Velo Sport Inc. and Groupe Procycle du Québec
Welcome to this introductory webpage in a series about Velo Sport Inc. and Groupe Procycle, two bicycle companies from Quebec both of which started in the 1970s.
I do not know how you found this webpage or why, but I hope that you will find it interesting.
This series is about the origins of Velo Sport Inc. and Groupe Procycle.
Some people in Canada who know vintage bicycles know the names of these two companies. Few people remember their origin.
In doing research for this series I have found several instances where information about these companies is incorrect. Some of the characters in this story also do not correctly recall events, especially dates.
I shall do my best to report the dates of events correctly.
This story involves several people and several companies including: Ataka Sangyo, Mori Bicycle Inc., TI Raleigh, Cycles Peugeot and Moto-Naute.
All of the above is written to help with Search Engine Optimization, which I seem to fail at quite miserably.
Velo Sport Inc was a bicycle company and Velo Sport brand name of bicycle in Canada. Neither is the Shaker Velo Sport found in Ohio.
The Velo Sport bicycle brand name in Canada is commonly associated with the company Groupe Procycle of Saint-Georges de Beauce, Quebec. This brand name existed in Canada until 2001 when Groupe Procycle decide to discontinue several brand names, including Velo Sport.
But where did the names Velo Sport Inc. and Velo Sport brand come from and how did bicycles of the brand come to be manufactured in Saint-Georges de Beauce?
The story of Velo Sport Inc and the Velo Sport brand name has three threads. Each thread is its own story.
This page is the first of the three threads and looks at the early 1970s and bicycle manufacturing.
On with the story.
All pages on this topic of Velo Sport
Introduction to Velo Sport Inc. (this page)
Part 1: The Moto-Naute Factory
Part 2: Beginning of Velo Sport Inc.
Part 3: Velo Sport Inc. is sold