Marc (cycling team)

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Marc
Team information
Registered Belgium
Founded 1978 (1978)
Disbanded 1980
Discipline Road
Key personnel
General manager Patrick Lefevere (1980)
Team name history
1978
1979
1980
1980 Tour de France
Marc Zeepcentrale–Superia
Marc Zeep Savon–Superia
Marc–Carlos–V.R.D.–Woningbouw
Marc–IWC–V.R.D.

Marc was a Belgian professional cycling team that existed from 1978 to 1980. [1] [2] [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.

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References

  1. "Marc Zeepcentrale - Superia - I.S.C. (1978)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  2. "Marc Zeep Savon - Superia (1979)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  3. "Marc - Carlos - V.R.D. - Woningbouw / Marc - IWC - V.R.D. au Tour de France (1980)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 5 March 2017.