1.0MTB-MAG.COMhttps://www.mtb-mag.com/en/Alex Boycehttps://www.mtb-mag.com/en/author/alex-boyce/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="iMCJnSz08I"><a href="https://www.mtb-mag.com/en/factory-visit-lapierre-dijon-france/">Factory Visit Lapierre</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.mtb-mag.com/en/factory-visit-lapierre-dijon-france/embed/#?secret=iMCJnSz08I" width="600" height="338" title="“Factory Visit Lapierre” — MTB-MAG.COM" data-secret="iMCJnSz08I" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://www.mtb-mag.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_4532.jpg16001067[ad3] During a recent trip across Europe we thought we would drop in to Lapierre’s headquarters in Dijon, France to take a look behind the scenes and see how bikes make it into the riders hands. Whilst there we had the opportunity to speak to Nico Vouilloz as well and find out whats cooking for the next years, which when looking around the factory is pretty evident, whether you like it or not E-bikes are breaking more ground. Lapierre is one of the key companies in the bike market having been around for more than 60 years and now in