Bottecchia’s Recent History

An insight into everyone’s favorite Italian bike company thanks to online European Union documents

 

 

While still awaiting my inquiry about the possibility of visiting Bottecchia’s site in Cavarzere, my curiosity (and the power of Google) led me to some informative material from the EU.

From the Official Journal of the European Union 10.08.2005, Commission Notice concerning parties exempted, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 88/97 on the authorisation of the exemption on imports of certain bicycle parts originating in the People’s Republic of China from the extension by Council Regulation (EC) No 71/97 of the anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93, and maintained by Council Regulation (EC) No 1524/2000: changes in the company name and registered seat of exempted companies.

What we discover here is that our bike building heroes underwent a series of address changes in the immediate period before settling in Cavarzese: “by Commission Notice of 22 April 2004 [...] references to Bottecchia Cicli Srl, Via dell’Industria 7, I-35028 Piove di Sacco (PD), were changed into Bottecchia Cicli Srl, Via Matteotti 26, I-35020 Arzergrande (PD). [...] Bottecchia Cicli Srl has informed the Commission that the legal address of the company has changed from Via Matteotti 26, I-35020 Arzergrande (PD) to Viale Enzo Ferrari, 15/17, I-30014 Cavarzere (VE).“

Here to stay