(picture: Charles Steverlynck with son Emmanuel) In 1984 founder Charles Steverlynck died. In 1936 he became the general manager of Picanol and he would grow and lead the company to become a global player. In many ways he was the ‘pater familias’ of Picanol and the strategist behind the company’s foundation and growth. Up to this very day, his name lives on in the name of the street where Picanol Group has its head office: at the Steverlyncklaan no. 15 in Ieper. Many sports activities at the Picanol Group have been inspired by Charles’s soccer (left winger at S.C. Courtrai in the first division) and athletics activities during his youth. In 1984, even cycle championships were held on the factory site. It was an individual time trial over a distance of 2.205 kilometers in various age groups. Jeannot Derycke won the championship with a time of 3min 04 sec.
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