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De Kova–Lejeune
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Team information
RegisteredFrance
Founded1973 (1973)
Disbanded1973
Discipline(s)Road
BicyclesCycles Lejeune
Key personnel
General managerEdouard Achleitner
Raphaël Géminiani
Guy Lapébie
Team name history
1973
De Kova–Lejeune

De Kova–Lejeune was a French professional cycling team that existed in 1973.[1] It was sponsored by the wealthy Miriam De Kova and Cycles Lejeune. Included in the roster was 1966 Tour de France winner Lucien Aimar. The team wore pink jerseys.[2][3]

Team roster

The following is a list of riders on the De Kova–Lejeune squad during the 1973 season, with age given for 1 January 1973.[1]

Rider Date of birth
 Lucien Aimar (FRA) (1941-04-28)28 April 1941 (aged 31)
 Jean-Claude Baud (FRA) (1948-02-14)14 February 1948 (aged 24)
 Firmino Bernardino (POR) (1950-03-19)19 March 1950 (aged 22)
 Christian Blain (FRA) (1948-07-31)31 July 1948 (aged 24)
 Jean-Claude Blocher (FRA) (1949-01-06)6 January 1949 (aged 23)
 Marcel Boishardy (FRA) (1945-03-07)7 March 1945 (aged 27)
 Joseph Carletti (FRA) (1946-03-12)12 March 1946 (aged 26)
 Jean Claude Dubost (FRA) (1949-08-03)3 August 1949 (aged 23)
 Andrés Gandarias (ESP) (1943-04-24)24 April 1943 (aged 29)
 Noël Geneste (FRA) (1947-12-17)17 December 1947 (aged 25)
Rider Date of birth
 Charles Genthon (FRA) (1945-05-27)27 May 1945 (aged 27)
 Gérard Godier (FRA) (1950-06-19)19 June 1950 (aged 22)
 Jacques-André Hochart (FRA) (1948-07-29)29 July 1948 (aged 24)
 Serge Lapébie (FRA) (1948-06-09)9 June 1948 (aged 24)
 Gerard Olbe (FRA) (1948-02-04)4 February 1948 (aged 24)
 Richard Podesta (FRA) (1948-03-01)1 March 1948 (aged 24)
 Cees van der Meijden (NED) (1951-01-05)5 January 1951 (aged 21)
 Gregoire Van Moer (BEL) (1947-07-26)26 July 1947 (aged 25)
 Daniel Vermeulen (FRA) (1948-04-14)14 April 1948 (aged 24)

References

  1. ^ a b "De Kova - Lejeune (1973) (jq fin août)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  2. ^ "A directory of pro cycling team sponsors, old and new". BikeRaceInfo. McGann Publishing. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Teams vanished and gone". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 27 July 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2017.

External links

Media related to De Kova–Lejeune at Wikimedia Commons