Miko–de Gribaldy

Miko–de Gribaldy was a Belgian professional cycling team that existed from 1974 to 1976.^[1][2][3][4] The directeur sportif was former professional rider Jean de Gribaldy, who gave his name to the team. For the final year and a half of its history, its main sponsor was French ice cream manufacturer Miko, whose part-owner, Louis Ortiz, was a friend of de Gribaldy.^[5] Its most notable victory was the 1974 Liège–Bastogne–Liège with Georges Pintens.^[6]

Miko–de Gribaldy

Team information
Registered	Belgium
Founded	1974 (1974)
Disbanded	1976
Discipline(s)	Road
Key personnel
General manager	Jean de Gribaldy
Team name history
1974 1 January – 31 May 1975 1 June – 31 December 1975 1976	MIC–Ludo–de Gribaldy Alsaver–Jeunet–de Gribaldy Miko–de Gribaldy Miko–de Gribaldy–Superia

References

1. "M.I.C. - Ludo - De Gribaldy (1974)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
2. "Alsaver - Jeunet - De Gribaldy jq mai / Alsaver - De Gribaldy ac mai (1975)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
3. "Miko - De Gribaldy (1975) (ac début juin)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
4. "Miko - De Gribaldy - Superia (1976)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
5. Le Touzet, Jean-Louis (8 July 2008). "Miko, une crème de sponsor" [Miko, a sponsor cream]. Libération. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
6. "1974 Liège-Bastogne-Liège". BikeRaceInfo. McGann Publishing. Retrieved 25 September 2017.