Automoto was a French professional cycling team that existed from 1910 to 1952.[1] Its main sponsor was French bicycle and motorcycle manufacturer Automoto.[2] The Automoto cycling team rose to its fullest prominence in the peloton after World War One. Its riders dominated professional cycling's premier event, the Tour de France, from 1923-1926 with a series of convincing victories captained by riders with international appeal like Henri Pellisier (France), Ottavio Bottecchia (Italy) and Lucien Buysse (Belgium).[3]

Automoto
Team information
Founded1910 (1910)
Disbanded1952
Discipline(s)Road
BicyclesAutomoto
Team name history
1910
1911
1912
1913–1914
1920
1922
1923
1924
1925–1926
1927–1929
1934
1949–1951
1952
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Automoto–Persan
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Automoto–Continental
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Automoto–Wolber–Russell Cycles
Automoto–Hutchinson
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Automoto–Hutchinson
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Automoto–Hutchinson
Automoto–Dunlop
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References

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  1. ^ "Accès équipes Automoto" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  2. ^ "A directory of pro cycling team sponsors, old and new". BikeRaceInfo. McGann Publishing. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Cycles Automoto: Setting the Standard". Ebykr. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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