Flandria (cycling team)
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Flandria at the 1964 Tour de France | |
| Team information | |
|---|---|
| Registered | Belgium |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Disbanded | 1979 |
| Discipline | Road |
| Status | UCI Division I |
| Key personnel | |
| General manager | Briek Schotte |
| Team manager(s) | Jean de Gribaldy |
| Team name history | |
| 1959 1960-1961 1962 1963 1964-1965 1966 1967-1968 1969 1970-1971 1972 1973 1974-1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 |
Flandria-Dr.Mann Wiel's-Flandria Flandria-Faema-Clément Flandria-Faema Flandria-Romeo Flandria Flandria-De Clerck Flandria-De Clerck-Krüger Flandria-Mars Beaulieu-Flandria Flandria-Carpenter-Shimano Carpenter-Confortluxe-Flandria Flandria-Velda-West Vlaams Vleesbedrijf Flandria-Velda-Latina Assicurazioni Flandria-Velda-Lano Flandria-Ça va seul |
Team Flandria was a Belgian professional cycling team that existed from 1957 to 1979. It was sponsored by Flandria a bicycle manufacturer located in West Flanders that also manufactures mopeds, lawnmowers, and motorbikes.
History
Started with a team built around Jo Planckaert, and Rik Van Looy. Youngsters Eddy Merckx, Peter Post, Herman Van Springel, and Walter Godefroot all joined at early stages of their career, although some such as Merckx left soon after to become leader of his own team.
After Van Looy's retirement, Belgian Freddy Maertens took over the leadership mantle, famous for his rivalry with Eddy Merckx. Irishman Sean Kelly also started his professional career with Flandria, as Maertens' super-domestique.
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