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Scott Sports SA (formerly Scott USA) is a producer of , winter equipment, motorsports gear, running shoes and sportswear. The company's main office is in Givisiez, Switzerland, with branches in Europe, the United States, South Africa and India.


History
In 1958, engineer and skier Ed Scott from Sun Valley, Idaho, invented a made of instead of or steel that proved popular. The company produced in many fields. In 1970, Scott sold their first protection goggles for riders.

Scott expanded to Europe in 1978, settling their headquarters in , .

In 1990, Scott introduced the clip-on, aerodynamic bicycle handlebar. The handlebar was used by American in his 1989 Tour de France win, when he beat Frenchman by over a minute in the 24.5 km final time trial. Previous to this event it was widely used in and Race Across America.

In 1991, Scott produced their first suspension fork named "Unishock" and a year later, their first full-suspension was shown to the public.

Its 2001 Team Issue frame was the lightest frame available at the time at 895 grams.

In 2005 the name 'Scott USA' was changed to 'Scott Sports', representing a shift in emphasis to the European market.

In 2011, Scott launched its E-Bike line E-Sub and E-Sportster, replaced in 2012 with E-Venture line models.

in 2012, Scott buys Syncros, a maker of bicycle components.

In 2015, the Korean Youngone Corporation took a 50.1% stake in the company, with the previous Swiss owner Beat Zaugg retaining 49.9%.


Sponsorship
In 2002, stage 10 of the Tour de France was won by riding for the Jean Delatour team, which was at that time was supported by Scott. SCOTT Scott supplied the teams Mitchelton-Scott (male) and Mitchelton Scott (female) with equipment through 2020, after which the teams were renamed Team BikeExchange and began riding Bianchi bicycles.

In 2014, Scott Sports partnered with the US Military Endurance Sports organization to be a sponsor and provide Scott equipment to the US Domestic Elite Road Team and Elite Triathlon Team.

In 2017, Scott Sports was sponsoring teams and individuals in various sports. Its bike division was sponsoring 12 racing and mountain biking teams. Its wintersport division sponsored 35 people, its running division 10 and motorsports division 40 athletes.

In 2022, cycled across United States of America, from New York to Los Angeles on a Scott Addict Gravel HMX. The trip was a world record attempt and a fundraiser for World Bicycle Relief.


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