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Flandria
	The Flandria squad of the 1964 Tour de France
Team information
Registered	Belgium
Founded	1957
Disbanded	1979
Discipline(s)	Road
Status	UCI Division I
Key personnel
General manager	Briek Schotte
Team manager(s)	Jean de Gribaldy
Team name history
1959; 1960–1961; 1962; 1963; 1964–1965; 1966; 1967–1968; 1969; 1970–1971; 1972; 1973; 1974–1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979	Flandria–Dr.Mann; Wiel's–Flandria; Flandria–Faema–Clément; Flandria–Faema; Flandria–Romeo; Flandria; Flandria–De Clerck; Flandria–De Clerck–Krüger; Flandria–Mars; Beaulieu–Flandria; Flandria–Carpenter–Shimano; Carpenter–Confortluxe–Flandria; Flandria–Velda–West Vlaams Vleesbedrijf; Flandria–Velda–Latina Assicurazioni; Flandria–Velda–Lano; Flandria–Ça va seul
	Flandria (cycling team) jerseyJersey
	Flandria (cycling team) jerseyJersey

Flandria was a Belgian professional cycling team that existed from 1957 to 1979. It was sponsored by Flandria a bicycle manufacturer located in West Flanders that also manufactures mopeds, lawnmowers, and motorbikes.

History

Started with a team built around Joseph Planckaert, and Rik Van Looy. Youngsters Eddy Merckx, Peter Post, Herman Van Springel, and Walter Godefroot all joined at early stages of their career, although some such as Merckx left soon after to become leader of his own team.

After Van Looy's retirement, Belgian Freddy Maertens took over the leadership mantle, famous for his rivalry with Eddy Merckx. Irishman Sean Kelly also started his professional career with Flandria, as Maertens' super-domestique.

Joop Zoetemelk rode for the team from 1970-1972 finishing on the podium twice in the Tour de France during this span. He also finished 5th in the 1972 Tour de France and won the King of the Mountains classification in the 1971 Vuelta a España.