This is a work in progress. Any feedback or corrections A GENEALOGY OF TOP LEVEL CYCLING TEAMS 1984-2016 Contact me on twitter @dimspace or email [email protected] This graphic attempts to trace the lineage of top level cycling teams that have competed in a Grand Tour since 1985. Teams are grouped by country, and then linked Based on movement of sponsors or team management. Will also include non-gt teams where they are “related” to GT participants. Note: Due to the large amount of conflicting information their will be errors. If you can contribute in any way, please contact me. Notes: 1986 saw a Polish National, and Soviet National team in the Vuelta Espana, and 1985 a Soviet Team in the Vuelta Graphics by DIM @dimspace Web, Updates and Sources: Velorooms.com/index.php?page=cyclinggenealogy REV 2.1.7 1984 added. Fagor (Spain) Mercier (France) Samoanotta Campagnolo (Italy) 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Le Groupement Formed in January 1995, the team folded before the Tour de France, Their spot being given to AKI. Mosoca Agrigel-La Creuse-Fenioux Agrigel only existed for one season riding the 1996 Tour de France Eurocar ITAS Gilles Mas and several of the riders including Jacky Durant went to Casino Chazal Raider Mosoca Ag2r-La Mondiale Eurocar Chazal-Vetta-MBK Petit Casino Casino-AG2R Ag2r Vincent Lavenu created the Chazal team. His last two Pro teams as a rider were Fagor-MBK and Mosaca Eurocar Chazal Chazal-Vanille Chazal-MBK-König Casino - C'est votre équipe Ag2r Prevoyance MBK and Chazal would both sponsor his new team et Mûre Fagor Fagor-MBK La Française des Jeux FDJeux.com La Française des Jeux FDJ FDJ.fr FDJ Fagor - Gin Larios (Vuelta) Fagor - Bose (Vuelta) FDJ-Bigmat Also System U/Pernod Gitane Sonolor-Gitane Renault-Gitane Renault-Elf System U And Sytem U/Histor Castorama Castorama Bonjour - Toupargel Bouygues Télécom Team Europcar Direct Energie Gitane-Campagnolo System U System U/Bose Gitane Pegaso In Spain In Spain Super U Castorama-Raleigh Bonjour Brioches La Boulangère Bbox Bouygues Telecom Pelforth - Sauvage - Lejeune Frigecreme Raleigh - Fiat Jean-René Bernaudeau : Solonor–Lejeune Puch - Campagnolo System U Rider at System U, DS at Castorama Formed Vende U which would become Bonjour Vendée U (Development Team) La Roche Vendée Cyclisme Vendée U Wolber - Spidel 1960 - Pelforth 43-Carlier 1961 - Sauvage-Lejeune-Pelforth 43 1962 - Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune Sem - France-Loire Skil - Reydel - Campagnolo Sem - Mavic Kas Kas-Canal 10 Kas-Miko (TDF) Puch Sem Skil - Sem Campagnolo France-Loire Kas - Miko Sem Mavic V.C. Roubaix Roubaix Lille Metropole 1901-1904 Peugeot Vétements Z-Peugeot Z-Peugeot GAN Crédit Agricole (From August 1998) 1905-1924 Peugeot-Wolber 1925-1955 Peugeot-Dunlop 1956-1962 Peugeot-BP-Dunlop Z-Peugeot Z-Tomasso Z Peugeot-BP-Engelbert Peugeot-Esso-Michelin Peugeot-Shell-Michelin Besson Chaussures-Sojasun Sojasun Peugeot-Shell-Michelin-Velo Talbot Saur Sojasun Peugeot-BP-Michelin Sojasun team ceased 2013. Became secondary sponsors Of the Cannondale team. Fagor-Mercier-Hutchinson Miko-Mercier-Hutchinson Coop Mercier Mavic 1954-1969 Mercier-BP-Hutchinson 1935-1953 Mercier-Hutchinson Bigmat Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson Miko-Mercier-Vivagel Coop Hoonved Rossin Aubervilliers 93-Peugeot Bigmat Auber 93 Bigmat Auber 93 Auber 93 HP BTP–Auber93 Bigmat Auber 93 Bigmat Auber 93 - IBM Auber 93 Auber 93 Auber 93 Fagor - Fargas Fagor Fagor Jean Floc'h - Mantes Jean Floc'h Bretagne-Jean Floc'h Bretagne-Schuller Bretagne-Séché Environnement Bernard Sports - O.C Locminé Jean Floc'h - Moréac Bretagne-Armor Lux Fortuneo-Vital Concept La Redoute - Motobécane RMO - Cycles Méral - Mavic RMO RMO - Onet (TDF) Agritubel V.C. Loudun Following the dissolution of the Agritubel team DS Emmanuel Hubert became DS at Bretagne Schuller La Redoute RMO Folded in 2002. Many of the riders would go to the new Novomail Histor Before becoming GM in 2014 Team, while team boss Bruno Roussel went to Festina and was eventually Agritubel-Loudun 86 (Amateur) Embroiled in the Festina scandal getting a suspended prison sentence. Jean Delatour R.A.G.T. Semences R.A.G.T. Semences-MG Rover Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne Toshiba Team boss Yvon Sanquer would go onto manage La Vie Claire-Terraillon La Vie Claire Toshiba-Kärcher-Look Festina 1999-2001, Astana 2010, FdeJ and Cofidis La Vie Claire-Radar Toshiba Toshiba Cofidis Credit La Vie Claire - Celestial Look Seasonings Radar (In America) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone Solutions Weinmann - La Suisse Cofidis, le Crédit en Ligne (See Switzerland) Colchon CR Peña Hermanos Manzaneque Atun TAM Hueso Chocolates Zahor Chocolates Lotus-Festina Peña Hermanos Manzaneque Lotus-Zahor Festina Lotus Festina Colchon CR (See Spain) The PDM Licence was sold to the Festina Team PDM-Ultimate-Concorde PDM-Gin MG (Vuelta) Nikon Transvemij Elro Snacks B & S Wegenbouw Van Schilt Van Schilt Rogelli Elro Snacks Elro Snacks Floorgres TVM-Ragno TVM-Sanyo TVM-Polis Direct Farm Frites Elro Snacks Femis Bank Elro Snacks - Auto Brabant Transvemij TVM-Van Schilt TVM-Yoko TVM-Bison Kit TVM-Farm Frites Elro Snacks Van Schilt Domo Farm Frites (See Belgium) Superconfex Carlos Carlos Lano Boule d'Or Boule d'Or Kwantum Hallen Carlos Gipiemme Galli - Alan Boule d'Or Studio Casa Boule d'Or - Sunair Colnago Decosol - Yoko Kwantum Hallen-Yoko Buckler Wordperfect Rabobank Blanco LottoNL - Jumbo Superconfex-Yoko Novell Belkin Procycling TI-Raleigh TI - Raleigh TI-Raleigh TI - Raleigh - Mac Gregor TI - Raleigh - Creda TI - Raleigh Panasonic-Isostar Panasonic-Sportlife Campagnolo Campagnolo Panasonic-Raleigh Batavus Bankgiroloterij Bankgiroloterij Peter Post after Panasonic withdrew formed the Panasonic Panasonic-Isostar Novamail Histor team along with Big Star Batavus Bankgiroloterij Merckx-Agu Colnago-Agu some of the former RMO staff Novemail - Histor Bankgiroloterij Laser Computer Batavus Shimano-Memory Corp Argos-Shimano Giant-Alpecin Unigarant Skil Shimano Team 1t4i Giant-Shimano Shimano Racing Shimano Racing Team Fondas Imabo Fondas Doorisol P3Transfer Vacansoleil Vacansoleil-DCM P3Transfer P3 Transfe Doorisol Batavus Assur Carpets - Willy Naessens - Euroclean Palmans - Renault Palmans - Boghemans Palmans - Ideal MrBookmaker.com Willy Naessens Palmans - Ipso Palmans - Lystex Palmans - Collstrop - Tonton MrBookmaker.be SportsTech Tapis Splendor - Jacky Aernoudt Meubelen till June Corona Collstrop Palmans - Collstrop MrBookmaker.com Hitachi Palmans Unibet.com Collstrop Splendor Splendor Splendor - Mondial Moquettes - Marc from June Hitachi-Marc Hitachi Palmans Canyon.com in VTM (TDF) France & Belgium Euro Soap Wickes Splendor Bosal Zonca (Giro) Until 2006 the MrBooker/Palmans Palmans - Cras Collstrop Road and Cross teams were all run The Palmans - Cras team eventually As one entity Split into the BKCP Powerplus and Old Lord's Hitachi Hitachi Isoglass Palmans - Sapim Palmans - Collstrop Palmans Cras Cyclcross teams Splendor Splendor Collstrop Splendor Splendor Marc Admiral Euroshop Isoglass Sunair Garden Wood Isoglass Tönissteiner Collstrop Robland EVS Assur Carpets Collstrop - Lystex Collstrop - De Federale Verzekeringen Robland Mini-Flat Collstrop Collstrop Collstrop Collstrop - Palmans Isoglass Isoglass Garden Wood Willy Naessens Histor Sigma Histor - Sigma Sigma - Fina Accent Jobs cease sponsorship. Wanty Group-Gobert Ha Ro The bulk of the Vacansoleil management And riders move to a new team part Sponsored by Wanty Rokado Rokado Willems Verandas Veranda's Accent Jobs Didier Paindaveine manager of Chocolade Jacques Europ Decor - Boule d'Or After a few years out of the sport (Spent some time at Continental Team Willems-Accent Wanty Rokado - De Gribaldy Colombia Selle-Italia) then set up Verandas Willems) He moved to Androni in 2010 Verandas Willems Accent.jobs Mini-Flat Europ Decor Willems Verandas Okay Whisky - Diamant Watney - Avia Maes Pils - Watney Maes Pils - Mini-Flat V.D.B. - Pirelli Vermeer-Thijs Dries Verandalux - Dries Geens - Watney Maes Pils - Rokado Mini-Flat Vermeer-Thijs Europ Decor Dries - Verandalux Jartazi - Granville Team Boule d'Or - Colnago Mini Flat Skala - Skil Jartazi Revor Jartazi - 7 Mobile Mitsubishi - Jartazi Safir - Roland Beyers - Ludo Safir - Ludo Safir - Marc Van de Ven Roland Jartazi Jartazi - Promo Granville Safir Van de Ven continued for Safir - Geuze Safir Safir - Van de Ven 1986 with two riders. Roland - Skala Ville de Charleroi Chocolade-Jacques Cedico-Ville de Charleroi Saint-Louis Ludo - Galli TW Rock - Chiori New Systems Wincor-Nixdorf Ludo Roland - Grana Padano at the Tdf Cedico-Sunjets Home Market-Ville de Charleroi Marlux Wincor-Nixdorf Lucas - Müllers - Orbea Ville de Charleroi Chocolade Jacques Eurotop Keuken Topsport Vlaanderen Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator Arkel - Multifax Chocolade Jacques Topsport Vlaanderen Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise Domez T-Interim Weinmann Merckx Weinmann Merckx Weinmann previously sponsored the La Suisse Team. There is huge convusion between these two teams on Most sites with different nationalities and contradicting info Weinmann SMM Uster Merckx Tönissteiner Tönissteiner Landbouwkrediet Landbouwkrediet Landbouwkrediet DS Edward Wouters, a couple of riders Saxon - Gatorade And sponsor Tönissteiner came from the Saxon-Selle Italia Saxon-Colnago RDM Landbouwkrediet Crelan-Euphony ANC Halfords team that folded the previous year (CX Team)
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