Frisol (cycling team)

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Frisol
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Team information
RegisteredNetherlands
Founded1973 (1973)
Disbanded1977
Discipline Road
Bicycles Gazelle
Team name history
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
Frisol
Frisol–Flair Plastics
Frisol–G.B.C.
Frisol–Gazelle
Frisol–Thirion–Gazelle

Frisol was a Dutch professional cycling team that existed from 1973 to 1977. [1] [2] Its main sponsor was Dutch oil trader Frisol. [3] Its most notable victory was Jan Raas's win of the 1977 Milan–San Remo.

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.

Jan Raas professional cyclist

Jan Raas is a Dutch former professional cyclist whose 115 wins include the 1979 World Road Race Championship in Valkenburg, he also won the Tour of Flanders in 1979 and 1983, Paris–Roubaix in 1982 and Milan–San Remo in 1977. He won ten stages in the Tour de France. In six starts, Raas won the Amstel Gold Race five times.

The 1977 Milan–San Remo was the 68th edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 19 March 1977. The race started in Milan and finished in San Remo. The race was won by Jan Raas of the Frisol team.

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References

  1. "Frisol (1973)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  2. "Frisol - Thirion - Gazelle (1977)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  3. "A directory of pro cycling team sponsors, old and new". BikeRaceInfo. McGann Publishing. Retrieved 7 February 2017.

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