![]() Amaury Sport Organisation logo | |
Abbreviation | ASO and A.S.O. |
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Formation | 1992 |
Founder | Philippe Amaury |
Legal status | Private company |
Purpose | Sport event management |
Headquarters | 40 Quai du Point du Jour, Issy-les-Moulineaux, 92100 |
Location | |
Services | Sporting events including: |
President | Jean-Etienne Amaury |
Parent organization | Éditions Philippe Amaury |
The Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO and also A.S.O.) is a private company,[1] founded in 1992, that is part of the privately-owned French media group Éditions Philippe Amaury (EPA). ASO organises the Tour de France and other cycling races, as well as golf, running, sailing and off-road motorsport events over 250 days of competition per year, with 90 events in 30 countries.[2] The president of ASO is Jean-Etienne Amaury, the son of Philippe Amaury and Marie-Odile Amaury, and grandson of EPA founder, Émilien Amaury.[3]
The editor of L’Auto, Jacques Goddet, indulged in covert printing of pamphlets using the newspaper's paper and plant and under a new name L’Equipe, “The Team”, but on white paper and not the traditional yellow.In 1948 it became a daily newspaper.[4] It is one of the popular sports newspapers in France.[5]