Merlin Plage–Shimano–Flandria
Team information
RegisteredFrance
Founded1974 (1974)
Disbanded1974
Discipline(s)Road
BicyclesFlandria
Key personnel
General managerJacques Cadiou
Team name history
1974
Merlin Plage–Shimano–Flandria

Merlin Plage–Shimano–Flandria was a French professional cycling team that existed in 1974.[1] It was linked to the Belgian team Carpenter–Confortluxe–Flandria. It participated in the 1974 Tour de France,[2] with Cyrille Guimard winning a stage.[3]

Team roster

The following is a list of riders on the Merlin Plage squad during the 1974 season, with age given for 1 January 1974.[1]

Rider Date of birth
 Christian Ardouin (FRA) (1952-04-18)18 April 1952 (aged 21)
 Fernand Bruggeman (BEL) (1949-04-19)19 April 1949 (aged 24)
 Raphaël Coene (BEL) (1950-11-05)5 November 1950 (aged 23)
 André Corbeau (FRA) (1950-04-01)1 April 1950 (aged 23)
 Michel Coroller (FRA) (1949-05-10)10 May 1949 (aged 24)
 Régis Delépine (FRA) (1946-12-22)22 December 1946 (aged 27)
 Michel Demore (FRA) (1948-09-29)29 September 1948 (aged 25)
 André Dierickx (BEL) (1947-10-29)29 October 1947 (aged 26)
 Maurice Dury (BEL) (1947-11-08)8 November 1947 (aged 26)
 Henri Fin (FRA) (1950-03-10)10 March 1950 (aged 23)
Rider Date of birth
 Cyrille Guimard (FRA) (1947-01-20)20 January 1947 (aged 26)
 Joël Millard (FRA) (1946-01-23)23 January 1946 (aged 27)
 Jean-Claude Misac (FRA) (1948-10-27)27 October 1948 (aged 25)
 Gérard Moneyron (FRA) (1948-01-17)17 January 1948 (aged 25)
 Daniel Rébillard (FRA) (1948-12-20)20 December 1948 (aged 25)
 Jean-Jacques Sanquer (FRA) (1946-11-29)29 November 1946 (aged 27)
 Alain van Lancker (FRA) (1947-05-15)15 May 1947 (aged 26)
 Ghislain Van Landeghem (BEL) (1949-07-18)18 July 1949 (aged 24)
 Noël Vantyghem (BEL) (1947-10-09)9 October 1947 (aged 26)

References

  1. 1 2 "Merlin Plage - Shimano - Flandria (1974)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "The history of the Tour de France – Year 1974 – The starters". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "The history of the Tour de France – Year 1974 – The stage winners". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2017.


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