Fagor (cycling team, 1966–1969)

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Fagor

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Jaime Alomar in 1967
Team information
Registered Spain
Founded 1966 (1966)
Disbanded 1969
Discipline Road
Key personnel
General manager Pedro Machain
Team name history
1966–1968
1968
1969
Fagor
Fagor–Fargas
Fagor

Fagor was a Spanish professional cycling team that existed from 1966 to 1969. [1] [2] Its main sponsor was Spanish domestic and commercial appliance manufacturer Fagor. [3]

Cycling team organizational unit consisting of cyclists and carers

A cycling team is a group of cyclists who join a team or are acquired and train together to compete in bicycle races whether amateur or professional – and the supporting personnel. Cycling teams are most important in road bicycle racing, which is a team sport, but collaboration between team members is also important in track cycling and cyclo-cross.

Fagor company

Fagor Electrodomésticos is a large domestic and commercial appliance manufacturer based in the Basque Country, Spain and run by the Mondragon Corporation. Fagor is Spain's largest consumer appliance company and the fifth largest electrical appliance company in Europe, manufacturing a wide range of domestic appliances, including washing machines, refrigerators and ovens.

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References

  1. "Fagor (1966)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  2. "Fagor (1969)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  3. "A directory of pro cycling team sponsors, old and new". BikeRaceInfo. McGann Publishing. Retrieved 6 March 2017.

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