3T Exploro Team (2017)

Gerard Vroomen went straight from studying Mechanical Engineering (where his final year product was the design of an aerodynamic bicycle) to co-founding Cervélo together with Phil White. They built it into the premier road bike manufacturer through cutting-edge engineering and an endless stream of break-through products. The most aerodynamic triathlon and time trial bikes (and mulitple World Champion), the lightest bikes to race (and win) Paris-Roubaix (the world’s toughest Classic), the first frame under 700g and the entire aero road bike category sprung from their work.
After co-founding OPEN with Andy Kessler, Gerard has designed the world’s first sub-900g mountain bike frame (when nobody was even under 1,000g) and started the GravelPlus category, creating fast go-anywhere bikes by combining a road position and mountain bike tires.
Besides his continuing involvement in OPEN, Gerard is also a co-owner and Head of Design at 3T, masterminding the Exploro and many more products to come.