Productinfo Equipment SS2001

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Klaus Peter Thaler

• CV Klaus Peter Thaler
• 1964 - 1976 amateur cyclist
• 1977 - 1988 professional cyclist
• participant of Olympic Games Montreal,
  2nd
• place road race but displaced
  to 8th place
• 1984 coach of the German national road
  team
• most important victories
• 4 times world champion cyclo cross
• between 1973 and 1987
• 15 times German national champion cyclo cross
• 2 times German National Champion Road
• 3 rd overall at Vuelta à Espana 1977
• 3 times stage winner Tour de France
• 2 days Yellow Jersey of Tour de France
• 5 times participant of Tour de France 1977,78,
  80,81, 82
• winner of the Vuelta Asturias 1977 (Spain)
• 5th overall and stage winner of Tour of Germany
  1982
• 1986 Foundation of THALER SPORTS

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THALER sports

• History/cv
• 1986 THALER sports founded. THALER sports
  becomes exclusive distributor for
  adidas cycling shoes in Germany
• 1986 THALER sports introduced its own cycling
  textiles collection Tricot Thaler
  on the German market with big success
• 1993 THALER sports becomes licensee of
  cycling textiles Europe
• 1993 Following to the introduction of
  adidas cycling textiles the Tricot
  Thaler-collection had to disappear from the
  market
• 1993-2000 Introduction, development and
  maintenance of a European distributor
  network. Distribution of adidas cycling in 12
  European countries
• 1998 THALER sports becomes exclusive
  distributor for MAVIC (rims wheels) in
  Germany. MAVIC is subsidiary of the
  adidas-Salomon conglomerate
• 2001 MAVIC decides to supply the German
  aftermarket by itselve
• 2001 after ending of the licence contract
  THALER sports becomes distributor for
  adidas cycling products in Germany
• 2001 THALER sports becomes exclusive
  distributor for MET helmets in
  Germany and Austria
• 2002 THALER sports buys Protective, one of the
  strongest brands in cycling textiles and snow
  wear. Sales in Austria, Switzerland, Japan,
  Scottland, Netherlands