Amaury Sport Organisation

Amaury Sport Organisation
AbbreviationASO and A.S.O.
Formation1992 (1992)
FounderPhilippe Amaury
Legal statusPrivate company
PurposeSport event management
Headquarters40 Quai du Point du Jour, Issy-les-Moulineaux, 92100
Location
ServicesSporting 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, 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. The president of ASO is Jean-Etienne Amaury, the son of Philippe Amaury and Marie-Odile Amaury, and grandson of EPA founder, Émilien Amaury.

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