Cilo
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Cilo was a Swiss manufacturer of bicycles who filed for bankruptcy in 2002. Previously the bicycles were produced on the shores of Lake Geneva in Romanel Sur Lausanne in the Vaud canton (VD.).
"Cilo" is an acronym for Cycles Jean Lausanne-Ouchy.[citation needed] The abbreviation of the name from the manufacturer "Jean" was transformed in "i" for pronunciation purpose in French. "Lausanne-Ouchy" refers to a holding in Lausanne, associated to the industrialisation of the city at the turn of the 20th century.
Hans Knecht was world champion in 1946 riding on a Cilo bicycle; other notable riders include Daniel Gisiger and Tony Rominger.
Cilo co-sponsored a European cycling team along with Atari and Ciclolinea in 1992.
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