Hi Kerrigan,
No, it's definitely Mariotas, not Marotias. Mariotas sponsored Spanish pros in 1945 (one rider), 1955 (eleven riders), & 1956 (one rider). References: memoire-du-cyclisme.net, cyclingwebsite.net
There was a Professional named Carlos Marotias during the early 1960s... I wonder if he had any connection to the Marotias brand you remember?
Aldo Ross
Middletown, Ohio, USA
etc.
> Aldo,
>
> Is that "Marotias" rather than "Mariotas" for Trobat-Garcia's
> bike? When I
> lived in southern Spain in the mid 90's, I noticed a lot of the junior
> racers riding Marotias frames. Lugged steel, of course. The logo
> incorporated a heart, similar to De Rosa. Must have been a local
> distributor sponsoring riders, because I think the builder/company was
> located up north in Guipuzcoa.
>
> That's one of a couple relatively less common Spanish marques that I
> reported to Lou Deeter for his guide. I don't think I've seen one
> since
> returning to the States.
>
> Kerrigan Bennett
> Pleasant Hill, CA USA
>
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> eml
> From: "Aldo Ross" <aldoross4(AT)siscom.net>
> Subject: Re: [CR]pic of the day '55 Worlds/ BLOW-UP / empty bottlecages,
> etc.
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> orlds%2F+BLOW%2DUP+%2F+empty+bottlecages%2C+etc%2E%22&SearchPrefix=%40m
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> Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 22:05:28 -0500
>
> Bikes, from left to right - Fiorelli (anyone recognize the rider?),
> Lygie
> (Monti), Elvé (Ockers), Mariotas (Trobat Garcia), Bianchi (Coppi), and
> La
> Perle (Anquetil).
>
> Aldo Ross
> Middletown, Ohio, USA