San Pellegrino (cycling team)
| Team information | |
|---|---|
| Registered | Italy |
| Founded | 1956 |
| Disbanded | 1963 |
| Discipline(s) | Road |
| Key personnel | |
| Team manager(s) | Gino Bartali |
| Team name history | |
1956–1962 1963 | San Pellegrino San Pellegrino–Firte |
San Pellegrino was an Italian professional cycling team that existed from 1956 to 1963.[1] The team was sponsored by the S.Pellegrino mineral water company.[2]
The team was selected to race in seven editions of the Giro d'Italia, where they achieved four stage wins.
Major victories
- Giro del Ticino: Alfredo Sabbadin (1957)
- Giro di Toscana: Alfredo Sabbadin (1957), Marino Fontana (1961)
- Tre Valli Varesine: Giuseppe Fezzardi (1962)
- Giro del Trentino: Enzo Moser (1962)
- Coppa Placci: Franco Cribiori (1962)
- Coppa Bernocchi: Aldo Moser (1963)
Giro d'Italia results
- Giro d'Italia
- 7 participations
- 4 stage wins:
- 1, 1957: Alfredo Sabbadin
- 1, 1960: Romeo Venturelli
- 1, 1962: Vincenzo Meco
- 1, 1963: Giorgio Zancanaro
References
- ^ "San Pellegrino" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ Sykes, Herbie (10 May 2019). "San Pellegrino Cycling Team – Brilliant Orange". Prendas Ciclismo. Retrieved 10 April 2020.