 2010 & 2011 ETU Triathlon Champion. Hollie Avil

Hollie Avil

Hollie May Avil is an English triathlete who was the European and world junior triathlon champion in 2007. She is the youngest athlete ever to podium at successive debut World Cup races....

: 2009 U23 ITU Triathlon World Champion. Jonathan Brownlee

Jonathan Brownlee

Jonathan Brownlee is a professional English duathlete and triathlete. Brownlee is the two time and reigning World Sprint Triathlon Champion and is the former Under 23 Trathlon World Champion...

: 2009 ETU Triathlon European Champion (Jr). Will Clarke

Will Clarke

Will Clarke is an American novelist who is the author of Lord Vishnu's Love Handles: A Spy Novel and The Worthy: A Ghost's Story....

: 2009 UK Triathlon National Champion.

Boardman has been known for his methodical, technology approach to racing from winning the Olympics on the infamous Lotus 108

Lotus 108

The Lotus Type 108 is an Olympic individual pursuit bicycle. The revolutionary frame is an advanced aerofoil cross-section using a carbon composite monocoque....

Bike, to becoming British Cycling's Director of Research and Development.