Alcyon was a French professional cycling team that was active from 1905 to 1959,[1][2] and returned in 1961 and 1962.[3][4] It was started by Alcyon, a French bicycle, automobile and motorcycle manufacturer.
Immediately after the First World War, Alcyon like many other bicycle companies joined a Consortium that employed many riders under the La Sportive name. This consortium would win the Tour de France from 1919 to 1921. The Consortium stopped in 1922 and the member companies which included Automoto, Peugeot and Alcyon restarted up their separate cycling teams. Alcyon grew into a very strong team that dominated the Tour de France with three wins in with Nicolas Frantz in 1927 and in 1928 and Maurice De Waele in 1929.
Alcyon dominated the Tour de France during the 1920s. In the 1929 edition, Maurice Dewaele won the race despite the fact that he was sick when the race went through the Alps. This was because no one attacked the Alcyon rider there.[6] The organisers of the Tour de France decided in 1930 that the race would be disputed by national teams. It has been said that this was done to break the domination of some of the commercial teams, most notably Alcyon [7] As a result, Alcyon was unable to continue to dominate the race. However Alycon-Dunlop riders riding for the French national team were able to dominate the race, such as André Leducq, an Alycon-Dunlop rider who won the very first Tour that was disputed by national teams.[8] Leducq would win the Tour again in 1932, while another Alycon rider, Georges Speicher won the Tour again in 1933.[9]BelgiansRomain Maes and Sylvère Maes were riders of the team when they won the Tour de France in 1935, 1936 and 1939.
After World War II, the team name changed to Alcyon-BP (1946–1949), which was followed by Alcyon-Dunlop (1950–1954). Alcyon stopped sponsoring the team after 1958,[10] although a team existed for 1961 and 1962, managed by former rider Georges Speicher.[3][4]
World Road Race Championship 1933, 1935, 1937, 1948
References
^"Alcyon - Dunlop (1905)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
^"Alcyon - Dunlop (1959)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
^ ab"Alcyon - Leroux (1961)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
^ ab"Gitane - Leroux - Dunlop - R. Geminiani (1962)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
^"95th Tour de France Past Winners ; Winning Teams". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
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Alcyon was a French professional cycling team that was active from 1905 to 1959 1 2 and returned in 1961 and 1962 3 4 It was started by Alcyon a French bicycle automobile and motorcycle manufacturer AlcyonGitane Leroux Dunlop R Geminiani riders Gerard Thielin Anatole Novak Bas Maliepaard and Jean Forestier at the 1962 Tour de FranceTeam informationRegisteredFranceFounded1905 1905 Disbanded1962Discipline s RoadTeam name history1905 19121913 19141915 19211922 193119321933 195919611962Alcyon DunlopAlcyon SolyAlcyonAlcyon DunlopAlcyon ArmorAlcyon DunlopAlcyon LerouxGitane Leroux Dunlop R Geminiani Contents 1 History 2 Major wins 3 References 4 External links 5 External linksHistory Edit Germain Derycke at the 1954 Tour de France Andre Darrigade at the 1961 Tour de FranceThe team won the Tour de France four times before World War I with Francois Faber in 1909 Octave Lapize in 1910 Gustave Garrigou in 1911 and Odile Defraye in 1912 Alcyon won the team prize at the Tour de France from 1909 to 1912 and then from 1927 to 1929 5 Immediately after the First World War Alcyon like many other bicycle companies joined a Consortium that employed many riders under the La Sportive name This consortium would win the Tour de France from 1919 to 1921 The Consortium stopped in 1922 and the member companies which included Automoto Peugeot and Alcyon restarted up their separate cycling teams Alcyon grew into a very strong team that dominated the Tour de France with three wins in with Nicolas Frantz in 1927 and in 1928 and Maurice De Waele in 1929 Alcyon dominated the Tour de France during the 1920s In the 1929 edition Maurice Dewaele won the race despite the fact that he was sick when the race went through the Alps This was because no one attacked the Alcyon rider there 6 The organisers of the Tour de France decided in 1930 that the race would be disputed by national teams It has been said that this was done to break the domination of some of the commercial teams most notably Alcyon 7 As a result Alcyon was unable to continue to dominate the race However Alycon Dunlop riders riding for the French national team were able to dominate the race such as Andre Leducq an Alycon Dunlop rider who won the very first Tour that was disputed by national teams 8 Leducq would win the Tour again in 1932 while another Alycon rider Georges Speicher won the Tour again in 1933 9 Belgians Romain Maes and Sylvere Maes were riders of the team when they won the Tour de France in 1935 1936 and 1939 After World War II the team name changed to Alcyon BP 1946 1949 which was followed by Alcyon Dunlop 1950 1954 Alcyon stopped sponsoring the team after 1958 10 although a team existed for 1961 and 1962 managed by former rider Georges Speicher 3 4 Major wins EditBordeaux Paris 1906 1907 1909 1911 1913 1914 1923 1926 1939 1946 Belgian National Cyclo Cross Championship 1953 French National Cyclo Cross Championship 1909 1910 1911 1912 Luxembourgish National Cyclo Cross Championship 1924 1940 Fleche Wallonne 1947 Giro di Lombardia 1913 Gent Wevelgem 1946 1947 1950 1955 Grand Prix des Nations 1941 1942 Kuurne Brussels Kuurne 1949 1955 Liege Bastogne Liege 1921 1922 1923 1924 1936 1937 1945 1953 Milan San Remo 1908 1910 1911 1912 1913 1955 Omloop Het Volk 1945 1946 Paris Brussels 1909 1914 1922 1923 1924 1927 1931 1936 1937 1946 1947 Paris Nice 1934 Paris Roubaix 1908 1910 1925 1930 1931 1933 1935 1937 1939 1944 1945 1953 Paris Tours 1909 1910 1912 1924 1929 1934 1935 1936 1938 1941 1942 1945 1946 1947 Belgian National Road Race Championships 1908 1909 1919 1922 1926 1934 1935 1936 1937 1942 1946 1947 French National Road Race Championships 1909 1936 1937 1938 1942 1943 1944 Luxembourgish National Road Race Championships 1924 1925 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1937 1938 German National Road Race Championships 1937 Tour of Flanders 1914 1934 1939 1948 Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen 1924 1934 1952 1955 Tour de France General classification 1909 1910 1911 1912 1927 1928 1929 Vuelta a Espana General classification 1947 World Road Race Championship 1933 1935 1937 1948References Edit Alcyon Dunlop 1905 in French Memoire du cyclisme Retrieved 30 January 2017 Alcyon Dunlop 1959 in French Memoire du cyclisme Retrieved 30 January 2017 a b Alcyon Leroux 1961 in French Memoire du cyclisme Retrieved 30 January 2017 a b Gitane Leroux Dunlop R Geminiani 1962 in French Memoire du cyclisme Retrieved 30 January 2017 95th Tour de France Past Winners Winning Teams cyclingnews com Retrieved 2007 11 12 La tentation des equipes nationales Cyclismag com Archived from the original on 2008 11 17 Retrieved 2007 11 04 Equipe de France Archived from the original on 2007 11 05 Retrieved 2007 11 04 Palmares Andre Leducq Velo Club Archived from the original on 2008 12 05 Retrieved 2007 11 11 Palmares Coureurs Francais Georges Speicher Velo Club Archived from the original on 2008 12 05 Retrieved 2007 11 11 Alcyon Dunlop 1958 cycling website net Archived from the original on 2011 07 27 Retrieved 2007 11 12 External links EditHistory catalogs technic External links Edit Media related to Alcyon cycling team at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alcyon cycling team amp oldid 1083825127, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
