Rapha–Gitane–Dunlop was a French professional
cycling team
A cycling team is a group of cycle sport, cyclists who join a team or are acquired and train together to compete in bicycle racing, bicycle races whether amateur or professional – and the supporting personnel. Cycling teams are most important i ...
that existed from 1959 to 1961. It was created as a sister team of the
Saint-Raphaël–R. Geminiani–Dunlop.
The
Rapha premium cycling brand has taken its name from the Rapha team.
Major results
;1960
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Mazé Cyclo-cross,
Rolf Wolfshohl
Rolf Wolfshohl (born 27 December 1938) is a former professional road bicycle racing and cyclo-cross racing cyclist from Germany. Wolfshohl is best known in cyclo-cross for winning the world championship three times, and in road racing for winni ...
: Cyclo-cross National Championships,
Rolf Wolfshohl
Rolf Wolfshohl (born 27 December 1938) is a former professional road bicycle racing and cyclo-cross racing cyclist from Germany. Wolfshohl is best known in cyclo-cross for winning the world championship three times, and in road racing for winni ...
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UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships,
Rolf Wolfshohl
Rolf Wolfshohl (born 27 December 1938) is a former professional road bicycle racing and cyclo-cross racing cyclist from Germany. Wolfshohl is best known in cyclo-cross for winning the world championship three times, and in road racing for winni ...
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Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. ...
Cyclo-cross,
Rolf Wolfshohl
Rolf Wolfshohl (born 27 December 1938) is a former professional road bicycle racing and cyclo-cross racing cyclist from Germany. Wolfshohl is best known in cyclo-cross for winning the world championship three times, and in road racing for winni ...
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Vincennes
Vincennes (, ) is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. It is next to but does not include the Château de Vincennes and Bois de Vincennes, which are attach ...
Cyclo-cross,
Rolf Wolfshohl
Rolf Wolfshohl (born 27 December 1938) is a former professional road bicycle racing and cyclo-cross racing cyclist from Germany. Wolfshohl is best known in cyclo-cross for winning the world championship three times, and in road racing for winni ...
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Köln
Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 million ...
Cyclo-cross,
Rolf Wolfshohl
Rolf Wolfshohl (born 27 December 1938) is a former professional road bicycle racing and cyclo-cross racing cyclist from Germany. Wolfshohl is best known in cyclo-cross for winning the world championship three times, and in road racing for winni ...
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Paris–Brussels
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History
Paris–Brussels was first ...
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Pierre Everaert
Pierre Everaert (21 December 1933 – 26 May 1989) was a French professional racing cyclist between the years 1955 and 1966. He rode in eight editions of the Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bi ...
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Overall
Deutschland Tour
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,
Ab Geldermans
::Stage 2,
Ab Geldermans
::Stage 3,
Pierre Everaert
Pierre Everaert (21 December 1933 – 26 May 1989) was a French professional racing cyclist between the years 1955 and 1966. He rode in eight editions of the Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bi ...
::Stage 7,
Rudi Altig
Rudi Altig (; 18 March 1937 – 11 June 2016) was a German professional track and road racing cyclist who won the 1962 Vuelta a España and the world championship in 1966. After his retirement from sports he worked as a television commentator.
...
:Stage 4
Tour de Champagne,
Gilbert Scodeller
:
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
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,
Ab Geldermans
:Stages 1 & 6
Tour du Maroc
Tour du Maroc is the most important road bicycle race in the African state of Morocco. The editions 1957–1993 were reserved to amateurs. Since 2006, it is organized as a 2.2
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the world's governing bod ...
,
Alves Barbosa
António da Silva Alves Barbosa (24 December 1931 – 29 September 2018), commonly known as Alves Barbosa, was a Portuguese professional road cyclist. He won the Volta a Portugal in 1951, 1956 and 1958, placing third in 1955, and rode the ...
:Stage 2
Tour du Maroc
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The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the world's governing bod ...
,
Antonino Baptista
:Stage 3b
Quatre Jours de Dunkerque,
Roger Rivière
Roger Rivière (23 February 1936, Saint-Étienne – 1 April 1976, Saint-Galmier) was a French track and road bicycle racer. He raced as a professional from 1957 to 1960.
Rivière, a time trialist, all-around talent on the road, and a three-t ...
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Overall
Tour de l'Aude,
Gérard Thiélin
::Stage 2,
Brian Robinson
:

Overall
Tour du Sud-Est
The Tour du Sud-Est was a professional cycle race held as a stage race in France. It was first held in 1919 and held for the final time in 1983, although it wasn't held every year. In 1965 it was part of the Super Prestige Pernod
The Super Pres ...
,
Tom Simpson
Thomas Simpson (30 November 1937 – 13 July 1967) was one of Britain's most successful professional cyclists. He was born in Haswell, County Durham, and later moved to Harworth, Nottinghamshire. Simpson began road cycling as a teenag ...
:Stage 3
GP du Midi-Libre
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,
Brian Robinson
:Stage 5b
Critérium du Dauphiné
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,
Roger Rivière
Roger Rivière (23 February 1936, Saint-Étienne – 1 April 1976, Saint-Galmier) was a French track and road bicycle racer. He raced as a professional from 1957 to 1960.
Rivière, a time trialist, all-around talent on the road, and a three-t ...
:Stage 7b
Critérium du Dauphiné
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,
Raymond Mastrotto
Raymond Mastrotto (Auch, 1 November 1934 — Labatut, 11 March 1984) was a French professional road bicycle racer. In 1962, Mastrotto won the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré. At the end of his career, in 1967, he also won a stage of the 1967 T ...
:Stage 1b (TTT)
Driedaagse van Antwerpen,
Rolf Wolfshohl
Rolf Wolfshohl (born 27 December 1938) is a former professional road bicycle racing and cyclo-cross racing cyclist from Germany. Wolfshohl is best known in cyclo-cross for winning the world championship three times, and in road racing for winni ...
,
Tom Simpson
Thomas Simpson (30 November 1937 – 13 July 1967) was one of Britain's most successful professional cyclists. He was born in Haswell, County Durham, and later moved to Harworth, Nottinghamshire. Simpson began road cycling as a teenag ...
&
Ab Geldermans
:Stages 1b, 6 & 10
Tour de France
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,
Roger Rivière
Roger Rivière (23 February 1936, Saint-Étienne – 1 April 1976, Saint-Galmier) was a French track and road bicycle racer. He raced as a professional from 1957 to 1960.
Rivière, a time trialist, all-around talent on the road, and a three-t ...
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Hoepertingen
Borgloon (; french: Looz, ; li, Loeën) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1, 2006, Borgloon had a total population of 10,697. The total area is 51.12 km2 (19.74 sq mi) which gives a population d ...
Criterium,
Jo de Haan
Jo de Haan (25 December 1936 – 19 April 2006) was a Dutch cyclist who was active between 1956 and 1966. After winning four local road races as amateur in 1956 and 1958, he turned professional. His best achievements came in 1960 when he won the P ...
:

Overall Grande Prémio Vilar,
Alves Barbosa
António da Silva Alves Barbosa (24 December 1931 – 29 September 2018), commonly known as Alves Barbosa, was a Portuguese professional road cyclist. He won the Volta a Portugal in 1951, 1956 and 1958, placing third in 1955, and rode the ...
::Stages 3a, 4a, 4b, 5, 7, 8b, 9a & 9b,
Alves Barbosa
António da Silva Alves Barbosa (24 December 1931 – 29 September 2018), commonly known as Alves Barbosa, was a Portuguese professional road cyclist. He won the Volta a Portugal in 1951, 1956 and 1958, placing third in 1955, and rode the ...
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Zandvoort
Zandvoort () is a municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It is one of the major beach resorts of the Netherlands; it has a long sandy beach. It is bordered by coastal dunes of Zuid-Kennemerland National Park and the Amsterda ...
Criterium,
Jo de Haan
Jo de Haan (25 December 1936 – 19 April 2006) was a Dutch cyclist who was active between 1956 and 1966. After winning four local road races as amateur in 1956 and 1958, he turned professional. His best achievements came in 1960 when he won the P ...
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Lommel
Lommel () is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality and a List of cities in Belgium, city in the Belgium, Belgian province of Limburg (Belgium), Limburg. The Campine, Kempen city has about 34,000 inhabitants and is part of the electoral distric ...
,
Jo de Haan
Jo de Haan (25 December 1936 – 19 April 2006) was a Dutch cyclist who was active between 1956 and 1966. After winning four local road races as amateur in 1956 and 1958, he turned professional. His best achievements came in 1960 when he won the P ...
:
Nantua
Nantua (; Arpitan: ''Nantuat'') is a commune in and subprefecture of the Ain département in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 3,454. The commune of Nantua comprises the glacial Lac de Nantu ...
Criterium,
Rudi Altig
Rudi Altig (; 18 March 1937 – 11 June 2016) was a German professional track and road racing cyclist who won the 1962 Vuelta a España and the world championship in 1966. After his retirement from sports he worked as a television commentator.
...
:
Bussières Criterium:
Raymond Elena
Raymond Elena (4 August 1931 – 4 January 2024) was a French professional racing cyclist. He rode in four editions of the Tour de France. Elena died in Jujurieux on 4 January 2024, at the age of 92.Paris–Tours
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,
Jo de Haan
Jo de Haan (25 December 1936 – 19 April 2006) was a Dutch cyclist who was active between 1956 and 1966. After winning four local road races as amateur in 1956 and 1958, he turned professional. His best achievements came in 1960 when he won the P ...
:
Middelkerke
Middelkerke () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders, on the North Sea, west of Ostend. The municipality comprises the villages of Leffinge, Lombardsijde, Mannekensvere, Middelkerke proper, Schore, Sint-Pieters-Ka ...
Cyclo-cross,
Rolf Wolfshohl
Rolf Wolfshohl (born 27 December 1938) is a former professional road bicycle racing and cyclo-cross racing cyclist from Germany. Wolfshohl is best known in cyclo-cross for winning the world championship three times, and in road racing for winni ...
:
Battel
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Cyclo-cross,
Rolf Wolfshohl
Rolf Wolfshohl (born 27 December 1938) is a former professional road bicycle racing and cyclo-cross racing cyclist from Germany. Wolfshohl is best known in cyclo-cross for winning the world championship three times, and in road racing for winni ...
;1961
:
Mazé Cyclo-cross,
Rolf Wolfshohl
Rolf Wolfshohl (born 27 December 1938) is a former professional road bicycle racing and cyclo-cross racing cyclist from Germany. Wolfshohl is best known in cyclo-cross for winning the world championship three times, and in road racing for winni ...
: Cyclo-cross National Championships,
Rolf Wolfshohl
Rolf Wolfshohl (born 27 December 1938) is a former professional road bicycle racing and cyclo-cross racing cyclist from Germany. Wolfshohl is best known in cyclo-cross for winning the world championship three times, and in road racing for winni ...
:

UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships,
Rolf Wolfshohl
Rolf Wolfshohl (born 27 December 1938) is a former professional road bicycle racing and cyclo-cross racing cyclist from Germany. Wolfshohl is best known in cyclo-cross for winning the world championship three times, and in road racing for winni ...
:
Bordeaux–Saintes
Bordeaux–Saintes is a one-day road cycling race that takes place between the cities of Bordeaux and Saintes, France. The race was first held in 1909 and has been reserved for amateurs since 1969. In 2005, it was held as a 1.2 event on the UCI E ...
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Fernand Delort
Fernand is a masculine given name of French origin. The feminine form is Fernande.
Fernand may refer to:
People Given name
* Fernand Augereau (1882–1958), French cyclist
* Fernand Auwera (1929–2015), Belgian writer
* Fernand Baldet (1885– ...
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Tour of Flanders
The Tour of Flanders ( nl, Ronde van Vlaanderen), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road cycling race held in Belgium every spring. The most important cycling race in Flanders, it is part of the UCI World Tour and orga ...
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Tom Simpson
Thomas Simpson (30 November 1937 – 13 July 1967) was one of Britain's most successful professional cyclists. He was born in Haswell, County Durham, and later moved to Harworth, Nottinghamshire. Simpson began road cycling as a teenag ...
:

Overall
Tour de Tunisie
The Tour de Tunisie is a stage cycling race held annually in Tunisia since 1953. It is rated 2.2 and is part of UCI Africa Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the U ...
,
Jean-Claude Lebaube
Jean-Claude Lebaube (July 22, 1937 at Renneville, Eure, Renneville, France – May 2, 1977 in Verneuil-sur-Avre, Eure, France) was a France, French professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1961 to 1969 and won 8 victories. He rod ...
:Stage 1b
Quatre Jours de Dunkerque,
Tom Simpson
Thomas Simpson (30 November 1937 – 13 July 1967) was one of Britain's most successful professional cyclists. He was born in Haswell, County Durham, and later moved to Harworth, Nottinghamshire. Simpson began road cycling as a teenag ...
:

Overall
Critérium du Dauphiné
The Critérium du Dauphiné, before 2010 known as the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, is an annual cycling road race in the Dauphiné region in the southeast of France. The race is run over eight days during the first half of June. It is part ...
,
Brian Robinson
::Stage 3,
Brian Robinson
:Stage 1
Tour de l'Avenir
Tour de l'Avenir ( en, Tour of the Future) is a French road bicycle racing stage race, which started in 1961 as a race similar to the Tour de France and over much of the same course but for amateurs and for semi-professionals known as independent ...
,
Jean-Claude Lebaube
Jean-Claude Lebaube (July 22, 1937 at Renneville, Eure, Renneville, France – May 2, 1977 in Verneuil-sur-Avre, Eure, France) was a France, French professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1961 to 1969 and won 8 victories. He rod ...
:Stage 1
Circuit d'Aquitaine
Circuit may refer to:
Science and technology
Electrical engineering
* Electrical circuit, a complete electrical network with a closed-loop giving a return path for current
** Analog circuit, uses continuous signal levels
** Balanced circ ...
,
Gérard Thiélin
:
Harelbeke
Harelbeke (; vls, Oarlbeke) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Harelbeke proper and the towns of Bavikhove and Hulste. On January 1, 2019, Harelbeke had a total popul ...
Cyclo-cross,
Rolf Wolfshohl
Rolf Wolfshohl (born 27 December 1938) is a former professional road bicycle racing and cyclo-cross racing cyclist from Germany. Wolfshohl is best known in cyclo-cross for winning the world championship three times, and in road racing for winni ...
:
Middelkerke
Middelkerke () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders, on the North Sea, west of Ostend. The municipality comprises the villages of Leffinge, Lombardsijde, Mannekensvere, Middelkerke proper, Schore, Sint-Pieters-Ka ...
Cyclo-cross,
Rolf Wolfshohl
Rolf Wolfshohl (born 27 December 1938) is a former professional road bicycle racing and cyclo-cross racing cyclist from Germany. Wolfshohl is best known in cyclo-cross for winning the world championship three times, and in road racing for winni ...
:
Giussano
Giussano ( lmo, label= Brianzoeu, Giussan ) is a (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan.
Giussano borders the following municipalities: Inverigo, Carugo, Arosio, B ...
Cyclo-cross ,
Rolf Wolfshohl
Rolf Wolfshohl (born 27 December 1938) is a former professional road bicycle racing and cyclo-cross racing cyclist from Germany. Wolfshohl is best known in cyclo-cross for winning the world championship three times, and in road racing for winni ...
References
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Cycling teams based in France
Defunct cycling teams based in France
1959 establishments in France
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