ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən, ðɪ əlˈɪmpɪk sˈaɪklɪst mˈɑːɹkoʊ sɪmˈæɾi fˈaʊndᵻd ɐ smˈɔːl kˈʌmpəni ɪn bəlˈoʊnʲə ðæt ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli pɹədˈuːst bˈaɪsɪkəlz.
In 1937, the Olympic cyclist Marco Cimatti founded a small company in Bologna that originally produced bicycles.