Gianni Piva launches the bi-color Integral shoes, the first MTB shoes by Northwave

Paola Pezzo triumphs at the Atlanta Olympics, breaking into history with her 'epic' open zipper

Ivan Gotti wins the Giro d'Italia

Second Olympic Gold for Paola Pezzo, whilst the first ever NW apparel collection sees the light

Mario Cipollini finally conquers the Milan-Sanremo, and establishes his legend with the rainbow in Zolder

Gunn-Rita Dahle wins the Olympic Gold Medal in Athens

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

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.

Custom Project, the customized apparel programme to meet every rider's needs, from pros to amateurs, comes to life

World's number 1 Philippe Gilbert and Fabian Cancellara's Leopard-Trek team wear Northwave shoes

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

Northwave introduces the revolutionary XFrame constuction finally eliminating for good the pressure points of the upper on the foot.