Automoto (cycling team)
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Automoto was a French professional cycling team that existed from 1910 to 1952.[1] Its main sponsor was French bicycle and motorcycle manufacturer Automoto.[2] The Automoto cycling team rose to its fullest prominence in the peloton after World War One. Its riders dominated professional cycling's premier event, the Tour de France, from 1923-1926 with a series of convincing victories captained by riders with international appeal like Henri Pellisier (France), Ottavio Bottecchia (Italy) and Lucien Buysse (Belgium).[3]
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Team information | |
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Founded | 1910 (1910) |
Disbanded | 1952 |
Discipline(s) | Road |
Bicycles | Automoto |
Team name history | |
1910 1911 1912 1913–1914 1920 1922 1923 1924 1925–1926 1927–1929 1934 1949–1951 1952 | Automoto Automoto–Persan Automoto Automoto–Continental Automoto Automoto–Wolber–Russell Cycles Automoto–Hutchinson Automoto Automoto–Hutchinson Automoto Automoto–Hutchinson Automoto–Dunlop Automoto |
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