' s ▁design ▁and ▁engineering ▁efforts , ▁A CG ▁is ▁perhaps ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁products ▁introduced ▁and ▁used ▁by ▁L ance ▁Arm strong ▁during ▁his ▁historic ▁Tour ▁de ▁France ▁wins , ▁including ▁the ▁original ▁Tre k ▁Mad one ▁( 2 0 0 3 ) — named ▁for ▁the ▁Col ▁de ▁la ▁Mad one , ▁a ▁ 1 2 K ▁clim b ▁that ▁starts ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁town ▁of ▁M ent on ▁and ▁used ▁by ▁Arm strong ▁to ▁test ▁his ▁fit ness — and ▁T TX ▁time ▁trial ▁bi ke ▁( 2 0 0 5 ). ▁That ▁same ▁year ▁Tre k ▁opened ▁its ▁first ▁European ▁manufact uring ▁facility , ▁a ▁frame ▁and ▁wheel ▁assembly ▁plant ▁in ▁Car low , ▁Ireland . ▁The ▁Car low ▁facility ▁stayed ▁open ▁until ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁at ▁which ▁time ▁Tre k ▁transferred ▁its ▁European ▁production ▁to ▁a ▁manufact uring ▁facility ▁in ▁Hart mann sd orf , ▁Germany . ▁ ▁Res pond ing ▁to ▁the ▁unique ▁needs ▁of ▁female ▁cycl ists , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Tre k ▁introduced ▁Women ' s ▁Specific ▁Design ▁( W SD ) ▁b icy cle ▁and ▁access ories . ▁W SD ▁products ▁are ▁designed ▁to ▁fit ▁female ▁rid ers , ▁and ▁feature ▁s izing ▁and ▁proport ions ▁appropriate ▁for ▁women . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Tre k ▁introduced ▁a ▁custom ▁bi ke ▁program ▁named ▁Project ▁One , ▁which ▁gave ▁customers ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁custom ize ▁their ▁Tre k ▁bi ke ▁by