Carrera was an Italian-based

road bicycle racing Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on Road surface, paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The ...

team active from 1984 to 1996, named after sponsoring Italian

jeans Jeans are a type of trousers made from denim or dungaree cloth. Often the term "jeans" refers to a particular style of trousers, called "blue jeans", with the addition of copper pocket rivets added by Jacob W. Davis in 1871 and patented by ...

manufacturer Carrera. The team was successful in the

Giro d'Italia The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 19 ...

and the

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...

with three overall wins and several wins in the

Points classification The points classification is a secondary award category in road bicycle racing. Points are given for high finishes and, in some cases, for winning sprints at certain places along the route, most often called ''intermediate sprints''. The points c ...

and Mountain Classifications.

History

Inoxpran

The Inoxpran cycling team began in 1979. The Inoxpran team achieved success with Italian

Giovanni Battaglin Giovanni Battaglin (born 22 July 1951) is an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1981 Giro d'Italia and the 1981 Vuelta a España. Early years Battaglin was born in Marostica, province ...

who won in the period of a month and a half in 1981 two

Grand Tours In road bicycle racing, a Grand Tour is one of the three major European professional cycling stage races: Giro d'Italia, Tour de France, and Vuelta a España. Collectively they are termed the ''Grand Tours'', and all three races are similar in fo ...

in with the

1981 Giro d'Italia The 1981 Giro d'Italia was the 64th running of the Giro. It started in Brescia, on 13 May, with a prologue and concluded in Verona, on 7 June, with a individual time trial. A total of 130 riders from thirteen teams entered the 22-stage rac ...

and the

1981 Vuelta a España The 36th Edition ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of Spain), a long-distance Bicycle racing, bicycle Stage (bicycle race), stage race and one of the three Grand Tour (cycling), grand tours, was held from 21 April to 10 May 1981. It consisted of 19 stages ...

. Battaglin was the second rider in history to achieve this Giro-Vuelta double after

Eddy Merckx Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx (born 17 June 1945), known as Eddy Merckx (, ), is a Belgian former professional road and track cyclist racer who is the most successful rider in the history of competitive cycling. His victories include an ...

who achieved the double in 1973.

Roberto Visentini Roberto Visentini (born 2 June 1957) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist who won the White Jersey in the 1978 Giro, finished in the top 10 of the 1979, 1980, and 1981 Giro's, made the podium in 1983, wore the Maglia Rosa f ...

had been the Inoxpran team leader in 1983 when he finished second overall in the

1983 Giro d'Italia The 1983 Giro d'Italia was the 66th running of the Giro d'Italia, Giro. It started in Brescia, on 12 May, with an prologue and concluded in Udine, on 5 June, with a individual time trial. A total of 162 riders from eighteen teams entered th ...

Carrera

Carrera Jeans became the title sponsor in 1984 and Visentini finally won the Giro d'Italia in 1986. At the end of 1985 the team had signed

Stephen Roche Stephen Roche (; born 28 November 1959) is an Irish former professional road racing cyclist. In a 13-year professional career, he peaked in 1987, becoming the second of only three cyclists to win the Triple Crown of victories in the Tour de ...

to perform for the team at the

. Roche had a poor season in 1986 but bounced back in 1987. When Roche won the

Tour de Romandie The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. It ...

just ahead of the

1987 Giro d'Italia The 1987 Giro d'Italia was the 70th edition of Giro d'Italia, the bicycle race. It began on 21 May with a prologue in Sanremo, San Remo, and concluded on 13 June with a individual time trial in Saint-Vincent, Aosta Valley, Saint-Vincent. A ...

, he became the number one favourite for the

maglia rosa The general classification in the Giro d'Italia is the most important classification of the Giro d'Italia, which determines who is the overall winner. It is therefore considered more important than secondary classifications as the points classif ...

and wanted to be the team leader during the race, something that Visentini, an Italian with an Italian team and the defending champion of the event expected to be alone. This inter team rivalry came to a head during the race when Roche attacked Visentini. Roche went on to win the race and then the

1987 Tour de France The 1987 Tour de France was the 74th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 1 to 26 July. It consisted of 25 stages over . It was the closest three-way finish in the Tour until the 2007 Tour de France, among the closest overall races i ...

. This was the only time that the Carrera team would win the Tour and it would be the last time the team won the

. Roche left the team at the end of 1987 but returned to the team in 1992 for his last two seasons. In 1989, Carrera manager Davide Boifava together with Luciano Bracchi, Francesco Boifava, Tacchella's family and Valentino Compagnoni founded ''Carrera Podium'', a manufacturer of cycles. From 1990 on, the team rode on these Carrera bikes. During this time,

Claudio Chiappucci Claudio Chiappucci (born 28 February 1963 in Uboldo, Varese, Lombardy) is a retired Italian professional cyclist. He was on the podium three times in the Tour de France general classification: second in 1990, third in 1991 and second again in 19 ...

rose from being the domestique of Visentini and Roche during the 1987 Giro to the team leader. Chiappucci wore the yellow jersey as leader of the

general classification The general classification (or the GC) in road bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for riders in multi-stage races. Each stage will have a stage winner, but the overall winner in the GC is the rider who has the fastest cumulati ...

during the

1990 Tour de France The 1990 Tour de France was the 77th edition of the Tour de France, one of Cycle sport, cycling's Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours. It took place between 30 June and 22 July 1990. The race consisted of 21 stages and a prologue. American Greg L ...

finishing the race second overall and famously battled

Miguel Indurain --> Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to: Places * Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands * São Miguel (disam ...

in the

1992 Tour de France The 1992 Tour de France was the 79th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 4 to 26 July. The total race distance was 21 stages and a prologue over . In honor of the Maastricht Treaty, which created the European Union, the Tour visited ...

. Chiappucci won the Great Italian Classic

Milan–San Remo Milan–Sanremo (in italian language, Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance ...

for the team in 1991. During the latter years of the team, a young

Marco Pantani Marco Pantani (; 13 January 1970 – 14 February 2004) was an Italian road racing cyclist, widely regarded as one of the greatest climbing specialists in the history of the sport by measures of his legacy, credits from other riders, and record ...

emerged as a contender for the

during the 1994 season finishing on the podium in both the

1994 Giro d'Italia The 1994 Giro d'Italia was the 77th edition of the race. The Giro started off in Bologna on 22 May with a short stage. The race came to a close on 12 June with a flat stage that stretched from Turin to Milan. Seventeen teams entered the ra ...

and the

1994 Tour de France The 1994 Tour de France was the 81st edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began on 2 July with a prologue around the French city Lille. After 21 more days of racing, the Tour came to a close on the street of the ...

. Pantani's success was hindered during the last two years of the Carrera team's existence. When Carrera stopped sponsoring a cycling team at the end of 1996, it was reported that manager Davide Boifava would be building a team around

with Mercatone Uno as the main sponsor. However

Davide Cassani Davide Cassani (born 1 January 1961) is a former road cyclist and cycling commentator on Italian television from Italy. He was manager for Italy national cycling team. He was born in Faenza. In 1982 he made his professional debut with Termolan ...

became the manager of that new team, taking with him as

directeur sportif A ''directeur sportif'' (, ) is a person directing a cycling team during a road bicycle racing event. It is seen as the equivalent to a field manager in baseball, or a head coach in football. At professional level, a directeur sportif follows t ...

Giuseppe Martinelli Giuseppe Martinelli (born 11 March 1955) is a retired road bicycle racer from Italy, who was a professional rider from 1977 to 1985. He represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where he won silver m ...

and Alessandro Giannelli and ten of the riders from Carrera including Pantani forming the team with whom Pantani would win the

1998 Tour de France The 1998 Tour de France was the 85th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours. The race was composed of 21 stages and a prologue. It started on 11 July in Ireland before taking an anti-clockwise route t ...

and the

1998 Giro d'Italia The 1998 Giro d'Italia was the 81st edition of the Giro d'Italia, Giro. It began on 16 May with a brief prologue that navigated through the streets of the French city Nice. The race came to a close on 7 June with a mass-start stage that ended ...

. At the same time, Boifava started a team with Asics as the main sponsor and took with him five riders from Carrera including

Doping

The team doctor of the Carrera cycling team, Dr. Giovanni Grazzi, worked with Professor Francesco Conconi at the

University of Ferrara The University of Ferrara () is the main university of the city of Ferrara in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. In the years prior to the First World War the University of Ferrara, with more than 500 students, was the best attended of ...

in 1993. It was reported in the Rome-based newspaper, La Republica, in January 2000 that Conconi was involved with administering EPO to riders on the Carrera team. In March 2000 the Italian Judge Franca Oliva published a report detailing the conclusions of an investigation into a number of sports doctors including Professor Conconi. This official judicial investigation concluded that the riders of the Carrera team were administered EPO in 1993. The riders included

Guido Bontempi Guido Bontempi (born 12 January 1960 in Gussago) is an Italian former road bicycle racer. Bontempi's career highlights include winning the spring's classic Gent–Wevelgem two times (1984 and 1986) and a total of 16 stages in the Giro d'Italia th ...

Rolf Sørensen Rolf Sørensen (born 20 April 1965) is a former Danish professional road bicycle racer. He is currently working as a cycling commentator and agent. Born in Helsinge in Denmark, Sørensen moved to Italy at the age of 17, where he has lived sin ...

, Mario Chiesa,

Massimo Ghirotto Massimo Ghirotto (born 25 June 1961, in Boara Pisani) is an Italian former road bicycle racer. Major results ;1982 :1st Coppa Città di San Daniele ;1987 :1st, Trofeo Baracchi :1st, Trofeo Matteotti :1st, Coppa Placci :1st, Stage 10, Tour d ...

and

Fabio Roscioli Fabio Roscioli (born 18 July 1965 in Grottammare) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. In 1993, he won the 12th stage of the Tour de France. Major results ;1986 : 1st Gran Premio San Giuseppe ;1988 : 4th Milan–San Remo ;199 ...

. Files seized as part of the judicial investigation allegedly detail a number of aliases for former

winner and World Champion

including Rocchi, Rossi, Rocca, Roncati, Righi and Rossini. In 1997,

told prosecutor Vincenzo Scolastico that he had been using EPO since 1993, but later he recalled that statement.Vrijgesproken Conconi moreel veroordeeld door Italiaanse gerecht

Major wins

;1979 :Stage 7

Tour de Suisse The Tour de Suisse () is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France, which is on the calend ...

Mountains classification

Coppa Placci The Coppa Placci is a semi-classic European bicycle race held between Imola, Italy and San Marino. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race is named after Antonio Placci, a cyclist born in Imola ...

Coppa Agostoni The Coppa Ugo Agostoni is a classic cycle races, semi classic European Road bicycle racing, bicycle race held in Lissone, Italy. The race is held in memory of Italian cyclist Ugo Agostoni, winner of prestigious classic Milan–San Remo, killed du ...

;1980 :

Zambana di Trento Zambana (''La Zambàna'' in local dialect) is a ''Communes of Trentino, comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italy, Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about north of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a popul ...

:Stage 5

Jørgen Marcussen Jørgen Marcussen (born 15 May 1950) is a former Danish racing cyclist. He competed, as an amateur, in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1972 Summer Olympics. As an amateur he also became national champion in team time ...

:Stage 18

Chignolo Po Chignolo Po (; ) is a (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 45 km southeast of Milan and about 25 km east of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3502 and an area of 23 ...

Milano–Torino Milano–Torino is a semi classic European single day cycling race, between the northern Italian cities of Milan and Turin over a distance of 199 kilometres. The event was first run in 1876 making it the oldest classic race in the world. The ...

Quistello Quistello (Emilian language#Dialects, Lower Mantovano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about southeast of Mantua. Quistello borders the following mun ...

Criterium,

Alfredo Chinetti Alfredo Chinetti (born 11 July 1949) is an Italian former professional racing cyclist. He rode in two editions of the Tour de France, nine editions of the Giro d'Italia and one edition of the Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; ) is an an ...

;1981 :Stages 1 & 3

Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; ) is an annual stage race, multi-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Ital ...

:Stage 2

:Stage 8b

Overall

::Stage 1a,

::Stage 19,

;1982 :Stage 6 Settimana Ciclistica Bergamasca,

Bruno Leali Bruno Leali (born 6 March 1958 in Roe Volciano) is an Italian former professional racing cyclist. He rode in 14 editions of the Giro d'Italia, six editions of the Tour de France and four editions of the Vuelta a España. After retiring from cycl ...

:Stage 15

;1983 :Stages 2 & 8

:Stage 22

Giro del Piemonte The Giro del Piemonte, since 2009 known also as Gran Piemonte, is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the Piedmont region, Italy. The race first took place in 1906. From 2005–2019, the race was organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Eur ...

;1984 :

Gent–Wevelgem Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic cycle races, classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late ...

:Prologue

Giro del Trentino The Tour of the Alps is an annual professional cycling stage race in Italy and Austria. First held in 1962, it was named Giro del Trentino () until 2016, and run over four stages in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region of Italy. In 2015, th ...

:Stage 13

:Stage 18

:Stage 21

:Stage 1

Ruota d'Oro The Ruota d'Oro is a professional one day cycling race held annually in Italy. It is part of UCI Europe Tour in category 1.2U. It was held as a stage race from 1978 to 1990. Winners References

{{reflist Cycle races in Italy UCI Europe Tour ...

:Stage 2

{{reflist Cycle races in Italy UCI Europe Tour ...

;1985 :

Mountains classification

Beat Breu Beat Breu (born 23 October 1957, in St. Gallen) is a Swiss former road bicycle racer. In 1982 Tour de France he won the prestigious stage on Alpe d'Huez, as well as another mountain stage finishing in Saint-Lary-Soulan, and finished sixth overa ...

:Overall Grabs–Voralp,

::Stage 1,

:Stage 9a (TTT)

The riders on the squad were

Urs Zimmermann Urs Zimmermann (born 29 November 1959 in Mühledorf) is a Swiss former professional road racing cyclist. He stood on the podium in two of the three Grand Tour events after finishing third in 1986 Tour de France and 1988 Giro d'Italia. He als ...

, Francesco Rossignoli,

Giancarlo Perini Giancarlo Perini (born 2 December 1959 in Carpaneto Piacentino) is a former Italian cyclist. Major results ;1979 :Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese ;1987 :2nd stage Tour de France (TTT) ;1992 :2nd Coppa Bernocchi :8th 1992 ...

Jørgen Pedersen Jørgen Pedersen (1914–1978) was an Epidemiologist. He is known for his hypothesis concerning the correlation of hyperglycemia during pregnancy and disease in later life. Life and work In 1952 he formulated the hypothesis that hyperglycemia i ...

Fabio Bordonali Fabio Bordonali (born 25 December 1963 in Brescia) is an Italian former road bicycle racing, road cyclist. Professional from 1985 to 1994, he most notably won the 1989 Vuelta a Andalucía. After retiring from cycling, he worked as a directeur spor ...

:Stage 10

: Martigny–Mauvoisin,

:Stage 5

Tour of Denmark Danmark Rundt is a Danish multi-day professional road cycling race. It is currently sponsored by the Danish national postal agency, PostNord, and the race is therefore also known as PostNord Danmark Rundt. The race is sometimes called the Tour ...

Giro del Lazio The Giro del Lazio is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the region of Lazio, Italy. From 2005 to 2008, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing ...

Switzerland National Hill Climb Championships,

: Oreno di Vimercate Cyclo-cross,

;1986 :Stage 6

Paris–Nice Paris–Nice is a professional road bicycle racing, cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the ...

Overall

Critérium International The Critérium International was a two-day Stage (bicycle race), bicycle stage race held in France every spring from 1932 until 2016, typically the last weekend of March. It was formerly known as the Critérium National de la Route, first run in ...

::Stage 2,

Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria The Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria, currently known as the Giro della Città Metropolitana di Reggio Calabria, is a road bicycle race held annually in Province of Reggio Calabria The province of Reggio Calabria () was a province in th ...

::Stage 6

Overall

Critérium du Dauphiné The Critérium du Dauphiné, before 2010 known as the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, is an annual cycle sport, cycling road bicycle racing, road race in the Dauphiné region in the southeast of France. The race is run over eight days during ...

::Stage 5,

Erich Mächler Erich Mächler (also spelled Maechler) (born 24 September 1960 in Hochdorf (Lucerne), Hochdorf) is a former professional Swiss cyclist. In the 1987 Tour de France, he wore the yellow jersey for 6 days. He was the Swiss National Road Race Champions ...

Overall

:: Points classification,

::Stages 7, 10, 11, 17 & 20,

:Stage 10

:Stages 6, 22 & 23

:Stage 21

: Gouden Pijl,

Paris–Brussels The Brussels Cycling Classic (known until June 2013 as Paris–Brussels) is a semi classic European bicycle race, one of the oldest races on the international calendar. History Paris–Brussels was first run on 12 August 1893 as an amateur eve ...

;1987 :

Overall

Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (; or Tour of Valencia) is a road cycling stage race held in the Valencian Community (''Comunitat Valenciana''), Spain. Its position in the cycling calendar means it is often used as preparation for the sprin ...

::Stage 4,

:Stage 1 (TTT)

Urs Zimmermann, Claudio Chiappucci, Erich Mächler, Jørgen Pedersen, Walter Magnago, Eddy Schepers, Bruno Leali, Stephen Roche :Stage 7b

Overall

::Stages 5a & 5b,

Overall

::Prologue & Stage 13,

::Stages 1b, & 22

::Stage 12,

:Prologue & Stage 3b Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré,

: Preis Vom Seetal,

Italy National Road Championships,

Overall

::Stage 2 (TTT)Giancarlo Perini, Davide Cassani, Jørgen Pedersen, Guido Bontempi, Eddy Schepers, Stephen Roche, Massimo Ghirotto, Erich Mächler, Urs Zimmermann ::Stage 10,

Kortenhoef Kortenhoef ( or ) is a village in North Holland, Netherlands with a population of about 6,780. It is an important part of the municipality of Wijdemeren, and lies about 5 km northwest of Hilversum. Kortenhoef was a separate municipality unti ...

Criterium,

Linne Linne is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Maasgouw, and lies about 6 km southwest of Roermond. History The village was first mentioned in 943 as Linne. The etymology is unclear. Linne deve ...

Criterium,

Sint-Truiden Sint-Truiden (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality located in the Provinces of Belgium, province of Limburg (Belgium), Limburg, Flemish Region, Belgium. With more than 41,500 inhabitants, it is on ...

Criterium,

Coppa Bernocchi The Coppa Bernocchi is a European Road bicycle racing, bicycle race held in Legnano, Italy. From 2005 to 2019, the race was organised as a UCI race classifications, 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, before joining the UCI ProSeries in 2020. In 1 ...

UCI Road World Championships The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and , a UCI Road World Championships ...

Trofeo Baracchi The Trofeo Baracchi was a major Italian cycling race that ran for 50 years. It was created by Giacomo Baracchi, in memory of his father Angelo who was a great cycle racing fan. Originally (from 1941) an amateur individual time trial An indiv ...

(TTT),

Aalsmeer Aalsmeer () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Its name is derived from the Dutch for eel (''aal'') and lake (''meer''). Aalsmeer is bordered by the Westeinderplassen lake, the largest open water o ...

Criterium,

Super Prestige Pernod The Super Prestige Pernod was a season-long competition in road bicycle racing between 1958 and 1987. For the first edition it was known as the Prestige Pernod, and for the last four years as the Super Prestige Pernod International. History Disag ...

;1988 :

Overall

::Prologue & Stage 4b,

:Stages 1 & 5 Settimana Siciliana,

:Stages 3 & 6b

Tirreno–Adriatico Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race in Italy, run between the Tyrrhenian Sea, Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coasts. Traditionally held in the early part of th ...

E3 Prijs Vlaanderen E3 Saxo Bank Classic, previously known as E3 BinckBank Classic, E3 Harelbeke, Harelbeke–Antwerp–Harelbeke and E3-Prijs Vlaanderen, is an annual road cycling race in Flanders, Belgium. The race starts and finishes in Harelbeke, covering 203 ki ...

:Stage 1

Ettore Pastorelli Ettore Pastorelli (born 24 May 1966) is an Italian former racing cyclist. Professional from 1988 to 1992, he won the opening stage of the 1988 Vuelta a España, taking the leader's jersey for the folliwng day in the process. Major results ;1988 ...

:Stage 4b

:Stages 2 & 5 Giro d'Italia,

: GP Industria & Artigianato,

:Prologue

;1989 :Stage 7

:Stage 2

Acácio Da Silva Acácio Mora da Silva (born 2 January 1961 in Montalegre, Portugal) is a Portuguese former professional road bicycle racer. He was a professional from 1982 to 1994 during which he won stages in the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia and stages i ...

:Stage 1

:Stage 1b GP de Sintra,

;1990 :Stage 4 Settimana Siciliana,

:Points classification

::Stages 1 & 2,

:Stage 7

: GP Pino Cerami,

Maximilian Sciandri Maximilian Sciandri (born 15 February 1967) is a retired British road racing cyclist of Italian descent. He competed as an Italian national up to February 1995, then took British citizenship. He won the bronze medal in the men's individual road ...

:Overall

Giro di Puglia The Giro di Puglia () was a road bicycle racing stage race A race stage, leg, or heat is a unit of a racing, race that has been divided in several parts for the reason such as length of the distance to be covered, as in a multi-day race, mult ...

::Stage 1,

:Stages 2, 3a, 4, 5 & 6

Vuelta a Aragón Vuelta a Aragón is a professional bicycle road race held in Spain in May of each year. The event was first run in 1939, and was not held between 2006 and 2017. The future of the race is uncertain; there had been plans to organise it again, but an ...

:Mountains classification

:Stage 1a

Tour de Luxembourg The Tour de Luxembourg is an annual stage race in professional road bicycle racing held in Luxembourg. The Tour de Luxembourg is classified as a UCI race classifications, 2.Pro race, the highest rating below the UCI World Tour, World Tour, by the ...

:Stage 3

, Bruno Bonnet :Stage 4

Giro dell'Appennino Giro or GIRO may refer to: Banking and investments * Giro (banking), a direct payment from one bank account to another instigated by the payer * Girobank, a state owned and later privatised financial institution in the UK * GiroBank, a Danish ba ...

Flavio Giupponi Flavio Giupponi (born 9 May 1964 in Bergamo) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist. Professional career Giupponi was as professional cyclist from 1985 to 1994. His best Grand Tour result was at the 1989 Giro d'Italia where he wo ...

:Stage 9

:Stage 19

Geraardsbergen Geraardsbergen (; ) is a city and municipality located in the Denderstreek and in the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Geraardsbergen proper and the follo ...

Criterium,

: Critérium cycliste international de Quillan,

;1991 :Stages 2 & 4b

Vuelta a Murcia The Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia () is a road bicycle race held in and around Murcia, Spain. The first four editions were reserved to amateurs. Originally the race was held in early March and consisted of five stages. However, due to Spain's fina ...

, Djamolidine Abduzhaparov :

:Stage 1a Driedaagse van De Panne,

, Djamolidine Abduzhaparov :Stages 10 & 15

: Points classification

::Stage 6, Vladimir Pulnikov ::Stage 9,

::Stage 11,

:Stage 2

Points classification

, Djamolidine Abduzhaparov :: Jersey polkadot

Mountains classification,

::Stages 1 & 4, Djamolidine Abduzhaparov ::Stage 13,

: Draai van de Kaai,

: Circuito delle Mura - Città di Marostica,

:Stage 7

Volta a Catalunya The Volta a Catalunya (; Tour of Catalonia, ) is a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of the Basque Country. The race has had ...

, Djamolidine Abduzhaparov :

, Djamolidine Abduzhaparov ;1992 :Stages 5a & 6

, Djamolidine Abduzhaparov :Stage 4

Vuelta al País Vasco The Tour of the Basque Country (Officially: ''Itzulia Basque Country'') is an annual road cycling stage race held in the Spanish Basque Country in April. It is one of the races that make up the UCI World Tour calendar. As the Basque Country is ...

, Vladimir Pulnikov :

Points classification

, Djamolidine Abduzhaparov ::Stages 2a, 4, 11 & 21, Djamolidine Abduzhaparov : Jersey blue

Mountains classification

::Stages 6 & 8,

Mountains classification

::Stages 5,

::Stages 13,

::Stages 16,

:Boxmeer, Criterium,

:Castillon-la-Bataille, Criterium,

: Gouden Pijl,

Wincanton Classic Wincanton Classic (also known as Leeds International Classic and Rochester International Classic) was a cycling classic taking place in the United Kingdom as part of the UCI Road World Cup. It was first held in 1989 in Newcastle, moving to Brigh ...

La Louvière La Louvière (; ) is a city and Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Hainaut Province, province of Hainaut, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Boussoit, Haine-Saint-Paul, Haine-Saint-Pie ...

:Overall CronostaffettaGiancarlo Perini, Vladimir Pulnikov, Andrea Tafi, Fabio Roscioli, Alessandro Giannelli ::Stage 1bGiancarlo Perini, Vladimir Pulnikov, Andrea Tafi, Fabio Roscioli, Alessandro Giannelli :Sprint classification

Clásico RCN The Clásico RCN (Spanish for ''RCN Classic'') is an annual cycling road race that takes place over many stages through different regions of Colombia during October. It is organized by the Colombian Cycling Federation. The event is sponsored by ...

: Fabio Roscioli ::Stage 1,

::Stage 4, Alessandro Giannelli ::Stage 5, Vladimir Pulnikov ;1993 :Stage 3

:Stage 3a Driedaagse van De Panne,

Liège–Bastogne–Liège Liège–Bastogne–Liège , also known as ''La Doyenne'' ("The Old Lady"), is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium.Cycling Weekly, UK, 13 March 1993 First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five ''Cycling monument, Monuments'' of the Eur ...

: Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop,

:Prologue & Stages 1 & 4b

:Amsterdam Rai Derny Race,

Mountains classification

::Stage 6 ,

::Stage 14,

:Stage 9

:Stage 12

:Stage 17

: Chateau-Chinon-Ville Criterium,

: GP de la Ville de Lourdes,

: Clasica San Sebastian,

Lamballe Lamballe (; ; Gallo: ''Lanball'') is a town and a former commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Lamballe-Armor. It lies on the river Gouessant east ...

Criterium,

Coppa Sabatini The Coppa Sabatini is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Province of Pisa, Italy. From 2005 to 2019, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2020, it was added to the UCI ProSeries The UCI ProSeries is t ...

Beat Zberg Beat Zberg (born 10 May 1971 in Altdorf, Uri, Altdorf, Canton of Uri, Uri) is a Switzerland, Swiss former professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Team Gerolsteiner, Gerolsteiner. In 2007 he became the Swiss National champion, winning the ...

Japan Cup The is one of the most prestigious horse races in Japan. It is contested on the last Sunday of November, post time of 15:40 at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, Tokyo at a distance of 2400 meters (about miles) run under weight for age conditions with ...

;1994 :Stage 8 Vuelta y Ruta de Mexico, Samuele Schiavina :Stage 14 Vuelta y Ruta de Mexico, Marco Artunghi :Stages 14 & 15

:Stage 20

, Vladimir Pulnikov : Jersey white

Young rider classification

Quillan Quillan (; Languedocien: ''Quilhan'') is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. On 1 January 2016, the former commune of Brenac was merged into Quillan. Geography Quillan is located at the foothills of the Pyrenees, on the roa ...

Overall

::Stage 4,

: Circuito Alzanese,

Mario Traversoni Mario Traversoni (born 12 April 1972 in Codogno, Province of Lodi) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. In Stage 19 of the 1997 Tour de France, Traversoni finished third, 26 seconds behind Bart Voskamp and Jens Heppner. However, ...

, Nicola Miceli :

;1995 :Stage 1

Overall

Vuelta a Asturias Vuelta Asturias is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in early May each year. The event was first run in 1925 but has not been held consistently until 1968 to present. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI ...

::Stage 4, Samuele Schiavina ::Stage 6,

:Stage 11

, Enrico Zaina : Jersey white

Young rider classification

::Stages 9, 10 & 14,

: Klagenfurt Criterium,

:Overall

Escalada a Montjuich ''Escalada'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 6 January 1975 and ended on 23 August 1975, with a total of 197 episodes in Black and white. It's the fifteenth "novela das oito" to be aired on the timeslo ...

::Stage 1a,

;1996 :

Berner Rundfahrt Tour de Berne is an elite professional road bicycle racing event held in Bern, Switzerland with races for men and women. Men's event The men's event began in 1920 and has previously been a UCI 1.2 rated event on the UCI Europe Tour. Women's ...

: Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop,

:Stages 9 & 20

, Enrico Zaina : Jersey yellow

Overall

Peter Luttenberger Peter Luttenberger (born 13 December 1972) is a retired Austrian professional road bicycle racer. He finished fifth in the General classification of the 1996 Tour de France, but he never again managed to live up to the promise of that result, w ...

::Stage 6,

:Stage 15

Massimo Podenzana Massimo Podenzana (born 29 July 1961 in La Spezia) is an Italian former road racing cyclist. Podenzana won stages in both the Giro d'Italia, and the Tour de France, as well as a variety of other cycling classics. Major results ;1986 :1st, Gir ...

:Stage 5 GP Guillaume Tell,

Markus Zberg Markus Zberg (born June 27, 1974 in Altdorf, Uri) is a retired Swiss professional road bicycle racer; he is the younger brother of Beat Zberg. Zberg retired after a severe fall in the Tour de l'Ain. He was the Swiss National Road Race champi ...

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{{Giro d'Italia team classification winners Defunct cycling teams based in Italy Cycling teams established in 1984 Cycling teams disestablished in 1996