C&A (cycling team)
# C&A (cycling team)

C&A was a Belgian professional cycling team that existed in 1978. The team was formed after the Fiat France team ended the previous season. It was sponsored by Dutch clothing retailer C&A, who only came into the sport to sponsor a team that had Eddy Merckx on its roster. Merckx, who had ridden with Fiat France, was at the end of his career and he quit the team in March 1978.

## Team roster

The following is a list of riders on the C&A squad during the 1978 season, with age given for 1 January 1978.

| | Rider | Date of birth |
| - | - | - |
| Joseph Bruyère (BEL) | Joseph Bruyère (BEL) | (1948-10-05)5 October 1948 (aged 29) |
| Étienne De Beule (BEL) | Étienne De Beule (BEL) | (1953-11-20)20 November 1953 (aged 24) |
| Jos Deschoenmaecker (BEL) | Jos Deschoenmaecker (BEL) | (1947-10-02)2 October 1947 (aged 30) |
| René Dillen (BEL) | René Dillen (BEL) | (1951-06-18)18 June 1951 (aged 26) |
| Edward Janssens (BEL) | Edward Janssens (BEL) | (1946-01-18)18 January 1946 (aged 31) |
| Marcel Laurens (BEL) | Marcel Laurens (BEL) | (1952-06-21)21 June 1952 (aged 25) |
| Ludo Loos (BEL) | Ludo Loos (BEL) | (1955-01-13)13 January 1955 (aged 22) |
| René Martens (BEL) | René Martens (BEL) | (1955-05-27)27 May 1955 (aged 22) |
| Martin Jacques (BEL) | Martin Jacques (BEL) | (1952-04-16)16 April 1952 (aged 25) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | (1945-06-17)17 June 1945 (aged 32) |
| Robert Mintkiewicz (FRA) | Robert Mintkiewicz (FRA) | (1947-10-14)14 October 1947 (aged 30) |
| Walter Planckaert (BEL) | Walter Planckaert (BEL) | (1948-04-08)8 April 1948 (aged 29) |
| Willy Planckaert (BEL) | Willy Planckaert (BEL) | (1944-04-05)5 April 1944 (aged 33) |
| Eddy Schepers (BEL) | Eddy Schepers (BEL) | (1955-12-12)12 December 1955 (aged 22) |
| Guido Van Calster (BEL) | Guido Van Calster (BEL) | (1956-02-06)6 February 1956 (aged 21) |
| Etienne Van der Helst (BEL) | Etienne Van der Helst (BEL) | (1953-07-07)7 July 1953 (aged 24) |
| Frank Van Impe (BEL) | Frank Van Impe (BEL) | (1955-06-01)1 June 1955 (aged 22) |
| Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | (1946-10-20)20 October 1946 (aged 31) |
