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Monton Sports

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Type
  
Private

Founded
  
2009

Headquarters
  
Guangzhou, China

Industry
  
Sporting goods

Founder
  
Cai Jianxiong

Area served
  
Worldwide

Monton Sports

Monton Sports is a sportswear and lifestyle brand focused on road bicycle racing, cycling clothing and accessories. Monton headquarters are in Guangdong, China. The company have offices in Taichung, Taiwan, Madrid, Spain, Pahang, Malaysia, North Carolina, Bangkok, Slovakia.

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History

Started in Guangzhou in early 2009 by Cai Jianxiong, the first products launched in June of that year. The name MONTON was taken from the words Mountain, promoting the green life of cycling.

In 2012, Monton partnered with a Taiwan designer who is also a cyclist to create a range of fashionable cycling clothing and accessories.

Sponsorships

In 2015, Monton has sponsored 6th Tour of Poyang Lake bike race which 22 teams, 179 cyclists had taken part in.

In 2016, Monton has sponsored three UCI continental cycling teams with custom cycling clothing:

  • Sindicato de Empleados Publicos de San Juan in Argentina
  • Terengganu Cycling Team in Malaysia
  • Dukla Banská Bystrica cycling team in Slovakia
  • References

    Monton Sports Wikipedia