Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Cilo was a Swiss manufacturer of bicycles that filed for bankruptcy in 2002. The bicycles were produced on the shores of Lake Geneva in Romanel-sur-Lausanne in the Vaud canton.\"Cilo\" is an acronym for Charles Jan Lausanne-Oron. The abbreviation of the name from the manufacturer \"Jan\" was transformed in \"i\" for pronunciation purpose in French. \"Lausanne-Oron\" refers to a holding in Lausanne, associated to the industrialisation of the city at the turn of the 20th century.Hans Knecht became world champion in 1946 riding a Cilo bicycle; other notable riders include Beat Breu, Daniel Gisiger and Tony Rominger.Cilo co-sponsored a European cycling team along with Aufina from 1980 to 1986, and then with Atari and Ciclolinea in 1992.The Cilo of the mid-1970s was a beautifully crafted racing bicycle made of Reynolds 531 with the typical Swiss attention to detail. It had chromed forks, drop-outs and rear stays. Also all lugs were beautifully chromed and polished. Only the finest components were used. These included full 'top of the line' Campagnolo: although Campy brakes were an option. Brooks saddle, Cinelli road bars and stem, Christophe clips and straps were provided. Silk tubulars mounted on Cerchio Fiamme rims were standard."@en }
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- Cilo abstract "Cilo was a Swiss manufacturer of bicycles that filed for bankruptcy in 2002. The bicycles were produced on the shores of Lake Geneva in Romanel-sur-Lausanne in the Vaud canton.\"Cilo\" is an acronym for Charles Jan Lausanne-Oron. The abbreviation of the name from the manufacturer \"Jan\" was transformed in \"i\" for pronunciation purpose in French. \"Lausanne-Oron\" refers to a holding in Lausanne, associated to the industrialisation of the city at the turn of the 20th century.Hans Knecht became world champion in 1946 riding a Cilo bicycle; other notable riders include Beat Breu, Daniel Gisiger and Tony Rominger.Cilo co-sponsored a European cycling team along with Aufina from 1980 to 1986, and then with Atari and Ciclolinea in 1992.The Cilo of the mid-1970s was a beautifully crafted racing bicycle made of Reynolds 531 with the typical Swiss attention to detail. It had chromed forks, drop-outs and rear stays. Also all lugs were beautifully chromed and polished. Only the finest components were used. These included full 'top of the line' Campagnolo: although Campy brakes were an option. Brooks saddle, Cinelli road bars and stem, Christophe clips and straps were provided. Silk tubulars mounted on Cerchio Fiamme rims were standard.".