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Gerard Vroomen is listed as Founder/owner at OPEN at Fundracer B.V., based in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at gerard.cc and a matched LinkedIn profile for Gerard Vroomen.
Gerard Vroomen previously worked as General Partner at Fundracer B.V. and Director at Open Cycle Ag. Gerard Vroomen holds Mechanical Engineering from Eindhoven University Of Technology.
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– co-founder Cervelo (now sold)– co-founder/owner OPEN (current)– co-owner 3T Cycling (current)– Dutch Engineer of the Year– 3 Eurobike Gold Awards– 2 E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Awards– 2 Design & Innovation Awards– Interbike Innovation Award– RedDot Award– iF Design Award– Countless Bike of the Year AwardsCo-founder of Cervélo, the most engineering-driven bike company in history. It quickly became the most popular triathlon bike and pro cycling bike in the world. In 2009 we added the Cervelo TestTeam, a pro cycling team that set new standards for fan access, rider education & sponsor activation. It became the world's #1 team within 5 months.In 2012, we sold Cervélo. I'm currently working on several new ventures: - OPEN, with Andy Kessler. "Working hard to stay small" with great bikes & lots of customer interaction, including the multi-award-winning OPEN U.P. - 3T, with Rene Wiertz. We try to add to the great history of this famous Italian bike component brand with a complete overhaul of the product line and a new series of #Firsts in the bike industry.Cervélo and OPEN are featured in David Meerman Scott’s bestsellers “The new rules of Marketing & PR” and "The new rules of Sales & Service".
Listed skills include Cycling, Sponsorship, Product Development, Entrepreneurship, and 46 others.
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Amsterdam Area
Investing in and supporting start-ups and scale-ups in the micro-mobility industry
Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
OPEN is the brainchild of Andy Kessler & Gerard Vroomen. Andy’s career spans from downhill racer (back when helmets were optional!) to CEO of BMC. Gerard’s career includes co-founding Cervélo, where's he's done everything from engineering & design to sales, supply chain and marketing. But instead of “bigger is better”, we now prefer “working hard to stay.
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Together with René Wiertz, we pivoted this beautiful brand from bike components (which we knew would struggle as an independent brand with all major bike brands going to in-house options) to complete bikes (where having premium components would be a bonus). Completed the pivot in 2021, sold a majority of the business in 2022.
Amsterdam
2r was a FREE multi-media "magazine" about pro cycling, with contributions from some of the best in the sport. The focus for 2r was “beyond the peloton”, ranging from pro riders’ “First bike” to the latest on the shady politics that (mis)shape the sport.Monthly sections included: - “The big interview” by Paul Kimmage. He may be best known for doggedly.
La Chaux-de-Fonds
As a board member, I provided strategic support for the management board and helped drive the sales process of the company, which resulted in a successful transaction with Pon Holdings.
Switzerland
Co-founded this unique pro cycling team, focused not only on racing results but also on product testing and fan access. Set new standards with rider feedback on products for all technical sponsors and introduced regular fan & sponsor interaction with riders at races and training camps. Despite the lower emphasis on winning (or maybe thanks to the reduced.
CERVELO: Phil White and Gérard Vroomen founded Cervélo in 1995 when their design for a new time trial bicycle failed to garner interest from traditional bike manufacturers. Today, Cervélo is the largest time-trial bike manufacturer in the world and recognized as one of the most innovative bike manufacturers the sport has seen in years.
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Gerard Vroomen has worked for Fundracer B.V., Open Cycle Ag, 3T Bike, 2R, and Cervelo Sa.
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Gerard Vroomen holds Mechanical Engineering from Eindhoven University Of Technology.
Gerard Vroomen is listed with skills including Cycling, Sponsorship, Product Development, Entrepreneurship, Sports, Product Marketing, Marketing Strategy, and Marketing.
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