native Brittany. After a successful amateur career, he signed with the Gitane–Campagnolo team to turn professional in 1975. He took breakthrough victories...

to their first team (Rapha–Gitane–Dunlop) the following year, and won the 1961 Tour of Flanders. Simpson then joined Gitane–Leroux–Dunlop–R. Geminiani;...

overdose. Robert Varnajo, 94, French road racing cyclist (Saint-Raphaël, Rapha–Gitane–Dunlop). Valery Vostrotin, 71, Russian colonel general and politician, deputy...

and European bicycle manufacturers including Schwinn, Raleigh, Peugeot, Gitane and Motobecane — as well as other nascent Japanese bicycle brands including...

Ruban Granitier Breton stage race) by Cyrille Guimard, the Renault–Elf–Gitane team's directeur sportif. Guimard said he was impressed with LeMond's spirit...

European lawn tennis championship held in Paris. 1902 26 January – First Gitanes cigarettes go on sale. 16 October – First use of fingerprints by Paris...

a total of 130. The teams entering the race were: Peugeot–Esso–Michelin Gitane–Campagnolo Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson Kas–Campagnolo Super Ser TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo...

doping test. Wolfshohl became a professional road racer in 1960 by the Rapha-Gitane team. In 1962 he was beaten in a two-man sprint by Jef Planckaert in Liège–Bastogne–Liège...

for the construction models, Mack started to offer the Granite, Granite Bridge-Formula and Granite Axle-back. Also this model is serving in the Mexican...

circuit, for the Ireland "B" team. He fell on the tricky turn at Governor's Bridge, shortly before the finish, but came fourth. He won the 1953 Irish amateur...