Vitalicio Seguros () was a Spanish professional
road bicycle racing
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cycling team
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active between 1998 and 2000. It helped launch the careers of triple world champion
Óscar Freire
Óscar Freire Gómez (born 15 February 1976) is a former Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He was one of the top sprinters in road bicycle racing, having won the world championship three times, equalling Alfredo Binda, Rik Van Steenbe ...
,
2001 Vuelta a España
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winner
Ángel Casero
Ángel Luis Casero Moreno (born 27 September 1972 in Albalat dels Tarongers, Province of Valencia) is a retired Spanish road bicycle racer who raced professionally between 1994 and 2005.
His first win was at the 1995 Clásica a los Puertos de ...
and
Tour de France
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yellow jersey
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History
Th ...
wearer
Igor González de Galdeano
Igor González de Galdeano Aranzabal (born 1 November 1973 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer and most recently, the team manager of UCI ProTeam . Following a promising start to his career ...
.
The team was started by manager in 1998 with funding from
Assicurazioni Generali
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, who wished to promote their Catalan brand and made a three-year commitment.
Major wins
;1998
: Stage 3
Vuelta a Aragon
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* Vuelta a Aragón, Spain
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,
Serguei Smetanine
: Stages 1 & 2
Vuelta Ciclista a La Rioja
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,
Serguei Smetanine
: Stage 3
Vuelta Ciclista a La Rioja
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The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competi ...
,
Juan Carlos Dominguez
: Stage 4
Vuelta Asturias
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,
Santiago Blanco
Santiago Blanco Gil (born 13 June 1974 in Puerto de Béjar) is a former Spanish racing cyclist.
Major results
;1994
:Vuelta a Navarra
;1995
:Vuelta a Castilla y León
:1st stage Colorado Classic
;1997
:2nd and 3rd stages Euskal Bizikleta
:3rd s ...
: Road Race Championships,
Angel Luis Casero
: Stage 1
Vuelta a Castilla y Leon,
Oscar Freire
:
Overall
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya
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It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of th ...
,
Hernan Buenahora
:: Stages 6 & 7
: Stage 1
Tour of Galicia
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,
Serguei Smetanine
: Stages 13, 15 & 20
Vuelta a Espana
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* Vuelta a Aragón, Spain
* Vuelta a Asturias, Spain
* V ...
,
Andrei Zintchenko
Andrei Zintchenko (russian: Андрей Зинченко; born 5 January 1972 in Samara) is a Russian former professional road bicycle racer active between the years 1994 and 2006. In his career, he won four stages in the Vuelta a España.
P ...
:
Trofeo Manacor
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Elio Aggiano
Elio Aggiano (born 15 March 1972 in Brindisi) is a former Italian racing cyclist.
Career achievements Major results
;1996
:1st Trofeo Franco Balestra
;1998
:1st Trofeo Manacor
;1999
:1st stage 3 Vuelta a Castilla y León
:1st stage 3 Vuelta a ...
;1999
: Stage 5
Tirreno-Adriatico,
Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano
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...
:
Overall
Vuelta a Aragon
Vuelta, Spanish for "lap" or "roundtrip", is used in the name of a number of cycling races in Spanish speaking countries, as well as a few other contexts:
Cycling races
* Vuelta a Andalucía
* Vuelta a Aragón, Spain
* Vuelta a Asturias, Spain
* ...
,
Juan Carlos Dominguez
:: Stage 3
:
Overall
Vuelta Ciclista a La Rioja
The Vuelta a La Rioja ( en, Tour of La Rioja) is a regional Spanish road bicycle race held in La Rioja. From 2005 to 2008, it was a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competi ...
,
Juan Carlos Dominguez
:: Stage 1,
Serguei Smetanine
:: Stage 3,
Juan Carlos Dominguez
:
Overall
Vuelta Asturias
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:: Stage 1,
Álvaro González
: Road Race Championships,
Angel Luis Casero
: Prologue & Stage 3
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya
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It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of th ...
,
Angel Luis Casero
: Stage 3
Vuelta a Castilla y Leon,
Elio Aggiano
Elio Aggiano (born 15 March 1972 in Brindisi) is a former Italian racing cyclist.
Career achievements Major results
;1996
:1st Trofeo Franco Balestra
;1998
:1st Trofeo Manacor
;1999
:1st stage 3 Vuelta a Castilla y León
:1st stage 3 Vuelta a ...
: Stage 3
Vuelta a Burgos
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,
Serguei Smetanine
: Prologue & Stage 12
Vuelta a Espana
Vuelta, Spanish for "lap" or "roundtrip", is used in the name of a number of cycling races in Spanish speaking countries, as well as a few other contexts:
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* Vuelta a Andalucía
* Vuelta a Aragón, Spain
* Vuelta a Asturias, Spain
* V ...
,
Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano
Igor may refer to:
People
* Igor (given name), an East Slavic given name and a list of people with the name
* Mighty Igor (1931–2002), former American professional wrestler
* Igor Volkoff, a professional wrestler from NWA All-Star Wrestling
...
:
Subida al Naranco
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,
Santiago Blanco
Santiago Blanco Gil (born 13 June 1974 in Puerto de Béjar) is a former Spanish racing cyclist.
Major results
;1994
:Vuelta a Navarra
;1995
:Vuelta a Castilla y León
:1st stage Colorado Classic
;1997
:2nd and 3rd stages Euskal Bizikleta
:3rd s ...
:
Overall
Escalada a Montjuich
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,
Andrei Zintchenko
Andrei Zintchenko (russian: Андрей Зинченко; born 5 January 1972 in Samara) is a Russian former professional road bicycle racer active between the years 1994 and 2006. In his career, he won four stages in the Vuelta a España.
P ...
:: Stage 1a
:
World Road Race championships,
Oscar Freire
;2000
: Stage 4
Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol,
Santiago Blanco
Santiago Blanco Gil (born 13 June 1974 in Puerto de Béjar) is a former Spanish racing cyclist.
Major results
;1994
:Vuelta a Navarra
;1995
:Vuelta a Castilla y León
:1st stage Colorado Classic
;1997
:2nd and 3rd stages Euskal Bizikleta
:3rd s ...
:
Overall
Vuelta Ciclista a la Rioja
The Vuelta a La Rioja ( en, Tour of La Rioja) is a regional Spanish road bicycle race held in La Rioja. From 2005 to 2008, it was a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competi ...
,
Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero
:: Stage 4
: Prologue
Giro d'Italia,
Jan Hruska
: Stage 11
Giro d'Italia,
Victor Hugo Peña
: Stage 17
Giro d'Italia,
Álvaro González
: Stage 20
Giro d'Italia,
Jan Hruska
: Road Race Championships,
Álvaro González de Galdeano
Álvaro González de Galdeano Aranzábal (born 3 January 1970) is a Spaniards, Spanish former professional cyclist. He was the manager of the cycling team until it disbanded in 2013. He is the brother of Igor González de Galdeano.
Career
Gald ...
: Stage 9
Volta a Portugal
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Pedro Horrillo
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: Stage 5
Tour of Galicia
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,
Ivan Ramiro Parra
: Stage 14
Vuelta a Espana
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* Vuelta a Andalucía
* Vuelta a Aragón, Spain
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* V ...
,
Álvaro González
Defunct cycling teams based in Spain
Cycling teams established in 1998
Cycling teams disestablished in 2000
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