Maurice De Muer (4 October 1921 – 4 March 2012) was a French cyclist who rode as a professional between 1943 and 1951 and later became a cycling team manager.
He won
Paris–Camembert
Paris–Camembert (also Paris–Camembert Trophée Lepetit or Paris–Camembert Lepetit) is a semi classic held annually in April. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The route of the race has varied over t ...
in 1944 and finished second in the 1946 edition of
Paris–Nice. He also rode in the
1947 and
1948 Tour de France
The 1948 Tour de France was the 35th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 30 June to 25 July 1948. It consisted of 21 stages over .
The race was won by Italian cyclist Gino Bartali, who had also won the Tour de France in 1938. Barta ...
.
De Muer is mostly remembered as a cycling team manager. He started by supporting a small team, Pelforth-Wild-Lejeune, recruiting aggressive riders. This team was allowed to participate in the
Tour de France
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in 1963.
He became noticed as a sports director when in 1964 one of his cyclists
Georges Groussard wore the yellow jersey for 10 days. He then led the team Bic (1969-1974) with which he led the fiery
Luis Ocaña
Jesús Luis Ocaña Pernía (; 9 June 1945 – 19 May 1994) was a Spanish road bicycle racer who won the 1973 Tour de France and the 1970 Vuelta a España. During the 1971 Tour de France he launched an amazing solo breakaway that put him ...
to victory in the Tour de France in 1973. He managed the
Peugeot
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The family business that preceded the current Peugeot companies was founded in 1810, with a steel foundry that soon started making hand tools and kitchen equipment, and the ...
cycling team from 1975 to 1982.
Major results
* 1941
**
Grand Prix de Fourmies
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The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing ...
* 1943
** ''2
e Wanferçée-Baulet'' (BEL)
* 1944
**
Paris–Camembert
Paris–Camembert (also Paris–Camembert Trophée Lepetit or Paris–Camembert Lepetit) is a semi classic held annually in April. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The route of the race has varied over t ...
(Trophée Lepetit)
* 1945
** ''8
e Paris–Roubaix
Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the ' Monuments' or classics of th ...
''
* 1946
** ''3
e Paris–Tours''
** ''2
e Paris–Nice''
* 1947
**
Grand Prix de l'Écho d'Alger
** ''8
e Paris–Roubaix
Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the ' Monuments' or classics of th ...
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* 1950
**
Tour de la Manche
References
1921 births
2012 deaths
Sportspeople from Calvados (department)
French male cyclists
Cyclists from Normandy
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