Sandy Nicholls has retired as marketing manager of Gita Sporting Goods, the U.S. company that markets many bike brands in the country including Pinarello and Campagnolo and its own Giordana brand of cycling apparel. Nicholls was the first employee of Gita when it was set up by Giorgio Andretta in 1978, and he contributed a lot to the success of Italian brands in the U.S. His daily responsibilities will be taken over by Andretta's daughter, Giordana Andretta Walker.

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