Joseph Mauclair in 1929 | |
| Team information | |
|---|---|
| Registered | France |
| Founded | 1901 |
| Disbanded | 1955 |
| Discipline | Road |
| Team name history | |
| 1901–1906 1907 1908–1910 1911–1913 1914 1920–1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929–1930 1934–1935 1936 1937 1938–1943 1944 1945 1946–1947 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 | La Française La Française–Persan La Française La Française–Diamant La Française–Hutchinson La Française La Française–Diamant–Dunlop La Française La Française–Diamant–Dunlop La Française La Française–Dunlop La Française–Diamant–Dunlop La Française–Dunlop La Française–Diamant–Dunlop La Française–Dunlop La Française La Française–Dunlop La Française La Française–Dunlop La Française–Dunlop La Française–Diamant–Dunlop La Française–Dunlop La Française La Française–Dunlop La Française La Française–Dunlop |
La Française (English: The French) was a French professional cycling team that existed from 1901 to 1955. [1] [2] Maurice Garin won the 1903 Tour de France with the team. Their rider Léon Scieur won the 1921 Tour de France when riders participated as individuals.
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.
Maurice-François Garin was an Italian-born French road bicycle racer best known for winning the inaugural Tour de France in 1903, and for being stripped of his title in the second Tour in 1904 along with eight others, for cheating.
The 1903 Tour de France was the first cycling race set up and sponsored by the newspaper L'Auto, ancestor of the current daily, L'Équipe. It ran from 1 to 19 July in six stages over 2,428 km (1,509 mi), and was won by Maurice Garin.
