EVOlution

There are few brands with as rich a heritage in pro racing as Vitus. The French brand began life as a tubing manufacturer in the 1930s but by the 70s it was a marque synonymous with great champions of our sport and its frames, produced from its factory in SaintÉtienne, were unquestionably pioneering.

A case in point was Vitus’s now iconic (and very collectable) 979 and its slender aluminium frame with bonded lugs, considered cutting edge at the time due to its exceptionally low weight. Pro riders such as Phil Anderson, Allan Peiper, Stephen Roche and Luis Herrera all tasted international success on a Vitus 979. But