1853 : Hiram HUTCHINSON sets up a factory at Langlée, near Montargis (France).

1890 : HUTCHINSON begins production of bicycle tires.

1909 : First HUTCHINSON victory at the Gold Bowl with Léon Georget, thanks to the "Monofil" tire!

1951-1961 : The famous HEYLETT-HUTCHINSON team dominates all the races and tops the podiums.

1953-54-55 : Louison Bobet wins 3 Tours de France with Hutchinson.

1957 : Jacques Anquetil wins the Tour de France on HUTCHINSON tires! 4 titles follow, from 1961 to 1964.

1964-65 : Start of a long collaboration between HUTCHINSON and the MERCIER team.

1983 : Creation of the first HUTCHINSON 26'' mountain bike tire.

1984 : HUTCHINSON develops its first flexible-bead tire.

1988 : HUTCHINSON develops the Kevlar sub-layer, which increases PUNCTURE RESISTANCE without overly weighing down the tire.

1991 : Launch of ON THE ROCKS, the first real competition mountain bike tire, used during the period on the DH by Nicolas Vouilloz, Anne Caroline Chausson, François Gachet and Christian Taillefer.

1995 : Creation of the legendary PYTHON. The tire is adopted by everyone and sweeps up all the victories.

1997 : HUTCHINSON designs a TUBELESS bicycle rim profile and develops some injected plastic wheels, as well as airtight tires.

1999 : HUTCHINSON and component & wheel manufacturer MAVIC develop and launch the UST TUBELESS mountain bike concept in partnership.

2004 : HUTCHINSON goes even further and launches TUBELESS LIGHT tires.

2005 : HUTCHINSON wins its 7th consecutive Tour de France. Thanks to the Boss!

2005 : HUTCHINSON becomes an official Tour de France brand.

2006 : HUTCHINSON goes even further and launches TUBELESS LIGHT tires.

2006-2007 : HUTCHINSON launches the 1st Road TUBELESS tire & the 1st mtb TUBELESS READY tire !