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Decathlon

Decathlon was born in France in 1976, is active in 72 countries and calls itself the world's largest sporting goods retailer. It designs and sells sports clothing and gear across many in-house brands, such as Simond for climbing and Forclaz for trekking, with a focus on affordable hiking, camping and cycling gear for people of all levels. Decathlon's own brand structure includes category specialists such as Quechua, Kipsta and Btwin, plus expert labels including Van Rysel and Kiprun; they are Decathlon lines rather than unrelated companies.

Specialist sports equipment

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Julbo

Julbo is a French eyewear brand founded in 1888 in the Jura mountains and headquartered in Longchaumois, France. It makes sport sunglasses, mountaineering eyewear and snow goggles, including photochromic REACTIV lenses. Its range covers hiking, biking, running and skiing.

Sport eyewear and goggles

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Adris

Adris designs and builds road, gravel and mountain bikes in Colpo, Brittany. The French brand was launched in 2009 and sells through a dealer network.

Road, gravel and mountain bikes

AR

Arosno

Arosno is a French startup based in Annecy that develops the e-trace electric snowbike for winter mountain use. The company says the vehicle is designed and developed in France, assembled there from components supplied by international partners. Its site names co-founders Romain Faure and Agathe Lebaron and lists a registered address in Annecy. The product belongs to snow-sport equipment, not ordinary road bicycles or ski apparel.

Electric snowbike

AR

Arva

Arva makes avalanche safety equipment, including transceivers and airbag backpacks. Its own site says it was established in the Alps in 1984 and that it still develops and makes its products in France.

Specialist sports equipment

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AZR

AZR is a French sports-eyewear brand, run by the company SAS ALCAD, with ranges for road, mountain-bike, trail and junior cycling. It is based in Saint-Donat-sur-l’Herbasse in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Sports eyewear

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Basaltwheels

Basaltwheels builds handmade carbon bike wheels in a workshop near Montpellier, for road, mountain bike, gravel and time trial or triathlon use. The brand has existed since 2015.

Handbuilt carbon bike wheels

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Black Crows

blackcrows is an independent French freeski brand founded in Chamonix in 2006 by professional freeskiers Camille Jaccoux and Bruno Compagnet. It designs skis and outerwear that set out to combine beauty and efficiency, with strong design identity and uncompromising performance for contemporary skiing.

Freeski skis and outerwear