Stella (bicycle company)

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1965 Stella Pocketby folding bicycle

Stella was a French bicycle manufacturer founded in 1909.[1][2] The company sponsored Louison Bobet, a French professional cyclist. Bobet won the Tour de France in 1953 and 1954 while riding Stella bicycles.[3][4][5]

Trivia[]

Stella became the codename for the Atari 2600 because Jay Miner (the video chip designer) owned a Stella bicycle. [6] [7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Stella bicycles".
  2. ^ "Stella SX-73 Model B".
  3. ^ http://www.gitaneusa.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=10871&sid=4c2f212adb7b9f6d61411f829c83149b
  4. ^ ^On the Wheel, USA, undated cutting
  5. ^ http://www.letour.us/indexold.html
  6. ^ Stella codename
  7. ^ David Crane comment on Atari Stella
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