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Cycling team
Groene Leeuw
 The Wiel's–Groene Leeuw squad of the 1964 Tour de France |
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| Team information | |
| Registered | Belgium |
| Founded | 1945 (1945) |
| Disbanded | 1969 |
| Discipline(s) | Road |
| Bicycles | Groene Leeuw (1945–1967)Novy (1968–1969) |
| Key personnel | |
| General manager | Arthur Decabooter (1968–1969) |
| Team name history | |
| 1945–195319541955–195719581959–196019611962–19651966196719671968–1969 | Groene LeeuwGroene Leeuw–HuretGroene LeeuwGroene Leeuw–LeopoldGroene Leeuw–Sinalco–SASGroene Leeuw–SAS–SinalcoWiel's–Groene LeeuwWiel's–Gancia-Groene LeeuwGroene Leeuw–Tibetan–Pull Over CentraleTibetan–Pull Over CentralePull Over Centrale–Novy |
 Groene Leeuw (cycling team) jerseyJersey |
Groene Leeuw (English: Green Lion) was a Belgian professional cycling team that existed from 1945 to 1969.[1][2][3] Its main sponsor was Belgian bicycle manufacturer Groene Leeuw. Among the various co-sponsors was the Belgian beer Wiel's.[4] 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.
- ^ "Groene Leeuw (1945)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Pull Over Centrale - Novy (1969)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Groene Leeuw". Wielersportboeken. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "A directory of pro cycling team sponsors, old and new". BikeRaceInfo. McGann Publishing. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
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