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DE

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

SA

Salomon

Salomon is an outdoor-sports brand founded in Annecy in 1947 and part of Amer Sports, according to its own privacy notice. It began with ski-binding parts and expanded into boots, skis, snowboards and trail-running footwear, including the XA PRO, XT-6 and S/LAB ranges. Its company history also describes ski innovations such as the Skade toe piece and later footwear development; those dates are milestones in the brand's history, not claims that every current product uses the same technology.

Trail, hiking and winter sports gear

SI

Sidas

Sidas began by addressing discomfort in ski boots with custom-fit footbeds and now makes insoles and foot-care products for many activities. Its history stresses that each foot needs a different fit; its terms list the company address in Voiron, France.

Custom insoles and foot care

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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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Beal

BEAL is a French rope maker founded in 1951 by Janine and Pierre Beal, first producing cords and shoelaces. After their son Michel joined in 1974, it moved into colorful climbing ropes. It designs and manufactures its own climbing ropes, including Unicore models such as the Booster III 9.7mm, plus harnesses, lanyards and belay devices for climbing, mountaineering and work at height.

Specialist sports equipment

JU

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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TSL Outdoor

TSL Outdoor is a French maker of snowshoes, trekking poles and backpacks, based in Thônes in the Haute-Savoie Alps. The company was founded in 1981 and makes its snowshoes in France.

Snowshoes and trekking poles

AD

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