Aurum Hotels was an Italian professional
cycling team founded in 1996 and disbanded in 2007. Over the years the team included several stars such as
Danilo Di Luca
Danilo Di Luca (born 2 January 1976) is a former Italy, Italian professional road racing cyclist, best known for winning the 2007 Giro d'Italia, but also for several positive doping tests, the last of which resulting in a lifetime ban from the sp ...
and
Mario Cipollini
Mario Cipollini (; born 22 March 1967), often abbreviated to "Cipo", is a retired Italian professional road cyclist most noted for his sprinting ability, the longevity of his dominance (his first pro win came in 1988, his last in 2005; 170 p ...
.
Two of their sponsors later sponsored other teams:
Acqua & Sapone ran from 2004 until 2012, while Domina Vacanze left the team in 2004 to sponsor the former
De Nardi
De Nardi was a professional cycling team based in Italy. Founded under a Slovak license, they helped nurture talented young riders. In 2003, the merged with Team Colpack-Astro, and took on Colpack as a co-sponsor. In 2005, Italian hotel group ...
for the 2005 season.
1996 establishments in Switzerland
2007 disestablishments in Italy
Cycling teams based in Italy
Cycling teams based in Switzerland
Cycling teams disestablished in 2007
Cycling teams established in 1996
Defunct cycling teams based in Italy
Defunct cycling teams based in Switzerland
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