Gitane

Gitane
Product typeBicycles
OwnerRe_Cycles France (Grimaldi Industri)
CountryFrance
Introduced1925 (1925)
Related brandsCycles Peugeot
Websitewww.cycles-gitane.fr

Gitane is a French manufacturer of bicycles based in Machecoul, France; the name "Gitane" means gypsy woman. The brand was synonymous with French bicycle racing from the 1960s through the mid-1980s, sponsoring riders such as Jacques Anquetil (1963–1965), Lucien Van Impe (1974–1976), Bernard Hinault (1975–1983), Laurent Fignon (1982–1988), and Greg LeMond (1981–1984). It is owned by Grimaldi Industri AB.