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Mapei-Bricobi
Mapei was an Italian-based road bicycle racing team active from 1993 to 2002, named after sponsoring firm Mapei. From 2003 Mapei dropped their sponsorship, and a new team was built on top of the old with the name of Quick Step-Davitamon. Mapei was one of the strongest teams during the late 1990s, and ranked as the strongest UCI team in 1994-2000 and 2002. The team had the great Belgian and Italian classic specialists of the 1990s such as Johan Museeuw, Michele Bartoli, Andrea Tafi, Franco Ballerini, and had Patrick Lefevre as directeur sportif and then manager. The team won Paris–Roubaix five times. Three times (1996, 1998 and 1999) the team even won the first three places. In the 1996 edition, the sprint for the line was decided 15 km from the finish. Directeur sportif Patrick Lefevere, who was following the race in the team car, talked with the owner of Mapei, Giorgio Squinzi (in Milan), who said that Museeuw was to win the race. Gianluca Bortolami was second while Andre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bettini Placci 2001
Bettini is a surname of Italian origin and it may refer to: *Alessandro Bettini (1821–1898), Italian tenor involved in the UK legal case of Bettini v Gye * Amalia Bettini (1809–1894), Italian stage actress *Antonio Bettini (1396–1487), Italian clergyman and writer *Carlos Bettini (born 1951), Argentinian businessman, politician, and diplomat * Décimo Bettini (1910–1982), Italian racing cyclist *Domenico Bettini (1644–1705), Italian painter of the Baroque era * Gianni Bettini (1860–1938), Italian-American builder of phonographs * Goffredo Bettini (born 1952), Italian politician, founding member of the Democratic Party (PD) * Gonzalo Bettini (born 1992), Argentine footballer * Lorenzo Bettini (1931–2008), Italian professional football player *Mariano Bettini (born 1996), Argentine professional footballer * Mario Bettini (1582–1657), Italian Jesuit philosopher, mathematician and astronomer * Maurizio Bettini (born 1947), Italian philologist, anthropologist and novelis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
