Maurice De Muer

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.[1]

Maurice De Muer
Personal information
Born(1921-10-04)4 October 1921
Potigny, France
Died4 March 2012(2012-03-04) (aged 90)
Team information
RoleRider

He won Paris–Camembert in 1944 and finished second in the 1946 edition of Paris–Nice. He also rode in the 1947 and 1948 Tour de France.[2][3]

De Muer is mostly remembered as a cycling team manager.[4] He started by supporting a small team, Pelforth-Wild-Lejeune, recruiting aggressive riders. This team was allowed to participate in the Tour de France in 1963.[5] 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 to victory in the Tour de France in 1973. He managed the Peugeot cycling team from 1975 to 1982.

Major results

References
  1. "Maurice de Muer: Demanding cycling director for Peugeot - Obituaries - News". London: The Independent. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  2. "34ème Tour de France 1947" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  3. "35ème Tour de France 1948" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  4. "Maurice de Muer". London: independent. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  5. "Maurice de Muer: Demanding cycling director for Peugeot". London: independent. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2013.


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