Vermeer-Thijs
| Vermeer-Thijs | |
| Team data | |
| nationality |
 Belgium
|
| First season | 1978 |
| Last season | 1982 |
| discipline | Street |
| Wheel manufacturer |
Colnago (1978–1980) Gios (1981–1982) |
| staff | |
| Team manager | Lucien Willekens Frans Verbeeck Roger Swerts |
| Name story | |
| Years | Surname |
| 1978 1979 1980 1981–1982 |
Mini Flat – Boule d'Or – Colnago Mini Flat – VDB – Pirelli Vermeer – Thijs – Mini Flat Vermeer – Thijs |
Vermeer-Thijs was a Belgian cycling team that existed from 1978 to 1982.
history
The team was founded in 1978 under the direction of Lucien Willekens. It was the successor to Maes Pils . In the first few years, results were mainly achieved in Belgian races, including 1979 at Kuurne – Brussels – Kuurne and 1980 at Halle – Ingooigem . The most important successes were in 1981 at Milan-Sanremo , two stages in the Tour de Suisse , the three days of De Panne and participation in the Tour de France with an 11th place in the overall standings. With the renewed participation in the Tour de France 1982 the team celebrated two stage wins. In addition, the second place at Liège-Bastogne-Liège could be achieved. At the end of the 1982 season, the team disbanded.
successes
1978
- a stage three days from De Panne
- a stage Tour de l'Oise
- Omloop van het Waasland
- Omloop Almond-Leie-Schelde Meulebeke
- De Kustpijl
- GP Jef Scherens
- two stages tour of Catalonia
1979
- Kuurne – Brussels – Kuurne
- a stage three days from De Panne
- two stages tour of Belgium
- Halle – Ingooigem
1980
- Omloop van het Houtland Lichtervelde
- one stage tour of the Mediterranean
- Kattekoers
- De Kustpijl
- Halle – Ingooigem
- Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden
1981
- La Marseillaise
- Milan-Sanremo
- Three days from De Panne
- a stage tour of Belgium
- Polder Kempen
- two stages of the Tour de Suisse
- two stages tour of the Netherlands
- Circuit des Frontières
- National Sluitingprijs
1982
- Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- Le Samyn
- a stage three days from De Panne
- GP Victor Standaert
- two stages Tour de France
- one stage tour of the Netherlands
- Classica Sarda
Grand Tour placements
| Grand Tour | 1981 | 1982 |
|---|---|---|
 Vuelta a España
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 Giro d'Italia
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Tour de France
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11 | 31 |
Monuments-of-cycling placements
| Monument to cycling | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan – Sanremo | - | 17th | 35 | 1 | 15th |
| Tour of Flanders | 41 | 14th | 11 | 7th | 18th |
| Paris – Roubaix | - | 7th | 17th | 10 | 13 |
| Liège – Bastogne – Liège | 19th | 24 | - | - | 2 |
| Lombardy tour | - | - | - | - | 13 |
Known former drivers
-
Gerhard Schönbacher (1978) -
Frans Van Looy (1978)
-
Walter Planckaert (1979–1980)
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Willy Planckaert (1979–1980)
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Eddy Planckaert (1980)
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Roland Liboton (1981–1982)
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Alfons De Wolf (1981-1982)
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Jan Bogaert (1980–1981)
Web links
- Mini Flat-Boule-d-Or 1978 in the ProCyclingStats.com database
- Mini Flat-VDB 1979 in the ProCyclingStats.com database
- Mini Flat-Vermeer-Thijs-Galli 1980 in the ProCyclingStats.com database
- Mini Flat-Vermeer-Thijs-Galli 1980 in the ProCyclingStats.com database
- Vermeer-Thijs-Mimo-Salons-Gios 1981 in the ProCyclingStats.com database
- Vermeer-Thijs 1982 in the ProCyclingStats.com database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mini Flat-Boule d'Or-Colnago 1978. In: memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved August 8, 2020 (French).
- ^ Result Milan-San Remo 1981. In: bikeraceinfo.com. Retrieved August 8, 2020 .
- ^ Alfons De Wolf Tour de France 1981. In: histo.letour.fr. Retrieved August 8, 2020 (French).