De Rosa Bikes UK - road & gravel

From a small workshop in Milan, to one of the most well renowned bike manufacturers in the world, De Rosa has supplied bikes of outstanding quality from entry level riders to some of the world’s best road racers.

De Rosa has been producing some of the finest examples of hand built frames from its workshop in Milan since 1953. The small company is proud of its ability to construct racing frames in all four frame materials: steel, titanium, aluminium and carbon and has over the years supplied numerous pros including the famous Eddy Merckx.

Every De Rosa really is something very special and many cyclists spend their entire riding careers longing to own one.

Eddy Merckx
De Rosa bikes played a big role in the career of Eddy Merckx who rode Ugo De Rosa’s bikes for much of his riding life. Merckx and De Rosa’s partnership proved a successful one, taking five Tours de France, five Giro d’Italia wins, seven Milan San Remo’s and three world championships as well has numerous other stages, one day races and grand tours. In 1980 Eddy Merckx launched his own brand of bikes, using knowledge and skills learned from Ugo De Rosa.

Nippo Vini Fantini Europa Ovini
De Rosa bikes have been ridden in the pro peloton for over 40 years, and that is still true today. Since the team began, Nippo Vini Fantini have been using bike like the Protos and SK in some of the worlds biggest races. 2004 Giro d’Italia winner Damiano Cunego is among the many riders to have raced De Rosa bikes in the last few years.