Groene Leeuw (English: Green Lion) was a Belgian professional

cycling team A cycling team is a group of cycle sport, cyclists who join a team or are acquired and train together to compete in bicycle racing, bicycle races whether amateur or professional – and the supporting personnel. Cycling teams are most important i ...

that existed from 1945 to 1969. Its main sponsor was Belgian bicycle manufacturer Groene Leeuw. Among the various co-sponsors was the Belgian beer Wiel's. In the

1960 Vuelta a España The 15th ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of pain-nl, a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 29 April to 15 May 1960. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of , and was won by Franz De Mulder of the Gro ...

, the team finished with the top two placings in the

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of the

, with Frans De Mulder first and

Armand Desmet Armand Desmet (23 January 1931 – 17 November 2012) nieuwsblad.be
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second.

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