Maes Pils (cycling team)

Maes Pils
Team data
nationality	Belgium
First season	1966
Last season	1977
discipline	Street
Wheel manufacturer	Diamant (1966-1969) Watney (1970-1974) Groene Leeuw (1975-1977)
staff
Team manager	Joseph Desmet (1967-1970) Willy Jossart (1970-1975) Albert De Kimpe (1972-1977)
Name story
Years	Surname
1966-1969 1970 1971-1972 1973-1974 1975 1976 1977	Okay Whiskey-Diamant Geens-Watney Watney-Avia Watney-Maes Maes Pils-Watney Maes Pils-Rokado Maes Pils-Mini Flat

Maes Pils was a Belgian cycling team that existed from 1966 to 1977. The greatest successes were the victories in 1976 at the Tour of Flanders and the two successes in the Amstel Gold Race in 1971 and 1972.

Frans Verbeeck 1970

Frans Verbeeck 1973

successes

1967

• Grote Prijs Beeckman-De Caluwé
• GP Zele
• Erembodegem-Terjoden
• Druivenkoers

1968

• Fred De Bruyne Memorial

1969

• GP Jef Scherens
• Omloop of the Vlaamse Gewesten
• GP du Tournaisis
• Sint-Elooisprijs

1970

• Omloop Het Volk
• Omloop van de Fruitstreek Alken
• GP Zele
• Overall ranking and two stages of the Tour de Nord
• Overall ranking and a stage Tour de Picardie
• a stage tour of Belgium
• three stages tour of Luxembourg

1971

• Amstel Gold Race
• GP Jef Scherens
• Leeuwse Pijl
• GP Zele
• GP de Denain
• Tour of Luxembourg
• two stages of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
• a stage tour of Belgium

1972

• Amstel Gold Race
• Omloop Het Volk
• Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
• Leeuwse Pijl
• Omloop of the Vlaamse Gewesten
• Putte chapels
• Grote Prijs Beeckman-De Caluwé
• GP Frans Verbeeck
• a stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
• two stages tour of Belgium
• one stage tour of Luxembourg
• three stages Tour de Nord

1973

• Belgian champion - road race
• Dwars door Vlaanderen
• Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
• Omloop van de Westhoek
• two stages Tour de France
• a stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
• a stage Tirreno-Adriatico
• two stages tour of Belgium
• a stage Tour de Nord

1974

• Flèche Wallonne
• Grand Prix de Wallonie
• Ronde van Limburg
• GP du Tournaisis
• GP Paul Borremans
• GP Frans Verbeeck
• two stages tour of Belgium

1975

• E3 BinckBank Classic
• GP Pino Cerami
• Brabant Arrow
• GP Frans Verbeeck
• Erembodegem-Terjoden
• Liedekerkse Pijl
• Zwevezele Koerse
• Overall ranking and two stages of the Tour of Luxembourg
• a stage Tirreno-Adriatico
• a stage tour of Belgium

1976

• Tour of Flanders
• E3 BinckBank Classic
• Dwars door Vlaanderen
• GP de Denain
• Grote Prijs Beeckman-De Caluwé
• one stage Tour de Suisse
• two stages of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
• two stages tour of Belgium
• a stage 4 Jours de Dunkerque

1977

• Dwars door Vlaanderen
• Grand Prix de Wallonie
• GP Jef Scherens
• Putte chapels
• Nokere Koerse
• Halle – Ingooigem
• Grote Prijs Marcel Kint
• Putte chapels
• Omloop Gemeente Melle
• Overall classification and four stages of the Étoile de Bessèges
• Overall ranking and three stages Tour of Belgium
• a stage 4 Jours de Dunkerque

Big country tours

Vuelta a España

• Participation in 1972

Giro d Italia

• no participation

Tour de France

• Participation in 1972 and 1973

Known former drivers

• Walter Planckaert (1972–1977)
• Frans Verbeeck (1968–1975)
• André Dierickx (1971 + 1976–1977)
• Leon Scheirs (1966–1970)
• Albert Van Damme (1969–1971)
• Frans Van Looy (1977)

Web links

• Team Okay Whiskey-Diamant 1966 on www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu

Individual evidence

1. ^ Wheels Watney manufactured by Groene Leeuw on www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu
2. ^ Joseph Desmet on www.radsportseiten.net
3. ↑ Willy Jossart on www.radsportseiten.net
4. ↑ Albert De Kimpe on www.radsportseiten.net
5. ↑ Frans Verbeeck from May 3rd. on www.radsportseiten.net