{"id":174739,"date":"2026-04-17T14:58:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T12:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bianchi.com\/1885-1930\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T21:43:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T19:43:42","slug":"1885-1930","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bianchi.com\/en\/1885-1930\/","title":{"rendered":"1885 1930"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row unlock_row=&#8221;&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;26&#8243; back_image=&#8221;173180&#8243; back_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; back_position=&#8221;left bottom&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;162575&#8243; back_size=&#8221;420px 630px&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; style=&#8221;dark&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;195118&#8243;][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;5&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-394878&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;956293&#8243;]1885<\/p>\n<p>1930[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_font=&#8221;font-648415&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;209765&#8243;]Our origins[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; row_height_use_pixel=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;119174&#8243; container_limit_width=&#8221;772px&#8221;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;p&#8221; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-933420&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;141002&#8243;]The history of Bianchi parallels Italy\u2019s, one that has pedalled the unmistakable celeste turquoise bicycles. Edoardo Bianchi started working at an early age and in 1885, just 20 years old, he opened his first workshop.[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;p&#8221; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-751231&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;500&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;623249&#8243;]<span class=\"font-394878\">First store and wokshop<\/span>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_single_image media=&#8221;173951&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;three-two&#8221; media_title_uppercase=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;734809&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;p&#8221; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-933420&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;430656&#8243;]The premise he rented in Via Nirone was a stone\u2019s throw from the centre of Milan. He was selling penny-farthings but also surgery instruments under a \u201cRepair Shop\u201d sign because the bikes were only some of the objects inside. In the century that ended, <strong>the first velocipede competitions began, and Bianchi was already a protagonist<\/strong>. In 1899, Bianchi took its first international victory over the line at the Grand Prix de Paris with Gian Fernando Tommaselli. <strong>He went on to become the first CEO of Bianchi<\/strong>, showing already the close relationship between the racing world and our company.[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; row_height_use_pixel=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;192299&#8243; container_limit_width=&#8221;772px&#8221;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;p&#8221; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-751231&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;500&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;169841&#8243;]<span class=\"font-394878\">Gian Fernando Tommaselli<\/span>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_single_image media=&#8221;173952&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;three-two&#8221; media_title_uppercase=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;910151&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;p&#8221; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-933420&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;417259&#8243;]Edoardo Bianchi continued to pedal, and with more force, so much so that <strong>he was already moving for a second time<\/strong> due to the demand for bicycles and the need for workshop space. Venturing into other sports was necessary for some but for Edoardo Bianchi, <strong>passion and a curiosity of mechanics pulled him to the world of cycling<\/strong> and in 1897, the combination led him to experiment with the internal combustion engine. A successful and forward-looking choice since motor vehicles with our brand name were produced up until the 1960s.  <\/p>\n<p>The passion spread and Bianchi was already a recognised name climbing passes and in social circles. <strong>Even the king and queen of Italy were intrigued by this pedalling vehicle that could take you so far without too much effort.<\/strong> Their interest quickly grew and Edoardo Bianchi put them in the saddle and personally followed them during their first rides. His effort was well rewarded because Bianchi became the \u2018official supplier of the Royal Family.\u2019 The brand grew, undisturbed by the economic crisis and, in 1907, gave birth to the joint-stock company called Societ\u00e0 Anonima Edoardo Bianchi, employing 400 workers.  <strong>Bianchi had transformed and developed the bicycle.<\/strong> That first model, built with a big front wheel, was covered with dust from the winds of change, and those same winds brought innovation and technological research.[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; row_height_use_pixel=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;743731&#8243; container_limit_width=&#8221;772px&#8221;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;p&#8221; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-751231&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;500&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;189628&#8243;]<span class=\"font-394878\">Factory in Viale Abruzzi, Milano<\/span>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_single_image media=&#8221;173953&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;three-two&#8221; media_title_uppercase=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;105170&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;p&#8221; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-933420&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;207194&#8243;]In the dark silence of the Great War that arrived, <strong>Bianchi became synonymous with mechanical efficiency and speed.<\/strong> The name, already strong, came to be a virtually unique supplier of the Bersaglieri soldiers. Futuristic concepts went into those bicycles made for the 1915 military.  <strong>Bianchi invented the fullsuspension bike, a sector he would lead in a few years later.<\/strong> They were just looking for a little bit of comfort to withstand the huge loads that soldiers were forced to carry. But the system, despite the heavy materials, was highly innovative.[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; row_height_use_pixel=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;166188&#8243; container_limit_width=&#8221;772px&#8221;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;p&#8221; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-751231&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;500&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;207611&#8243;]<span class=\"font-394878\">First full-suspension MTB<\/span>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_single_image media=&#8221;173954&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;three-two&#8221; media_title_uppercase=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;195829&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;p&#8221; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-933420&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;107175&#8243;]<strong>In those early years of the new century, the colour that would later characterise Bianchi\u2019s bicycles was born.<\/strong> The Celeste Bianchi changed slightly in tone over time, becoming clearer and closer to the green, but without losing its strong link to our brand.[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_horizontal=&#8221;right&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;169746&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1778667243577{padding-left: 150px !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_button radius=&#8221;btn-round&#8221; outline=&#8221;yes&#8221; border_width=&#8221;0&#8243; icon_position=&#8221;right&#8221; lbox_skin=&#8221;white&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;839186&#8243; icon=&#8221;fa fa-arrow-right4&#8243; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bianchi.com%2Fen%2F1940-1950%2F|title:1940%201950|&#8221;]Next story[\/vc_button][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row unlock_row=&#8221;&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;26&#8243; back_image=&#8221;173180&#8243; back_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; back_position=&#8221;left bottom&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;162575&#8243; back_size=&#8221;420px 630px&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-174739","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","page_category-the-history"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bianchi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/174739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bianchi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bianchi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bianchi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bianchi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174739"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.bianchi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/174739\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":176852,"href":"https:\/\/www.bianchi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/174739\/revisions\/176852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bianchi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}