Solo–Superia
Cycling team
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Solo–Superia was a Belgian professional cycling team that existed from 1961 to 1966.[1][2] Its main sponsor was Belgian margarine manufacturer Solo.[3] Its most notable wins were the 1965 Paris–Roubaix with Rik Van Looy and the 1966 Tour of Flanders with Edward Sels.[4]
The Solo–Superia squad of the 1964 Tour de France | ||
| Team information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Registered | Belgium | |
| Founded | 1961 | |
| Disbanded | 1966 | |
| Discipline | Road | |
| Team name history | ||
1961–1962 1963 1964–1966 | Solo–Van Steenbergen Solo–Terrot Solo–Superia | |
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Major results
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1961 – Solo–Van Steenbergen
1962 – Solo–Van Steenbergen
1963 – Solo–Terrot–Van Steenbergen
- Ronde van Limburg, Joseph Wouters
- Paris–Nice, Joseph Wouters
- Brabantse Pijl, Joseph Wouters
- Dwars door België Stage 1, Albert Covens
- Four Days of Dunkirk
- Stage 1, Henri De Wolf
- Stage 2, Robert Lelangue
- Tour de France Stage 6a & 20, Roger De Breuker
- Druivenkoers Overijse, Henri De Wolf
1964 – Solo–Superia
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- Stage 1 & 9, Edward Sels
- Stage 8a, Bernard Van de Kerckhove
- Harelbeke–Antwerpen–Harelbeke, Rik Van Looy
- Circuit Provençal Stage 4, Henri De Wolf
- Vuelta a España
- Stage 1a, Edward Sels
- Stage 2, Rik Van Looy
- Stage 4a, Armand Desmet
- Stage 10, Henri De Wolf
- Stage 3a, Bernard Van de Kerckhove
- Stage 4b, Rik Van Looy
- Tour de Luxembourg Stage 4, Edward Sels
- Tour de France
- Stage 1, 11, 14 & 19, Edward Sels
- Stage 3a, Bernard Van de Kerckhove
- Stage 5, Willy Derboven
- Overall & Stage 1, Rik Van Looy
- Stage 2, Edward Sels
1965 – Solo–Superia
- Sassari–Cagliari, Rik Van Looy
- Omloop Het Volk, Noël De Pauw
- Gent–Wevelgem, Noël De Pauw
- Harelbeke–Antwerpen–Harelbeke, Rik Van Looy
- Elfstedenronde, Rik Van Looy
- Circuit Provençal
- Stage 4b, Rik Van Looy
- Stage 5, Roger Baguet
- Stage 1, 2, 7, 9, 12, 14, 15 & 17, Rik Van Looy
- Stage 2b & 4, Rik Van Looy
- Stage 1a & 19, Rik Van Looy
- Stage 2, Bernard Van de Kerckhove
- Stage 4, Edgard Sorgeloos
- Stage 7, Edward Sels
- Stage 2, Bernard Van de Kerckhove
- Stage 4, Edward Sels
1966 – Solo–Superia
- Paris–Nice Stage 4, Rik Van Looy
- Harelbeke–Antwerpen–Harelbeke, Rik Van Looy
- Tour of Flanders, Edward Sels
- Tour de Luxembourg Stage 3, Rik Van Looy
- Tour de France
- Stage 6 & 22a, Edward Sels
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