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
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in 1944 and finished second in the 1946 edition of
Paris–Nice
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. He also rode in the
1947
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Events
January
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and
1948 Tour de France
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The race was won by Italian cyclist Gino Bartali, who had also won the Tour de France in 1938. Bart ...
.
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
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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
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