Tecnifibre

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

BA

Babolat

Babolat was founded in 1875 in Lyon, France, when it invented tennis string, and calls itself the oldest racquet sports company in the world. It makes racquets, strings, shoes, balls, shuttlecocks, bags, apparel and accessories for tennis, padel and badminton, and says it is the preferred brand of today's and tomorrow's champions in those sports.

Racquet sports equipment and footwear

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

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Antarès Sellier France

Antarès Sellier France makes custom saddles and helmets for horse riding in France, plus bridles and girths. Its history page dates the company to 2000 and lists riders from several countries who helped develop the range.

Saddles and equestrian helmets

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Aqualung

Aqualung makes scuba diving equipment, including regulators, buoyancy compensators and wetsuits, alongside snorkeling gear.

Scuba and snorkeling equipment

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