Torpado was an Italian professional

cycling team A cycling team is a group of cycle sport, cyclists who join a team or are acquired and train together to compete in bicycle racing, bicycle races whether amateur or professional – and the supporting personnel. Cycling teams are most important i ...

that existed from 1951 to 1962. It was sponsored by the bicycle manufacturing company of the same name. The team competed in 11 consecutive editions of the Giro d'Italia, from 1952 to 1962, where they achieved nine stage wins and having a best general classification result of 4th by

Cleto Maule Cleto Maule (14 March 1931 – 28 July 2013) was an Italian racing cyclist. He won the 1955 edition of the Giro di Lombardia The Giro di Lombardia ( en, Tour of Lombardy), officially ''Il Lombardia'', is a cycling race in Lombardy, Italy. ...

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. Maule also notably won the 1955 Giro di Lombardia with the team.

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