Alcyon was a French professional team that was active from 1905 to 1959, and returned in 1961 and 1962. It was started by Alcyon, a French bicycle, automobile and motorcycle manufacturer. During the 1920s. Alcyon grew into a very strong team that dominated the Tour de France with three wins in with Nicolas Frantz in 1927 and in 1928 and Maurice De Waele in 1929.The organizers of the Tour de France decided in 1930 that the race would be disputed by national teams. It has been said that this was done to break the domination of some of the commercial teams, most notably Alcyon. As a result, Alcyon was unable to continue to dominate the race. However, Alycon-Dunlop riders riding for the French national team were able to continue to dominate the race. A good example is André Leducq, an Alycon-Dunlop rider who won the very first Tour that was disputed by national teams.
Nicolas Frantz 1924-1934
Maurice De Waele 1927-1930
André Leducq 1927-1934