RMO (cycling team)

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Michel Vermote c.1988–1989
Team information
Registered France
Founded 1986 (1986)
Disbanded 1992
Discipline Road
Team name history
1986–1988
1989–1992
1992
RMO–Cycles Méral–Mavic
RMO
RMO–Onet

RMO (Relation Main d'Oeuvre) was a French professional cycling team that existed from 1986 to 1992. [1] Its main sponsor was French supplier of temporary workers Relation Main d'Oeuvre. [2] Its most notable results were the mountains classification of the 1990 Tour de France with Thierry Claveyrolat and the 1991 Paris–Roubaix with Marc Madiot.

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References

  1. "Accès équipes RMO" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  2. "A directory of pro cycling team sponsors, old and new". BikeRaceInfo. McGann Publishing. Retrieved 3 February 2017.

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