{"id":2,"date":"2020-03-06T13:05:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T13:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thompson-bikebuilder.be\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2024-08-23T11:11:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T09:11:11","slug":"wiezijnwij","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thompson-bikebuilder.be\/en\/wiezijnwij\/","title":{"rendered":"Who we are"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2\" class=\"elementor elementor-2\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32b2dfe4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32b2dfe4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-356ba36b\" data-id=\"356ba36b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-490eac3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"490eac3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3dedfa0\" data-id=\"3dedfa0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22f2b35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22f2b35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"portfolio-top\"><h5>Belgian bikes at competitive prices.<\/h5><\/div><div>Thompson is a Belgian family business founded by Hector De Smet in 1921 in the town of Geraardsbergen, home of the \u201cMuur van Geraardsbergen\u201d which is of course known from the Ronde Van Vlaanderen. After its establishment, Thompson immediately started full production in-house, from design to welding, painting and assembling frames. The Thompson philosophy very quickly became clear to the public, namely \u201cA high quality for a fair price\u201d.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5568484\" data-id=\"5568484\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e091793 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e091793\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thompson-bikebuilder.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Showroom-oud.png?fit=250%2C182&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7125\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6904a4e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6904a4e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a53f62e\" data-id=\"a53f62e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e17e285 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e17e285\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thompson-bikebuilder.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Firma-luchtfoto.png?fit=250%2C179&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7126\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30ed5f3\" data-id=\"30ed5f3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f113869 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f113869\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"portfolio-top\">\u00a0<\/div><div>Of course, after more than 100 years in the industry and 4 generations later, this ideology remains unchanged! Today, Thompson has a full range of bikes with production of E-bikes, road, mtb, cross, sports and city bikes.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ab3494 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ab3494\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38503ac\" data-id=\"38503ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6315601 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6315601\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>Well-known cyclists such as \"Ijzeren\" Briek Schotte and Roger De Cock, among others, won big victories on a Thompson bicycle at the time! Briek Schotte won his first Ronde Van Vlaanderen in 1942 on a Thompson bicycle. Roger De Cock won both the 1952 Tour of Flanders and the 1954 Tour of Belgium on a Thompson bike. In an interview later in the champion's life, he said <strong>\"The Thompson I rode in '54 was the best bike of my career.<\/strong><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-757e3a4\" data-id=\"757e3a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88b2397 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"88b2397\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thompson-bikebuilder.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/briekschotte.png?fit=250%2C341&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7127\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54cc0e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54cc0e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c3462e\" data-id=\"9c3462e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-405a52a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"405a52a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"125\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thompson-bikebuilder.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/werk-1.png?fit=125%2C188&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7128\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2224359\" data-id=\"2224359\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19c200f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19c200f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Quality bikes from Belgium.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94c2b55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94c2b55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>This is ensured by a 20-strong workforce who work every day to deliver your bike, assembled by hand and with the greatest care in our assembly halls, to you in perfect condition and through our extensive dealer network of around 250 dealers. This all happens in Lessines, where our warehouses and assembly hall are located in an area of +\/- 3500 square metres.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb4218a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb4218a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f10a37\" data-id=\"6f10a37\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d6070d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d6070d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Be Creative colour options:<\/span><\/strong><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>The Thompson \"Be Creative\" system allows individuals to design their own colour scheme! All carbon frames are painted in-house with the utmost care. This allows us to do something extra for the consumer.<\/div><div>Via a configurator on the website, you can choose from dozens of colours and put together your own personal bike. And to make your bike even more exclusive, you can have your name placed on the frame, all included in the price. Provided all parts are in stock, normal delivery time is about 3 to 4 weeks.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-319094d\" data-id=\"319094d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2fdb8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e2fdb8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"125\" height=\"83\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thompson-bikebuilder.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/werk-3.png?fit=125%2C83&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7130\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-439bd4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"439bd4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"125\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thompson-bikebuilder.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/werk-2.png?fit=125%2C188&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7129\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5b345c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5b345c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-797c3bb\" data-id=\"797c3bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-188852e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"188852e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Perfect service and after-sales service :<br \/><\/span><\/strong><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Notwithstanding the sublime quality of our bikes, proper and expert maintenance of your bike remains necessary. For that, you need to be with a professional. At the Thompson dealer, you can find not only the complete collection of bicycles but also personal advice and perfect service.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c33120 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c33120\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d15331\" data-id=\"2d15331\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2170145 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2170145\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Thompson NV, Zoning Ouest 8, 7860 Lessines - Belgium - BE0430064742<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Belgische fietsen aan scherpe prijzen. Thompson is een Belgisch familiebedrijf opgericht door Hector De Smet in 1921 in de stad Geraardsbergen, thuis van de \u201cMuur van Geraardsbergen\u201d welke uiteraard bekend is uit de Ronde Van Vlaanderen. Na oprichting startte Thompson direct met volledige productie in huis, van ontwerp tot en met frames lassen, lakken en [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thompson-bikebuilder.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thompson-bikebuilder.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thompson-bikebuilder.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thompson-bikebuilder.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thompson-bikebuilder.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thompson-bikebuilder.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thompson-bikebuilder.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}