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Tacconi Sport
Casa Vini Caldirola (or the Caldirola Wine House) sponsored an Italian professional road bicycle racing team between 1998 and 2004, with a gap in 2002, where the main sponsor was Tacconi Sport. In 2005 the team was formally disbanded, but many riders continued in the new Liquigas-Bianchi UCI ProTour team. Team name As professional racing teams change name with their sponsors, the name of the team has varied in its lifetime. Notable riders {, class="wikitable sortable" , - !Name !Nationality !Years , - , Francesco Casagrande , , 1999-2000, 2004 , - , Romāns Vainšteins , , 1999–2000, 2003 , - , Stefano Garzelli , , 2003-2004 , - , Pavel Tonkov , , 2004 , - , Serhiy Honchar , , 1999 , - , Guido Trentin , , 1998–2000 , - , Eddy Mazzoleni , , 2001–2003 , - , Matthew White , , 1999–2000 , - , Andrej Hauptman , , 1999–2003 , - , Gabriele Balducci , , 2001–2003 , - , David George , , 2001 , - , Nicola Minali , , 2001-2002 , - , Dario Frigo , , 2002 , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region. Italy is also considered part of Western Europe, and shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. It has a territorial exclave in Switzerland, Campione. Italy covers an area of , with a population of over 60 million. It is the third-most populous member state of the European Union, the sixth-most populous country in Europe, and the tenth-largest country in the continent by land area. Italy's capital and largest city is Rome. Italy was the native place of many civilizations such as the Italic peoples and the Etruscans, while due to its central geographic location in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean, the country has also historically been home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrej Hauptman
Andrej Hauptman (born 5 May 1975) is a Slovenian former professional road racing cyclist. In 2001 he became the first Slovenian rider to take a world championship medal in cycling when he won the bronze in the road race at the Road World Championships. After retiring from competition, he became a cycling coach: he is coach of fellow Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogačar and also serves as head coach and head of selectors for the Slovenian national cycling team. He formerly managed , where as well as guiding Pogačar through his under-23 career he coached Primož Roglič when the latter switched from ski jumping to cycling and rode for the team's development squad. In May 2019 Hauptman joined as a ''directeur sportif'' after Pogačar joined the team. Major results ;1997 :5th Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships ;1998 :1st Overall Okolo Slovenska ::1st Stage 6 :Tour de Slovénie ::1st Stages 2 & 7 :1st Stage 1 Tour of Austria ;1999 :8th Grand Prix Pino Cerami ;2000 : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Cycling Teams Based In Italy
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Cycling Teams Based In Italy
Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two-wheeled bicycles, "cycling" also includes the riding of unicycles, tricycles, quadricycles, recumbent and similar human-powered vehicles (HPVs). Bicycles were introduced in the 19th century and now number approximately one billion worldwide. They are the principal means of transportation in many parts of the world, especially in densely populated European cities. Cycling is widely regarded as an effective and efficient mode of transportation optimal for short to moderate distances. Bicycles provide numerous possible benefits in comparison with motor vehicles, including the sustained physical exercise involved in cycling, easier parking, increased maneuverability, and access to roads, bike paths and rural trails. Cycling also offers a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dario Andriotto
Dario Andriotto (born 25 October 1972) is a former Italian cyclist. He rode in one Tour de France, 4 editions of the Vuelta a España cyclists and 12 editions of the Giro d'Italia. Major results ;1995 :1st Grand Prix d'Europe (with Vitali Kokorin) ;1996 :3rd Grand Prix d'Europe (with Vitali Kokorin) ;1997 : Italian National Time Trial Championships, National Time Trial Champion :1st Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie :1st Grand Prix d'Europe (with Cristian Salvato) :1st stage 8 Tour de Pologne :2nd Tre Valli Varesine ;2000 :1st Grand Prix d'Europe (with Sergiy Matveyev) ;2001 :2nd Coppa Bernocchi :3rd Memorial Fausto Coppi References 1972 births Living people Italian male cyclists Cyclists from the Province of Varese {{Italy-cycling-bio-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Zanotti (cyclist, Born 1974)
Marco Zanotti (born 21 January 1974 in Rovato) is a road bicycle racer from Italy, who was a professional rider from 1997 to 2008, with the exception of the year 1999. Zanotti most recently rodes for the UCI Professional Continental team Preti Mangimi Preti Mangimi () was a professional continental road bicycle racing cycling team, team based in Italy, which participated in UCI Europe Tour and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events. The team was managed by former World Road Race cham .... References * Italian male cyclists 1974 births Living people Cyclists from the Province of Brescia {{Italy-cycling-bio-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Rodriguez
Fred "Freddie" Rodriguez (born September 3, 1973) is an American former professional road racing cyclist. His nickname, ''Fast Freddie'', is due to his reputation as a sprint specialist. Rodriguez won the United States National Road Race Championships four times, and won four stages at the Tour de Georgia. He competed in the men's individual road race at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Other notable results include high stage finishes in all three Grand Tours as well as second places in both in both Milan–San Remo and Gent–Wevelgem in 2002. Rodriguez participated in all three Grand Tours including the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España one time each where he had multiple stage podiums in the Vuelta and won stage 9 of the 2004 Giro d'Italia. He started the Tour de France seven times finishing it twice, and while he never won any stages he was often competitive on sprint stages with several top 5's. Rodriguez retired at the end of the 2015 season. Major results ;1991 : 1st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David De La Fuente
David de la Fuente Rasilla (born 4 May 1981 in Reinosa, Cantabria) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . De la Fuente led the mountains classification of the 2006 Tour de France for a number of stages, donning the Polka Dot jersey after stage 2, and then again after stage 11 until Michael Rasmussen took a commanding lead in the competition. For his numerous attacks, de la Fuente was subsequently awarded the ''combativity'' award. Major results ;2001 : 1st Stage 5 Circuito Montañés ;2004 : 8th Clásica de Almería ;2005 : 3rd Trofeo Calvia : 6th Circuito de Getxo ;2006 : Tour de France ::1st Overall combativity award ::Held after Stages 2, 11–15 :: Combativity award Stages 2 & 11 ;2007 : 1st GP Llodio : 1st Mountains classification Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana : 6th Trofeo Pollença : 9th Klasika Primavera : 10th Clásica de Almería ;2008 : 1st Stage 2 Deutschland Tour : Tour de France ::Held after Stages 7–9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylwester Szmyd
Sylwester Szmyd (born 2 March 1978) is a Polish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2016. Born in Bydgoszcz, Szmyd competed as a climber who served as a leader in smaller stage races, and as a strong mountain domestique for his team leaders in the Grand Tours. He completed all of the 23 Grand Tours that he started during his career. Professional career In 2009, Szmyd scored the first victory of his career when he crossed the finish line atop the Mont Ventoux during the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré. He had broken away with Alejandro Valverde () and the pair finished together. Szmyd said afterward that he was so used to sacrifice himself as a ''domestique'' for his captains that his legs almost buckled in the last corner when he realized he would win. In the 2012 Giro del Trentino, Szmyd was allowed to race for himself and placed well on the final two stages of the race, which were mountainous. In stage 3, he came in second place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dario Frigo
Dario Frigo (born 18 September 1973) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. Career Frigo's transition to professional began at the 1995 Giro del Veneto, riding as a stagiaire for . In 1996, he was officially signed to Saeco on a four-year contract. In 1999, he obtained his first victory at the Dekra Open, in Germany. In 2000, he joined the Fassa Bortolo team and achieved success, winning the Giro di Campania, as well as a stage of the Giro del Trentino. He also finished second overall in the Tour de Suisse. More success came for him in early 2001, when he won the time trial at the Col d'Èze and the overall classification of Paris–Nice, as well as the general classification of the Tour de Romandie. He entered the 2001 Giro d'Italia, and was one of the favorites to win. In the prologue, he finished second to Rik Verbrugghe and after the fourth stage, he took the race lead, which he held for nine days, until losing it to Gilberto Simoni on the 13th stage. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicola Minali
Nicola Minali (born 10 November 1969 in Isola della Scala, Veneto) is an Italian former road bicycle racer. He won a total of twelve stages in Grand Tours, including the prestigious Champs-Élysées stage in 1997 Tour de France. He also won the Paris–Tours classic twice. His name was on the list of doping tests published by the French Senate on 24 July 2013 that were collected during the 1998 Tour de France and found positive for EPO when retested in 2004. He is the father of racing cyclist Riccardo Minali. Major results ;1993 : 1st Stage 2 Three Days of De Panne ;1994 : 1st Stage 5 Tour de France :Tour de Romandie ::1st Stages 2 & 5 : 1st Stage 2 Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme ;1995 : 1st Paris–Tours : Vuelta a España ::1st Stages 1, 6 & 11 : 1st Stage 6 Giro d'Italia : Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme ::1st Stages 2, 4 & 5 : Tirreno–Adriatico ::1st Stages 3 & 6 : Danmark Rundt ::1st Stages 1, 4 & 6 : 1st Stage 3 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana : 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David George (cyclist)
David George (born 23 February 1976 in Cape Town) is a South African cyclist. He cycled on the USPS team 1999-2000, and later for Barloworld. In 2003 he won the South African National Road Race Championships. He also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics. Doping In 2012, he tested positive for the blood boosting drug EPO by the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport after biological passport anomalies were detected, and admitted his use of EPO. He was later given a two-year ban for his offence and lost his victory in the Cape Pioneer Trek mountain bike race. Major results ;1999 : 2nd Overall Giro del Capo ;2000 : 7th Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic ;2001 : South African Time Trial Champion ;2002 : 1st Overall Giro del Capo :: 1st Stage 5 ITT : 3rd Overall Tour de Langkawi ;2003 : South African Road Race Champion : 1st Overall Giro del Capo :: 1st Stage 5 ITT ;2004 : South African Time Trial Champion : 1st Overall G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
