The Wiel's–Groene Leeuw squad of the 1964 Tour de France
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Registered | Belgium |
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Founded | 1945 |
Disbanded | 1969 |
Discipline | Road |
Bicycles | Groene Leeuw (1945–1967) Novy (1968–1969) |
General manager | Arthur Decabooter (1968–1969) |
1945–1953 1954 1955–1957 1958 1959–1960 1961 1962–1965 1966 1967 1967 1968–1969 |
Groene Leeuw Groene Leeuw–Huret Groene Leeuw Groene Leeuw–Leopold Groene Leeuw–Sinalco–SAS Groene Leeuw–SAS–Sinalco Wiel's–Groene Leeuw Wiel's–Gancia-Groene Leeuw Groene Leeuw–Tibetan–Pull Over Centrale Tibetan–Pull Over Centrale Pull Over Centrale–Novy |
Groene Leeuw (English: Green Lion) was a Belgian professional cycling team that existed from 1945 to 1969. Its main sponsor was Belgian bicycle manufacturer Groene Leeuw. Among the various co-sponsors was the Belgian beer Wiel's. In the 1960 Vuelta a España, the team finished with the top two placings in the general classification of the 1960 Vuelta a España, with Frans De Mulder first and Armand Desmet second.