Manufrance Selection Tricolore Course

[Romuald]

The reason why is three letters/words : TDF

Whyle Mercier, Peugeot, Lejeune/Carré made bicycles for race team, Manufrance support AS St Etienne Soccer Team (les Verts de Robert Herbin).

Not very effective to promote the sales of bicycles to export.

[vent]

They promoted a local soccer team? ... ... Outch! ... Might not have been the best idea to promote bikes. That's really a shame, cause from what I have seen so far they made some really nice + collectible bikes.

[alainm]

not ANY soccerteam: Platini's one... one of the best european team at that time. A phenomenon. So, not such a bad idea, in term of marketing...
(sorry, I played soccer...)

[Romuald]

This legend is still alive, but I don't care. I hate soccer, my favorite sport was always cycling ;D

Is it the jersey of best sprinter?



www.planetesoccer.net/maillots/maillot-foot/maillot-foot-asse-manufrance.html

[Romuald]

Les accessoires 1974 :





The tricolour pump does not appear on the catalogue 1975.