Merlin Plage–Shimano–Flandria

Merlin Plage–Shimano–Flandria was a French professional cycling team that existed in 1974.^[1] It was linked to the Belgian team Carpenter–Confortluxe–Flandria. It participated in the 1974 Tour de France,^[2] with Cyrille Guimard winning a stage.^[3]

Merlin Plage–Shimano–Flandria

Team information
Registered	France
Founded	1974 (1974)
Disbanded	1974
Discipline(s)	Road
Bicycles	Flandria
Key personnel
General manager	Jacques Cadiou
Team name history
1974	Merlin Plage–Shimano–Flandria

Team roster

The following is a list of riders on the Merlin Plage squad during the 1974 season, with age given for 1 January 1974.^[1]

Rider Date of birth  Christian Ardouin (FRA) (1952-04-18)18 April 1952 (aged 21)  Fernand Bruggeman (BEL) (1949-04-19)19 April 1949 (aged 24)  Raphaël Coene (BEL) (1950-11-05)5 November 1950 (aged 23)  André Corbeau (FRA) (1950-04-01)1 April 1950 (aged 23)  Michel Coroller (FRA) (1949-05-10)10 May 1949 (aged 24)  Régis Delépine (FRA) (1946-12-22)22 December 1946 (aged 27)  Michel Demore (FRA) (1948-09-29)29 September 1948 (aged 25)  André Dierickx (BEL) (1947-10-29)29 October 1947 (aged 26)  Maurice Dury (BEL) (1947-11-08)8 November 1947 (aged 26)  Henri Fin (FRA) (1950-03-10)10 March 1950 (aged 23)

Rider Date of birth  Cyrille Guimard (FRA) (1947-01-20)20 January 1947 (aged 26)  Joël Millard (FRA) (1946-01-23)23 January 1946 (aged 27)  Jean-Claude Misac (FRA) (1948-10-27)27 October 1948 (aged 25)  Gérard Moneyron (FRA) (1948-01-17)17 January 1948 (aged 25)  Daniel Rébillard (FRA) (1948-12-20)20 December 1948 (aged 25)  Jean-Jacques Sanquer (FRA) (1946-11-29)29 November 1946 (aged 27)  Alain van Lancker (FRA) (1947-05-15)15 May 1947 (aged 26)  Ghislain Van Landeghem (BEL) (1949-07-18)18 July 1949 (aged 24)  Noël Vantyghem (BEL) (1947-10-09)9 October 1947 (aged 26)