Renault (cycling team)
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Team information | |
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UCI code | REN |
Registered | France |
Founded | 1978 |
Disbanded | 1985 |
Discipline(s) | Road Cyclo-cross |
Key personnel | |
General manager | Cyrille Guimard |
Team name history | |
1978 1979–1980 1981–1982 1983–1985 | Renault–Gitane–Campagnolo Renault–Gitane Renault–Elf–Gitane Renault–Elf |
Renault (UCI team code: REN) was a French professional cycling team that existed from 1978 to 1985.[1] The team cycled on and promoted Gitane racing bikes.
History
The team was created in 1978 after the Renault auto group purchased the Gitane bicycle manufacturer and became the main sponsor of the Gitane–Campagnolo cycling team that was directed by former French cycling champion Cyrille Guimard and featured the promising young cyclist Bernard Hinault.[2]
From 1978-80, the team was known as Renault-Gitane but, from 1981–85, the team was Renault-Elf. Elf being an oil company that was owned by the Renault auto group.[2]
During this time the team with Bernard Hinault dominated the sport from 1978 to 1983 with four wins in the Tour de France, two wins in the Vuelta a España and two wins in the Giro d'Italia. Hinault won several smaller stage races as well as one day races which included Liège–Bastogne–Liège, Paris–Roubaix, Giro di Lombardia, the Amstel Gold Race and the 1980 World Cycling Championships.[citation needed]
Guimard signed several American riders which included future Tour de France winner Greg LeMond. LeMond made an immediate impression with his third-place finish behind Hinault in the 1981 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré. Hinault left the team at the end of 1983 after Renault-Elf teammate Laurent Fignon took over the designated team leader after winning the 1983 Tour de France.[citation needed]
Greg LeMond added to the team's laurels by winning the 1983 World Championship. The following year Fignon finished high in the Giro d'Italia, and then went on to become the 1984 French National Champion and winner of the 1984 Tour de France.[citation needed]
The dominance of the team began to wane in 1985, with Fignon suffering from persistent knee injury and rising star Greg LeMond leaving the team for Hinault's La Vie Claire team. The highlight of the 1985 season was Marc Madiot’s win in the cobbled classic Paris–Roubaix.[citation needed]
After the 1985 season, the Renault auto group retired from sponsoring in the peloton and the French supermarket Système U became the main sponsor of Guimard's team. The team continued to ride on Gitane bicycle frames, who were co-sponsors for the You have called {{Contentious topics}}
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Major wins
- 1978
- Overall
Tour de France, Bernard Hinault
- Stages 8, 15 & 20, Bernard Hinault
Overall Vuelta a España, Bernard Hinault
- Grand Prix des Nations, Bernard Hinault
- 1979
- Giro di Lombardia, Bernard Hinault
- La Flèche Wallonne, Bernard Hinault
- Overall
Tour de France, Bernard Hinault
- Stages 2 (ITT), 3, 11 (ITT), 15 (ITT), 21 (ITT) 23 & 24, Bernard Hinault
- Stage 13, Pierre-Raymond Villemiane
- Giro di Lombardia, Bernard Hinault
- Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- Grand Prix des Nations, Bernard Hinault
- 1980
- Paris–Camembert, Pierre-Raymond Villemiane
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège, Bernard Hinault
- Overall
Giro d'Italia, Bernard Hinault
- Stage 12, Yvon Bertin
- Stage 14, Bernard Hinault
- Stage 20, Jean-René Bernaudeau
- Prologue & Stages 4 & 5 (ITT), Bernard Hinault
- 1981
- Paris–Roubaix, Bernard Hinault
- Amstel Gold Race, Bernard Hinault
- Overall
Tour de France, Bernard Hinault
- Prologue & Stages 7 (ITT), 16, 20 & 22 (ITT), Bernard Hinault
- Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Bernard Hinault
- 1982
- Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise, Bernard Hinault
- Overall
Giro d'Italia, Bernard Hinault
- Stage 11, Bernard Becaas
- Stages 12, 18 & 22 (ITT), Bernard Hinault
- Overall
Tour de France, Bernard Hinault
- Prologue & Stages 14, 19 (ITT) & 21, Bernard Hinault
- Tour de l'Avenir, Greg LeMond
- Grand Prix des Nations, Bernard Hinault
- 1983
- La Flèche Wallonne, Bernard Hinault
- Overall
Tour de France, Laurent Fignon
- Stage 5, Dominique Gaigne
- Stage 9, Philippe Chevallier
- Stage 21 (ITT), Laurent Fignon
Overall Vuelta a España, Bernard Hinault
- Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Greg LeMond
- 1984
- Stage 10 Giro d'Italia, Martial Gayant
- Stage 20 Giro d'Italia, Laurent Fignon
- Overall
Tour de France, Laurent Fignon
- Stage 2, Marc Madiot
- Stage 3a (TTT)
- Stages 6 (ITT), 15 (ITT), 17, 19 & 21 (ITT), Laurent Fignon
- Stage 7, Pascal Jules
- Stage 11, Pascal Poisson
- Stage 12, Pierre-Henri Menthéour
- Tour de l'Avenir, Charly Mottet
National and world champions
- 1978
French National Road Race Championships, Bernard Hinault
French National Cyclo-cross Championships, Jean-Yves Plaisance
- 1979
French National Road Race Championships, Roland Berland
French National Cyclo-cross Championships, André Wilhelm
- 1980
World Road Race Championship, Bernard Hinault
French National Road Race Championships, Pierre-Raymond Villemiane
French National Cyclo-cross Championships, Alex Gerardin
- 1982
French National Cyclo-cross Championships, Marc Madiot
- 1983
World Road Race Championship, Greg LeMond
French National Cyclo-cross Championships, Martial Gayant
- 1984
French National Road Race Championships, Laurent Fignon
French National Cyclo-cross Championships, Yvon Madiot
- 1985
French National Cyclo-cross Championships, Yvon Madiot
Notable riders
- Bernard Hinault
- Marc Madiot
- Laurent Fignon
- Greg LeMond
- Charly Mottet
- Vincent Barteau
- Eric Boyer
- Thierry Marie
- Hubert Arbes
References
External links
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