Ateliers HeritageBike

One passion

ONE PHILOSOPHY

Ateliers HeritageBike® is born from the will of Xavier Wargnier and Guillaume Monsigny to create electrically assisted bicycles, which upset the usual codes. Gathered around a common passion for beautiful mechanics and ecological concerns, they decided to create a brand of electrically-assisted bicycles, Ateliers  HeritageBike® based on the shores of Lake Annecy. With the help of five other passionate partners, the dream becomes reality. Our models combine technology, luxury, craftsmanship and French know-how.

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The French

know-how

We took up the challenge of creating the most "Made in France" electric bikes possible. From the very beginning of the project, we have chosen French know-how in order to perpetuate and anchor the production on our territory. With this in mind, our bikes are produced exclusively in small limited series. The design, engineering, manufacturing of the frames, the different composite parts, the enameled brand plates, the leather parts, the paints, the assembly and the finishing are made in France. When it was impossible to find an accessory in France that meets our specifications, we prefer European producers. 

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A team

of PASSIONATES

Xavier Wargnier

Co-founder & President

A serial entrepreneur, Xavier is the unifying element of the team. He is probably also the most aesthetic and demanding of the group. He is passionate about beautiful machines (Triumph, Morgan, Defender, Riva,...) but also about the world of beautiful things, unique objects. He tries every day to put into practice his favorite hastag #notthemostunfortunate. Xavier is also the creator of a reference event "Les Sommets du Digital" and of a publishing house, Editions Kawa.

Guillaume Monsigny

Co-founder & Designer

Guillaume, an industrial designer, is passionate about beautiful mechanics. He has developed an expertise in the creation of elegant Neo-Retro style products.

He is very attached to quality and French production. With his experience, he puts his know-how at the service of the creation of innovative and aesthetic vehicles, by working meticulously on materials and details.

Each project is designed with passion, combining creativity and functionality to offer exceptional products.

Rémi Rennesson

Commercial director 

Passionate about bikes since he was a child, Rémi already has a busy career (Mavic, Classified Cycling,...) and a taste for quality products, innovation and Made In France. 

We share the same values at Ateliers HeritageBike but also the ambition that the relationship and the experience with the brand are exceptional.

Sylvie Frin-Bérard

Administrative Manager 

Sylvie worked for 17 years in a law firm and consulting firm as Office Manager before joining the Digital Summits team. She supports Ateliers Heritagebike® team and puts her dynamism and rigor at the service of the organization, administration and logistics.

Pierre Sauvageot

Production Manager

With an atypical background: designer/engineer, Pierre has worked in several startups of shared mobility (Zoov then Fifteen).

A true Swiss Army knife with a strong taste for beautiful products, he participates in all phases of the life of a mobility object: design, production, ...

As a daily cyclist, Pierre combines his passion with his work to give the best of himself.

Eric Dodin

Advisor

Eric Dodin, 57 years old, 20 years of executive experience in B2C and B2B2C services. Specifically, more than 10 years of general management and presidency in private equity companies.

Last position as CEO-President of AssurOne, an insurtech company with a turnover of €50M distributing insurance offers and technological solutions.

Co-founder of Sorius, a startup specialized in promoting the use of bicycles and incubated by IBM for the artificial intelligence part. Investor in the bicycle and CSR sectors. President and founder of CyclingTech France, an association that supports and promotes young bicycle companies.

Graduated from Audencia 1988. Passionate about development, innovation and human issues.

Loïc Lechelle

Board Advisor

Loïc advises the CEO on strategic planning and the financing of innovation, while developing relationships with the BPI and other financial institutions.

Key tasks:

-Capital structuring: Facilitation of fundraising and debt raising.

-Strategy & Innovation: Advice on business plans and innovation financing.

-Institutional Relations: Establishing partnerships with the BPI.

Our values:

Loïc is passionate about innovation and sustainable development and determined to support HeritageBike's vision in the premium electric bike sector, bringing significant expertise and value to the business.

Dominique Despres

Luxury hotel manager

Dominique Despres is responsible for raising awareness of the brand in mainland France and the French overseas departments and territories, and for developing strategic partnerships with luxury hotels and estates wishing to offer their guests soft mobility services as well as sporting and cultural activities.

Daniel Lopez

Sales agent for Paris and North

After having made his first steps in the motorcycle business at Stock Express, the importer of Malossi, Marzocchi, Dell'Orto, Daniel quickly integrated Sintertrad, importer & distributor of Look, Vitus, Assos, Cateye, Shimano, Campagnolo, Rocky Mountain, GT, Kozo etc.. As Logistics Director. In 1994 he created his company Free Style which is positioned in racing speciality with various distributions; Mavic, Campagnolo, 3TTT, Fulcrum, etc... and FSC company which he creates and develops in 2004 with a range of Frames, Road Bikes and accessories.

In 2016 he focuses on the distribution of bike brands and accessories.

Daniel is very honored to participate in the development of our prestigious brand: Ateliers HeritageBike, composed of a close-knit and highly motivated team.

Laurent Cherel

Sales agent South-East

A keen road cyclist, mountain biker and mountain sportsman, Laurent has been able to combine his passion with his professional career, firstly at Mavic, where he held various sales manager positions, then at Salomon, and more recently as an independent sales agent.

His love of beautiful products and his keen sense of customer relations naturally brought us together.

Gilles Moreau

Sales agent North-West

Since 2000, I have been a salesman in the motor sport industry with Extrême Limite. After 2 years, I left in the world of the bicycle, my 2nd passion, as commercial at Ertedis. In 2008 I started as a sales agent. In 2015, I specialized in urban and travel cycling.

Today, I am delighted to be able to add a premium brand to my portfolio, Atelier HéritageBike, the luxury bike built with French know-how. What a pride to join the team and promote this beautiful brand!

Raphaël Robert

Sales agent South-West

After a rich career in the parapharmacy and nutrition sector, Raphaël has put his commercial experience at the service of beautiful brands in the cycle field. Lover of beautiful products and sensitive to the values that drive us at Ateliers HeritageBike, Raphaël is the privileged interlocutor of our customers in the South West of France.

A team

OF PASSIONATES - THE PARTNERS

Xavier Wargnier

Co-founder & President

A serial entrepreneur, Xavier is the unifying element of the team. He is probably also the most aesthetic and demanding of the group. He is passionate about beautiful machines (Triumph, Morgan, Defender, Riva,...) but also about the world of beautiful things, unique objects. He tries every day to put into practice his favorite hastag #notthemostunfortunate. Xavier is also the creator of a reference event "Les Sommets du Digital" and of a publishing house, Editions Kawa.

Guillaume Monsigny

Co-founder & Designer

Guillaume, an industrial designer, is passionate about beautiful mechanics. He has developed an expertise in the creation of elegant Neo-Retro style products.

He is very attached to quality and French production. With his experience, he puts his know-how at the service of the creation of innovative and aesthetic vehicles, by working meticulously on materials and details.

Each project is designed with passion, combining creativity and functionality to offer exceptional products.

Guerlain Chicherit

Associate

A top-level athlete, Guerlain is not afraid to take risks to open up new avenues. First a multiple world freeride champion, then a racing driver (Dakar Rally Raid, WRC), he then began a career as a serial entrepreneur, between real estate and energy, and founded GCK, an ecosystem of 9 industrial companies offering technological solutions to accelerate the decarbonization of transport, thanks in particular to hydrogen.

Romain Lacroix

Associate

Romain, CEO of an FMCG in the Annecy region, is the latest arrival in Ateliers Heritagebike® adventure. Connected to numbers as well as to business relations and resolutely wired internationally, seeing him join Les Ateliers was imposed by his taste for beautiful human adventures, his convictions on new urban mobilities or his sensitivity to beautiful mechanics. What His Ducati Mostro, renovated to the highest standards.

Jérome Favre

Associate

 Jérome is passionate about everything he does and he did not join the Ateliers Heriagebike team by chance! In love with old Vespa or collectors' items, he co-manages a group of creation-manufacturing of furniture and decoration stores. His experience of beauty, distribution and logistics as well as manufacturing is a serious asset in the team.

Jean-Luc Pezzolato

Associate

Jean-Luc, manages the marketing of a leading company in the world of industrial labels, especially in the luxury industry. He is as happy on a competition ATV as he is on his Harley-Davidson or one of his vintage Vespas. He is at ease with the times but also with beautiful vintage objects like a pinball machine or a Porsche 356. 

Nathalie Vaudey

Associate

Nathalie is in charge of key accounts for one of the largest laboratories and brings to Ateliers Heritagebike® the rigor that is essential to channel the creative energy of part of the team. Her arrival in the adventure is not a coincidence either, as Nathalie loves beautiful things, whether they are decoration, architecture or beautiful machines. Her taste for a certain uncompromising art of living fits well with the DNA of Les Ateliers Heritagebike®.

Laurence Pastorelli

Associate

Laurence, is the manager of a professional training center with a solid marketing experience, Laurence is also a passionate person. Generous and committed, she brings to the team her energy and good humor, which is reflected in our communication.

Patrick Bouchet

Associate

Entrepreneur since he was 23 years old with many companies or participations to his credit, Patrick is an invested and generous man who does not hesitate to go for projects and causes. Passionate about beautiful old cars, he has already participated in the historic Monte-Carlo rally 6 times. Based in the cradle of cycling, in Saint Etienne, Patrick is a local player involved in sports clubs (Rugby), mayor of his town, in the local production ecosystem, ... 

Sébastien Vandenbergh

Associate

Sébastien, CEO of an ESN in Switzerland with subsidiaries in Portugal and Madagascar, makes every effort to preserve a family DNA in all his companies. The start-up aspect and local production of Les Ateliers HeritageBike®️ were a perfect match for his values. A jack-of-all-trades in both sport and professional life, his knowledge of IT and the Swiss market is an asset to the team.

Pascal Cantenot

Associate

The son of 3 generations of millers, Pascal Cantenot, a graduate of the École des Cadres, founded La Panière in Aix-les-Bains in 1993.

After taking over a small industrial bakery with his father in 1984 and struggling to cope with a hostile team, Pascal had just one idea in mind: "Put together a team that works with him and not against him" The business plan and possible developments would follow. The tone was set: La Panière now has 42 bakeries in the Rhône Alpes region, has just opened its first shop in Switzerland and employs 500 people.

The snack bar is gradually replacing the bakery in response to the new eating habits of its customers. In May 2022, La Panière became a company with a mission, formalising the social and environmental commitments that have guided it since its creation. Pascal is a member of the Entreprendre Savoie and APM networks, and is also helping his son Julien to set up and develop a bakery business in Paris.

Stéphane Couchet

Associate

Nothing is serious, everything is important".

An advertising photographer and director, Stéphane has been a well-known and recognised player in the world of high-end advertising photography since 1998. He is steeped in the culture of the major brands that he accompanies on long-term adventures. Aware of the strategic issues that drive them, he is well-versed in the complex assignments they entail.

His expertise lies in the care he takes with his clients, their history, their values and the highly technical nature of his work. In 2000, he set up his own studio with a creative team and his own production company for the sole benefit of his clients, breaking with codes and customs. He also works in the film industry as Director of Photography.

Today, after many years of international shoots and productions, Stéphane has returned to his native Alps to run one of the region's biggest studios, set in the heart of the Chartreuse Park.

"It's a beautiful studio, a place of rigour and energy, where you can daydream".

Bringing back all his high-quality expertise to our region is what drives him today. He has a passion for beautiful cars, motorbikes and regattas.

Thierry Ragon

Associate

Thierry has been a manager in the pharmaceutical industry for over 15 years, specializing in rare diseases and cancer. Passionate about innovation, boldness and creativity "made in France" in the fields of watchmaking, eyewear and decoration. With a particular taste for aesthetics and design, it's only natural that he should accompany HeritageBike in creating something different and unique, especially when the project is driven by experience and friendship... Caressing the exceptional and looking at beautiful objects

Pierre Vandel

Associate

Pierre is a medical specialist and university professor. Deeply committed to prevention in mental health and support for the most vulnerable, he is fundamentally turned towards others. Quality of life and well-being are among the values he defends, as he aspires to live in the present moment. This is particularly true of HeritageBike and its management.

Olivier Goussard

Associate

Olivier was a notary in a Loiret village on the banks of the Loire and close to the Orléans forest. He practiced this profession with a particular taste for rural life and family law. He has held national and international positions of responsibility. A confirmed mountaineer, most of his leisure time was devoted to climbing, ski touring and expeditions to peaks of over 6000 meters. On the eve of retirement, he suffered a serious stroke that left him paralyzed on his left side.

Olivier is also passionate about strong human adventures such as Ateliers HeritageBike, and brings his experience to the administrative management of this young compa

Séverine Nübel

Associate

A well-known figure in the field of branding and communications.

She currently manages Brand and Advertising for the group of a major telecoms operator. A lecturer at Sciences Po Paris, she regularly works with start-ups as part of her expertise.

Passionate about her job, cash, she is personally committed to Ateliers HeritageBike because she believes that the reindustrialisation of regions and Made in France are priority issues for our future. A proud Haute-Savoyard, her only fault is that she thinks "nothing is more beautiful than La Clusaz".