Zonca was an Italian professional

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that existed from 1970 to 1979. The team was selected to race in eight editions of the Giro d'Italia, where they achieved four stage wins.

Major victories

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: Davide Boifava (1972) * Tour de Berne :

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(1974, 1975) * Giro del Friuli :

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(1976) * Coppa Sabatini : Piero Spinelli (1976),

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(1979) * Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria : Constantino Conti (1977) * Milano–Torino :

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(1978) * Giro di Campania : Pierino Gavazzi (1979)

Giro d'Italia results

** 8 participations (1972–1979) ** 4 stage wins: *** 1,

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: Gianni Motta *** 2,

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: Giancarlo Bellini,

*** 1,

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: Bruno Wolfer ** 1 classification: ***

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: Ueli Sutter (1978)

References

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