Boardman Bikes, is a British bicycle manufacturer, founded by the professional cyclist Chris Boardman, Sarah Mooney and Alan Ingarfield, and launched in the United Kingdom and Ireland 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.
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Boardman Bikes design road bicycles, time trial bicycles, mountain bikes, cyclo-cross bicycles, single-speed bicycles and hybrid bicycles. 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.
Boardman Bikes have been ridden by riders who have won Olympic Gold,[1] World, European and national titles across the road, MTB and triathlon disciplines.
Current Sponsorship includes suppying bicycles to the UnitedHealthcare cycling team,[2] Alistair Brownlee [3]: 2009 ITU Triathlon World Champion, 2010 & 2011 ETU Triathlon Champion. Hollie Avil: 2009 U23 ITU Triathlon World Champion. Jonathan Brownlee: 2009 ETU Triathlon European Champion (Jr). Will Clarke: 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 Bike, to becoming British Cycling's Director of Research and Development.[4]