Groene Leeuw (cycling team) explained

Groene Leeuw
Registered:Belgium
Disbanded:1969
Generalmanager:Arthur Decabooter (1968–1969)
Discipline:Road
Bicycles:Groene Leeuw (1945–1967)
Novy (1968–1969)
Season:1945–1953
1954
1955–1957
1958
1959–1960
1961
1962–1965
1966
1967
1967
1968–1969
Oldname:Groene Leeuw
Groene Leeuw–Huret
Groene Leeuw
Groene Leeuw–Leopold
Groene Leeuw–Sinalco–SAS
Groene Leeuw–SAS–Sinalco
Wiel's–Groene Leeuw
Wiel's–Gancia-Groene Leeuw
Groene Leeuw–Tibetan–Pull Over Centrale
Tibetan–Pull Over Centrale
Pull Over Centrale–Novy
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Groene Leeuw (English: Green Lion) was a Belgian professional cycling team that existed from 1945 to 1969.[1] [2] [3] Its main sponsor was Belgian bicycle manufacturer Groene Leeuw. Among the various co-sponsors was the Belgian beer Wiel's.[4] In the 1960 Vuelta a España, the team finished with the top two placings in the general classification of the 1960 Vuelta a España, with Frans De Mulder first and Armand Desmet second.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Groene Leeuw (1945). fr. Mémoire du cyclisme. 31 January 2017.
  2. Web site: Pull Over Centrale - Novy (1969). fr. Mémoire du cyclisme. 31 January 2017.
  3. Web site: Groene Leeuw. Wielersportboeken. 31 January 2017.
  4. Web site: A directory of pro cycling team sponsors, old and new. 7 February 2017. BikeRaceInfo. McGann Publishing.