Trek Bicycle Corporation signed a long-term licensing agreement with Greg LeMond, the 3-time Tour de France champion and the first American to win the Tour—to design, build, and distribute LeMond Racing Cycles. 1995 was also the year Trek opened a state-of-the-art assembly facility in Whitewater, Wisconsin, leaving the Waterloo location free to focus solely on frame production. In 1997, Trek helped sign former world road race champion (1993) Lance Armstrong to the Trek-sponsored United States Postal Service Pro Cycling Team. Armstrong won his first Tour de France in 1999 aboard a Trek 5500, becoming the first American to win the Tour on an
Diamant (German bicycle company) Fahrradwerke GmbH by the Trek Bicycle Corporation, which has a positive effect. The company introduces more innovations in its model lineup, like the Drive+ system, which is an electronic drive-assist on the bicycle, and rolling out the line of Pedelecs eBikes. Today, the Diamant brand is focused on popular models, for city, touring and sports riding, focused on making the riding experience pleasurable. Along with Trek's racing bicycles, the two brands form cohesion and a complete offerings, spanning all markets. The company is not connected with the Norwegian bicycle manufacturer of the same name. Diamant (German bicycle company) Diamant is