Helyett (cycling team)

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Helyett
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Helyett–Fynsec–Hutchinson rider Jacques Anquetil (right) at the 1961 Tour de France
Team information
RegisteredFrance
Founded1932 (1932)
Disbanded1961
Discipline(s) Road
Team name history
1932–1936
1937
1938–1944
1945
1946–1947
1948
1949–1951
1952
1953–1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1959–1960
1960 Giro d'Italia
1961
Helyett–Hutchinson
Helyett–Splendor–Hutchinson
Helyett–Hutchinson
Helyett
Helyett–Hutchinson
Helyett
Helyett–Hutchinson
Helyett
Helyett–Hutchinson
Helyett–Potin–Hutchinson
Helyett–Potin
Helyett–Leroux–Hutchinson
Helyett–Leroux–Fynsec–Hutchinson
Helyett–Leroux–Fynsec–Hutchinson
Fynsec–Helyett
Helyett–Fynsec–Hutchinson
Helyett (cycling team) jersey Helyett-Hutchinson-1950 jersey.png
Helyett (cycling team) jersey
Jersey

Helyett was a French professional cycling team that existed from 1932 to 1961. [1]

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History

In 1919, the Picard brothers founded the a company making cycle parts in Sully-sur-Loire, with a second factory in Orleans. They called this company "Helyett", after the operette "Miss Helyett. Soon, they also made bicycles. In 1932, they started to sponsor a cycling team. [2]

Helyett sponsored Jacques Anquetil for most of his career, including three of his five victories in the Tour de France. [3]

In 1962, cycling sponsors joint forces with extrasportive sponsors to save costs; Helyett joined ACBB and Saint-Raphael to form a new team. [4] Jacques Anquetil won the 1962 Tour de France for this team. This would be the final year that Helyett sponsored a cycling team. [5] Later in 1962, the factory in Orleans was sold, and in 1966 Helyett merged with Gitane. [2]

References

  1. "Accès équipes Helyett" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Helyett". Classic Factory Lightweight Bicycles.
  3. "A Directory of Pro Cycling Team Sponsors, Old and New". BikeraceInfo. McGann Publishing.
  4. "Dertien Nederlanders in Franse Merkenteams" [Thirteen Dutchies in French mark teams]. De Volkskrant. Delpher. 22 December 1961. p. 15.
  5. "Nieuws uit de wielerwereld" [News from the cycling world]. Limburgsch dagblad (in Dutch). Delpher. 20 September 1962. p. 11.

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