C&A_(cycling_team)

C&A (cycling team)

C&A (cycling team)

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C&A was a Belgian professional cycling team that existed in 1978. The team was formed after the Fiat France team ended the previous season.[1] It was sponsored by Dutch clothing retailer C&A, who only came into the sport to sponsor a team that had Eddy Merckx on its roster. Merckx, who had ridden with Fiat France, was at the end of his career and he quit the team in March 1978.[2]

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The following is a list of riders on the C&A squad during the 1978 season, with age given for 1 January 1978.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    "C & A (1978)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  2. [2]
    Fotheringham, William (2012). Merckx: Half Man, Half Bike. Yellow Jersey Press. pp. 281–183. ISBN 978-0-224-09195-4.


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