| 1976 |
A boy's dream comes true. A BWB
licence allows to race. 4 victories in 45 races
are a first result ... |
| 1979 |
Work and passion. A scholarship
of a few months at 'Malec', a frame constructor
who still works according to traditional methods.
Getting prepared for the retail business, experience
was obtained in basic skills such as welding,
as well as in getting to work with specific tools.
Filip Sport opens to the public on November 10th. |
| 1983 |
The first Filip Sport road frames
were manufactured |
| 1985 |
Participating in Paris-Dakar together
with fellow cyclist Bernard Hanciaux. No, not
by bike but in a Toyota Landcruiser, we reached
the Beach of Dakar in 44th position. Speaking
about an experience ! |
| 1986
/ 1988 |
The triathlon virus has struck,
which resulted in an 8th place in the Belgian
Championship ½ triathlon at La Roche and
a 23th place in the ¾ triathlon of La Réunion |
| 1987 |
Pioneer of mountain biking in Belgium.
Creation of an own mountain bike range, organization
of group rides at the Forêt des Soignes |
| 1988 |
Import of the first Cannondale bike,
an unknown brand for the Belgian and even the
European public |
| 1989 |
Specialized got introduced on the
Belgian market. Filip Sport will be their best
dealer in the Benelux for 3 years in a row
Meeting with Adrian Carter and distribution of
his Pace aluminium frames |
| 1990 |
Import of titanium Kona frames.
Won the first "24 hours of Brussels for mountain-bikers",
together with B. Hanciaux, H. Van Essche and D.
Persoons. An endurance race with teams of 4 bikers
each, organized by TSO at the Forêt des
Soignes and the race track of Groenendaal |
| 1991 |
The first Jamis mountain bikes find
their way to satisfied customers.
The Filip Sport mountain bike race was organized
for the first time |
| 1992 |
January 27, Filip Sport moves to
its new location in the Kasteelstraat.
Import of Manitou frames, at that moment still
'handmade in Colorado' and the headstrong brand
of the legendary Doug Bradbury
Introduction to Race Face, the beginning of a
success story |
| 1993 |
Filip Sport becomes the exclusive
Benelux dealer for Jamis, an American constructor
who produces attractive and light mountain and
hybrid bikes with a homogenous assembly and an
attractive price-quality ratio
Exclusive dealer for Race Face in Belgium. The
Netherlands and the G. D. of Luxembourg followed
soon after |
| 1996
/ 1997 |
New chapters were added to the import
story. Entirely following the philosophy of Jamis
and Race Face, Pearl Izumi and WTB (Wilderness
Trail Bikes) were added. White Lightning, the
most successful and revolutionary lubricant follows |
| 1997 |
Aluminum is in! Filip Sport CX frames
score an immediate success: "Made in Italy", nice
workmanship, light tubeset, personalized colours
and finishing. A bull's-eye
The craving for perfection: the philosophy of
the prestigious Canadian brand Rocky Mountain
perfectly matches our objectives. It's a perfect
circle. Or not yet? |
| 1998 |
The family continues to grow with
the arrival of our
mascotte ... which will have an impact
on the future. |
| 2000 |
XESCO: our own story as the sum
of all the above. A Mountain Bike frame entirely
made according to our own specifications. Are
you ready for the test? |
| 2001 |
Filip Sport becomes the Benelux
distributor for Yeti, Swiss Eye and Schwalbe.
Filip Sport is the organisator of the Expo 5 bike
exhibition. |
2002 |
The Filip Sport website is selected
by Skynet as "Business Site" of the
week.
Filip Sport has been nominated for the trophy
"Independent Entrepreneur of the Year". |
2003 |
A sporting hybrid line as well as
a SuperLite MTB frame are added to the Xesco product
line.
The first prototypes of the RDL spare parts have
been tested.
Launching of the TiX project. |
2004 |
Filip Sport becomes the
Seven distributor for the Benelux.
First Xesco
Meeting Day is organized in Harre.
The Xesco story continues with a carbon and
an aluminium-carbon road frame.
The RDL spare parts are becoming available and
gather quite some admirers and positive comments.
Expo5 grows and the fourth edition takes place
in a hall of 4.200 m².
Filip Sport celebrates its 25th anniversary!!
|
2005 |
Introducing the Xesco fully.
Design of
the Xesco Fashion Line: a stylish and functional
clothing line.
The import story is coming to an end.
Presentation of the first Xesco catalogue. |
2006 |
First Filip Sport bikeweek (Agay).
Xesco alu-carbo mountain-bike frame.
Xesco monocoque roadframe (Xesco carbo Q).
Start preparation Xesco TransAlp 2007 project. |
2007 |
Filip Sport becomes Rocky Mountain Test Center
for Belgium
PMI store : a privileged Pearl Izumi partner
Second
Filip Sport bikeweek (Le Tournesol)
Organisation of the Xesco
- bikeAlpin DolomietenRaid |
2008 |
Third Filip Sport bikeweek (Riccione)
Organisation of the Xesco - bikeAlpin Trans South-Tirol Trail |
