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Diadora

Diadora is an Italian sportswear brand founded in 1948 in Caerano di San Marco, Italy, selling shoes, clothing and accessories through its official site. Its group is made up of the parent company Diadora S.p.A. and subsidiaries including Diadora Retail S.r.l. and Diadora US Inc. Diadora S.p.A. is wholly owned by LIR S.r.l., the holding company of the Moretti Polegato family, which is also the major shareholder in Geox; Enrico Moretti Polegato is its president.

Sports apparel and footwear

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Lotto

Lotto Sport Italia makes sports shoes and sportswear. It was born in 1973 in the footwear district of Montebelluna, in the province of Treviso, Italy. It started with tennis shoes, then added basketball, volleyball, track and field and finally football. From the beginning the company has used its logo of a tennis court and a football pitch superimposed.

Sports apparel and footwear

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Mico

Mico is an Italian maker of sport socks and underwear, based in Brescia. Mico Sport SpA started making technical sport socks in 1970 and now also sells sportswear and underwear for men, women and children.

Sport socks and underwear

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Acerbis

Acerbis is an Italian company in the motorbike world since 1973, when founder Franco Acerbis began distributing Preston Petty off-road plastics in Europe before launching his own brand. It makes plastic kits, fuel tanks, skid plates, handguards, frame protectors and chain guides for brands such as Honda, KTM, Yamaha and Suzuki, plus helmets, goggles, riding jackets and MX jerseys, and also produces sports clothing.

Specialist sports equipment

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Alé Cycling

Alé has spent more than three decades making technical cycling clothing and dressing professional teams. Its jerseys and bib shorts combine distinctive colours with performance fabrics developed for demanding rides. Alé is owned by A.P.G. Srl, identified as its owner in an article on the cycling brand’s own site.

Cycling jerseys and technical apparel

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Alpinestars

Alpinestars was founded in 1963 by leather craftsman Sante Mazzarolo in Asolo, northern Italy, and made its name with protective boots for the new sport of motocross. Today it makes racing gear and helmets such as the Supertech R10, Tech-Air airbag protection systems, technical footwear, riding gear sets and a sportswear collection, with headquarters in Maser, Italy.

Sports apparel and footwear

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Animo

Animo makes equestrian apparel in Italy, with technical fabrics for riders in competition and everyday riding. It says it has worked since 2000 and has its headquarters and factory outlet in Cassola, near Vicenza.

Equestrian clothing

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Arena

arena is an Italian-designed swimming brand rooted in swimming since 1973, with origins linked to Horst Dassler and Mark Spitz's seven Olympic golds. It makes competition swimwear such as the Powerskin Veloce, Hyperflow and Air Sonic race suits, training suits and gear, triathlon and open water products, and beach, running and gym wear. Its site features world record holder Kate Douglass.

Competitive swimwear and equipment