ZG Mobili was an Italian

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 1991 to 1997.

Sponsors and naming rights

*1991 ZG Mobili-Bottecchia *1992 ZG Mobili-Selle Italia *1993-1994 ZG Mobili *1995 ZG Mobili-Selle Italia *1996-1997 Roslotto-ZG Mobili

History

Under the Roslotto () sponsorship, the main shareholder was the National Sports Fund of Russia (NSF) (), which was created by Minister of Sports Shamil Tarpishchev (), who was a friend and tennis coach for

Boris Yeltsin Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin (1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian politician and statesman who served as President of Russia from 1991 to 1999. He was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) from 1961 to ...

. His successor at the head of the NSF, Boris Fyodorov, also transliterated as Boris Fedorov (), publicly alleged Tarpichev of links with the mafia, including Alimzhan Tokhtakhunov (Taiwanchik) and the Izmailovskaya OPG and, later,

Alexander Litvinenko Alexander Valterovich Litvinenko (30 August 1962 ( at WebCite) – 23 November 2006) was a British-naturalised Russian defector and former officer of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) who specialised in tackling organized crime, ...

alleged Tarpichev of links with illicit activities. Under the Russian sponsor Roslotto () from 1996 to 1997, millions of dollars allegedly were money laundered from Russia and into Italy and the European banking system using the Roslotto-ZG Mobili cycling team as a front.

Notable riders

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 ...

Gianni Faresin Gianni Faresin (born 16 July 1965) is an Italian former road bicycle racer, who competed professionally from 1988 to 2004. He currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team , for whom his son Edoardo rides. Faresin was born in Ma ...

* Stefano Colagè *

Hendrik Redant Hendrik Redant (born 1 November 1962) is a Belgian former professional cyclist. He was a directeur sportif with the Omega Pharma–Lotto cycling team until the end of the 2010 season. For 2011 he left Omega Pharma–Lotto to take up a position ...

Fabiano Fontanelli Fabiano Fontanelli (born 24 April 1965 in Faenza) is an Italian former road bicycle racer. Professional from 1989 to 2003, he notably won four stages of the Giro d'Italia. Major results ;1990 :2nd Giro di Romagna ;1991 :1st Overall Giro di Pu ...

* Fabio Casartelli *

Andrea Ferrigato Andrea Ferrigato (born 1 September 1969 in Schio) is an Italian former road bicycle racer. Career In 1991 he turned professional with , which he rode for until 1993. In 1994 he won the 12th stage at the Giro d'Italia, while his best year was ...

Maurizio Fondriest Maurizio Fondriest (born 15 January 1965) is a retired Italian professional road racing cyclist. Career Born in Cles, Trentino, Fondriest turned professional in 1987 with the Ecoflam team. He subsequently rode for Alfa-Lum in 1988, winning the ...

Alexander Gontchenkov Alexander Gontchenkov (born April 4, 1970) is a Ukrainian former professional racing cyclist, who competed early in his career on the track and throughout his professional career (1993–2000) on the road. He competed in two events at the ...

Paolo Savoldelli Paolo Savoldelli (born 7 May 1973) is a former Italy, Italian road racing cyclist and winner of the 2002 Giro d'Italia, 2002 and 2005 Giro d'Italia. Savoldelli was a climbing specialist, climber but known for his fast downhill riding. He is nick ...

Dimitri Konyshev Dimitri Borisovich Konyshev (; born on February 18, 1966) is a retired Russian road bicycle racer. During Konyshev's 17-year professional cycling career, he won nine Grand Tour stages with at least one stage win in all three Grand Tours. He w ...

* Giancarlo Perini *

Piotr Ugrumov Piotr Ugrumov ( Latvian: ''Pēteris Ugrjumovs'' or ''Pjotrs Ugrjumovs'', Russian: Пётр Угрюмов) (born 21 January 1961) is a former Russian-Latvian professional road racing cyclist who participated for Latvia after the dissolution of the ...

* Viatcheslav Djavanian * Dimitri Sedun *

Alexei Sivakov Alexei Viktorovich Sivakov (Russian: Алексей Викторович Сиваков) (born 7 January 1972) is a former Russian cyclist. He is the father of fellow cyclist Pavel Sivakov. Palmares ;1994 :1st Overall Tour de Serbie ;1996 :4th ...

* Youri Sourkov *

Nelson Rodríguez Nelson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Nelson (1918 film), ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey * Nelson (1926 film), ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers * Nelson (opera), ''N ...

* Nikolay Gorelov * Vitali Kokorine

References

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