The Lampre group is an Italian-based company that specialises in pre-coated steel production. In addition to the main company the group also contains Lamital and Lamifer, as well as a Portuguese subsidiary called Lampre Portugal.

Lampre as a sponsor of cycling

Lampre was the former leading sponsor of a

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Italian

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with the same name. Lampre appeared on the cycling jersey of a professional team for the first time in 1991. In 1993, the team won the

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with Maurizio Fondriest, and the overall

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. In 1999, in partnership with Daikin, Oscar Camenzind wore the

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jersey. In 2001, Gilberto Simoni won the Giro d'Italia for Lampre-Daikin. After two seasons in which Lampre was main sponsor of the team driven by

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, the Galbusera family decided to amalgamate with other sponsors in order to follow the

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project: from the union between the Lampre group and the

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group was born team Lampre-Caffita, with champions such as

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and Gilberto Simoni. In 2006 a new

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started: Fondital became the new main partner of Lampre. Fondital heads a European Group that designs and produces aluminium radiators.

Early 1990s

Lampre first entered cycling in 1991, co-sponsoring the

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-Lampre team. They took over the lead name in 1992, until the end of 1995. In 1996, they stopped sponsoring the team, although it continued to race under the name Ceramica Panaria-Vinavil.

Lampre-Daikin

Lampre re-entered cycling in 1999, sponsoring the Italian-based Lampre-Daikin team.

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remained a co-sponsor until the end of 2002 at the height of Lance Armstrong's zenith, when

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's wife was caught during the

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with performance-enhancing drugs in the front seat of her car.

Lampre in the UCI ProTour

At the end of 2004, Lampre merged with to form a new cycling team ready for the

. Lampre merged with Saeco at the end of the 2004 season to create a new team ready for the UCI ProTour.

References

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External links

Lampre Group website

Team Profile

Lampre distributor in Catalonia (Spain)
Steel companies of Italy Province of Monza and Brianza Manufacturing companies established in 1975 1975 establishments in Italy Italian brands Companies based in Lombardy Daikin