La Vie Claire

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La Vie Claire was a prominent French professional cycling team of the 1980s, known for its star-studded roster and innovative, Mondrian-inspired jersey design.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf professional cycling team
road cycling team
activeInDecade 1980s
associatedWith Bernard Tapie Sports
basedIn France
competedIn UCI professional road calendar
country France
discipline one-day races
stage races
era Hinault–LeMond rivalry era
hadNationalityMix French and American leaders
hadTeamLeader Bernard Hinault
Greg LeMond
jerseyColors black
blue
red
white
yellow
jerseyDesignInspiredBy Piet Mondrian
knownFor Mondrian-inspired jersey design
innovative team structure
star-studded roster
legacy iconic jersey regarded as one of the most famous in cycling history
notableAchievement domination of mid-1980s Tour de France
popularization of clipless pedals in pro cycling
notableRider Andy Hampsten
Bernard Hinault
Greg LeMond
Jean-François Bernard
Niki Rüttimann
Phil Anderson
sponsor Bernard Tapie
La Vie Claire health food stores
Look
Reynolds
sport road cycling
status defunct cycling team
style avant-garde visual identity for cycling
teamManager Paul Köchli
timePeriod mid-1980s
usedTechnology Look clipless pedals
aerodynamic equipment
wonRace Tour de France
wonRaceWithRider Tour de France 1985 with Bernard Hinault
Tour de France 1986 with Greg LeMond

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Le Blaireau
associatedWithTeam
Bernard Hinault
team

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