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Giro Dell'Appennino
The Giro dell'Appennino is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the Apennine Mountains, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Famous riders like Fausto Coppi, Francesco Moser, Felice Gimondi, Gianni Bugno and Gilberto Simoni Gilberto Simoni (born 25 August 1971 in Palù di Giovo, Trentino) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, most recently for . Simoni is twice winner of the Giro d'Italia cycling race (2001 and 2003 editions). Simoni might have wo ... have won the race. Winners References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Giro Dell'appennino Recurring sporting events established in 1934 1934 establishments in Italy UCI Europe Tour races Cycle races in Italy Classic cycle races ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road Bicycle Racing
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on Road surface, paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional sport, professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common competition formats are mass start events, where riders start simultaneously (though sometimes with a Handicapping, handicap) and race to a set finish point; and time trials, where individual time trial, individual riders or team time trial, teams race a course alone against the clock. Stage races or "tours" take multiple days, and consist of several mass-start or time-trial stages ridden consecutively. Professional racing originated in Western Europe, centred in France, Spain, Italy and the Low Countries. Since the mid-1980s, the sport has diversified, with races held at the professional, semi-professional and amateur levels, worldwide. The sport is governed by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). As w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tellini (cycling Team) .
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Tellini may refer to: People *Enrico Tellini, Italian General whose assassination was linked to the Corfu Incident. * Piero Tellini, Italian screenwriter Other * Tellini Affair, a term used to refer to the Corfu incident The Corfu Incident was a 1923 diplomatic and military crisis between Greece and Italy. It was triggered when an Italian general heading a commission to resolve a border dispute between Albania and Greece was murdered in Greek territory along w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carpano (cycling Team)
Carpano was an Italian professional cycling team that existed from 1956 to 1966. The team's main sponsor between 1956 and 1964 was the Turin-based wine company Carpano, with Fausto Coppi's bicycle company Coppi a co-sponsor for the first two seasons. When Carpano took sole sponsorship of the team, the team adopted black and white striped jerseys similar to the shirts worn by Turin's Juventus Football Club. For the final two years, 1965 and 1966, Italian food producer Sanson took over the sponsorship. Whilst with Carpano, Franco Balmamion won the general classification of the Giro d'Italia in 1962 and 1963. Major wins ;1956 :Milano–Torino, Ferdi Kübler :Stage 12 Giro d'Italia, Pietro Nascimbene :Stage 1 Critérium du Dauphiné, Jacques Dupont :Stage 2 Eisden, Victor Wartel ;1957 : National Cyclo-cross Championships, Günther Debusmann :Stage 1 Paris–Nice, Désiré Keteleer :Stage 3 Paris–Nice, Jan Adriaensens :Tour of Flanders Fred De Bruyne :Paris–Roubaix, Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molteni
Molteni was an Italian professional road bicycle racing team from 1958 until the end of 1976. It won 663 races, many of them earned by its most famous rider, Eddy Merckx. Other riders included Gianni Motta and Marino Basso, who contributed 48 and 34 wins respectively. The Molteni family continues in cycling with sponsorship of Salmilano. The sponsors Molteni were Italian salami manufacturers based in Arcore, near Milan. History The Molteni team began in 1958 with Renato Molteni as team manager. It was started by Pietro Molteni. The team was also managed by his son, Ambrogio Molteni, a former professional rider. The former Italian road champion, Giorgio Albani, finished his career with Molteni in 1959 and came back two years later as directeur sportif. The team had success with Gianni Motta in the 1966 Giro d'Italia and Michele Dancelli in the classics. Merckx joined at the end of 1970, having twice won the Tour de France and two editions of the Giro d'Italia. Molteni becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philco (cycling Team)
Philco was an Italian professional cycling team that existed from 1960 to 1962. References External links Cycling teams based in Italy Defunct cycling teams based in Italy 1960 establishments in Italy 1962 disestablishments in Italy Cycling teams established in 1960 Cycling teams disestablished in 1962 {{Italy-sport-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atala (cycling Team)
Atala () was a cycling team that was created in 1908 and officially retired in 1989. In 1912, the 1912 Giro d'Italia was contested by teams, and Team Atala, consisting of Carlo Galetti, Giovanni Micheletto and Eberardo Pavesi emerged as the winner (Luigi Ganna, also member of the team, retired during the fifth stage). Major wins One-day races *Giro di Lombardia **1932: Antonio Negrini **1961: Vito Taccone Grand Tours Tour de France *Stages: (1 in 1932, 2 in 1955, 2 in 1956, 1 in 1958, 1 in 1959) Giro d'Italia *General Classification: ** 1909 - Luigi Ganna ** 1910 - Carlo Galetti ** 1912 - Team Atala (Carlo Galetti, Giovanni Micheletto, Eberardo Pavesi) *Points Classification: **1984 - Urs Freuler * Mountains Classification: ** 1961 - Vito Taccone *Stages: (3 in 1909, 7 in 1910, 3 in 1912, 3 in 1948, 3 in 1949, 3 in 1951, 1 in 1954, 3 in 1955, 3 in 1956, 3 in 1957, 4 in 1959, 1 in 1961, 3 in 1982, 3 in 1983, 4 in 1984, 4 in 1985, 3 in 1987, 1 in 1988 File:198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torpado
Torpado is an Italian bicycle manufacturing company that was founded in 1895 in Padua, Italy. History Between 1951 and 1962, Torpado sponsored a professional road cycling team that competed in 11 editions of the Giro d'Italia. In 2001, the company was bought by Cycles Esperia, who also acquired several other major brands including Bottecchia, Graziella, Stucchi, and, in 2006, Fondriest, which was founded by former professional cyclist Maurizio Fondriest. They currently specialize in producing mountain bikes, and also sponsor a professional mountain biking team, the Torpado Factory Team. See also * List of bicycle parts * List of Italian companies Italy is a unitary parliamentary republic in Europe with the third largest nominal GDP in the Eurozone and the eighth largest in the world. As an advanced economy the country also has the sixth worldwide national wealth and it is ranked third fo ... References External links Torpado Official website Vehicle manufacturing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legnano Cycling Team
Legnano was an Italian professional cycling team active from 1906 to 1966. It is ranked as the 6th most successful cycling team in history. Many famous cyclists rode for the team including Alfredo Binda, Learco Guerra, Gino Bartali and Fausto Coppi. The team participated in the Giro d'Italia 46 times, won the team classification 11 times and earned 135 stage wins. It was sponsored by Italian bicycle motorcycle manufacturer . Major results ;1906 :No recorded wins ;1907 :No recorded wins ;1908 :Stage 4 Giro di Sicilia, Pierino Albini ;1909 :Stages 1 & 8 Giro d'Italia, Dario Beni :Stage 3 & 6 Giro d'Italia, Giovanni Rossignoli :Roma, Dario Beni : Italy National Road Race Championships, Dario Beni ;1910 :Giro della Romagna, Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq :Paris–Brussels, Maurice Brocco : France National Road Race Championships, Émile Georget :Bordeaux–Paris, Émile Georget :Stage 1 Giro d'Italia, Ernesto Azzini :Stage 2 Giro d'Italia, Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq :Stage 4 Giro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cimatti
Cimatti was an Italian manufacturer of bicycles, motorcycles and mopeds active between 1937 and 1984. In 1937, the Olympic cyclist Marco Cimatti founded a small company in Bologna that originally produced bicycles. In 1950, he changed to mopeds, and in the 1960s, started producing motorcycles, including the and Sport Luxury road and Kaiman Cross racing models with four-speed gearboxes. In 1972–77, he introduced two models, one for motocross with a five-speed gearbox and the other for road. In those years Cimatti's son Enrico expanded the business to export motorcycles to the United States, France, Norway and Tunisia. In the 1970s through early 1980s, Cimatti produced several moped lines including the City-Bike and the larger Town-Bike. Cimatti used two-stroke engines bought from both Moto Morini Moto Morini is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer founded by Alfonso Morini in Bologna, in 1937. Earlier, Morini had also manufactured motorcycles together with Mario Mazzett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viani Cral Imperia
Viani is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alan Viani, American labor leader * Antonio Maria Viani (born c. 1540), Italian Renaissance painter and carver * Domenico Maria Viani (1668–1711), Italian Baroque painter *Giovanni Maria Viani (1636–1700), Italian Baroque painter *Giuseppe Viani (1909–1969), Italian footballer and manager *Osvaldo Gnocchi-Viani Osvaldo Gnocchi-Viani (26 August 1837 – 8 January 1917) was an Italian journalist and a member of the First International. Later he entered mainstream democratic politics as a Socialist. He is known for his work in introducing chambers of la ... (1837–1917), Italian journalist and a member of the First International * Riccardo Vianello Raimondo Viani (1922-2010), Italian actor, comedian and television host * Serafino Viani (1768 – 1803), Italian painter and patriot from Reggio Emilia {{surname, Viani Italian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
