1993
Gianni Piva launches the bi-color Integral shoes, the first MTB shoes by Northwave
1996
Paola Pezzo triumphs at the Atlanta Olympics, breaking into history with her ‘epic’ open zipper
1997
Ivan Gotti wins the Giro d’Italia
2000
Second Olympic Gold for Paola Pezzo, whilst the first ever NW apparel collection sees the light
2002
Mario Cipollini finally conquers the Milan-Sanremo, and establishes his legend with the rainbow in Zolder
2004
Gunn-Rita Dahle wins the Olympic Gold Medal in Athens
2005
The magic year of Tom Boonen, who won Paris-Roubaix, two Tour de France stages and the World Championships with Aerator shoes at his Feet
The first Gore-Tex shoes land on the market: Fahrenheit and Celsius
2006
Northwave presents the unforgettable Skeleton glove that established as real cult for Mountain Bike lovers. We can’t count the huge number of medals that have been held in that bones’ design.
2008
Custom Project, the customized apparel programme to meet every rider’s needs, from pros to amateurs, comes to life
2011
World’s number 1 Philippe Gilbert and Fabian Cancellara’s Leopard-Trek team wear Northwave shoes
2013
Patented and developed by Northwave, S.L.W. 2 is the only closing system on the market to allow step-by-step and complete opening through only one buton. Unveiling its first helmet collection, Northwave adds the final piece to its ‘from head to toe’ project
2016
Northwave introduces the revolutionary XFrame constuction finally eliminating for good the pressure points of the upper on the foot.