With the mounting pressure from US tariffs on bikes made in Asia, is the cycling industry heading for an era of more home-grown production? If so, Italy is in a fine place to bring more production onshore and return to the glory days of Italian-made bicycles.

At its peak, Italian bike manufacturing was the envy of the world. Bicycle behemoth Bianchi at one point produced 70,000 bicycles in Italy every year. With the brand having recently opened a new assembly facility and tripled the number of bikes it produces in Italy, there's an argument that the Italian bike industry is as healthy as it has been since its 20th-century heyday.