Boule d'Or (cycling team)

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Boule d'Or
Team information
Registered Belgium
Founded 1979 (1979)
Disbanded 1983
Discipline Road
Team name history
1979
1980
1981
1981 (Tour de France)
1982
1982 (Tour de France)
1983		Lano–Boule d'Or
Boule d'Or–Studio Casa
Boule d'Or–Sunair
Sunair–Sport 80–Colnago
Boule d'Or–Sunair
Sunair–Colnago–Campagnolo
Boule d'Or–Colnago

Boule d'Or was a Belgian professional cycling team that existed from 1979 to 1983. [1] [2] Its main sponsor was cigarette brand Boule d'Or. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Lano - Boule d'Or (1979)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Boule d'Or - Colnago (1983)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "A directory of pro cycling team sponsors, old and new". BikeRaceInfo. McGann Publishing. Retrieved 4 March 2017.


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