Acqua & Sapone
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| Team information | ||
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| UCI code | ASA | |
| Registered | Italy | |
| Founded | 2004 | |
| Disbanded | 2012 | |
| Discipline(s) | Road | |
| Status | UCI Professional Continental | |
| Bicycles | Focus | |
| Website | Team home page | |
| Key personnel | ||
| General manager | Palmiro Masciarelli | |
| Team manager(s) | Bruno Cenghialta | |
| Team name history | ||
2004 2005 2006 2007–2009 2010–2012 | Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil Acqua & Sapone Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo Acqua & Sapone | |
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Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil in 2005.
Acqua & Sapone (UCI team code: ASA) was a professional continental cycling team based in Italy and participated in UCI Europe Tour and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events. They were managed by Palmiro Masciarelli, assisted by directeur sportifs , Bruno Cenghialta and . The team won team championship (or team points ranking) on the 2005–2006 UCI Europe Tour.
The team folded at the end of the 2012 season, after losing their main backing.[1]
2012 roster[]
- As of 13 January 2012.[2]
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Major wins[]
- 2004
- Stage 3 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Crescenzo D'Amore
- Stage 5 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Ruggero Marzoli
- Stage 2 Giro d'Abruzzo, Ruggero Marzoli
- Stage 2 & 6 Circuit des Mines, Denis Bertolini
- Stage 2 Course de la Paix, Denis Bertolini
- Stage 9 Giro d'Italia, Fred Rodriguez
- , Fred Rodriguez
Czech Republic Road Race Championship, Ondřej Sosenka- Overall Tour de Pologne, Ondřej Sosenka
- Stage 5, Rinaldo Nocentini
- Stage 8, Ondřej Sosenka
- 2005
- Prologue UNIQA Classic, Ondřej Sosenka
- Stage 3b Tour of Belgium, Ondřej Sosenka
- Stage 1 Tour of Slovenia, Ruggero Marzoli
- Subida al Naranco, Rinaldo Nocentini
- Czech Republic Time Trial Championship, Ondřej Sosenka
- Trofeo Matteotti, Ruggero Marzoli
- Chrono des Herbiers, Ondřej Sosenka
- 2006
- Stage 2 Settimana Lombarda, Gabriele Balducci
- Giro dell'Appennino, Rinaldo Nocentini
- Stage 5 Course de la Paix, Kanstantin Siutsou
- Overall Circuit de Lorraine, Juan Mauricio Soler
- Stage 2, Juan Mauricio Soler
- Stage 2 Euskal Bizikleta, Andrea Tonti
Belarus Road Race Championship, Kanstantin Siutsou- Czech Republic Time Trial Championship, Ondřej Sosenka
- GP Fred Mengoni, Andrea Tonti
- Giro del Veneto, Rinaldo Nocentini
- Coppa Placci, Rinaldo Nocentini
- 2007
- Stage 5 Tour Méditerranéen, Gabriele Balducci
- Stage 2 Tirreno-Adriatico, Alexandr Arekeev
- Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Michele Scarponi
- Stage 2, Michele Scarponi
- Stage 3 Giro del Trentino, Stefano Garzelli
- Overall Tour of Japan, Francesco Masciarelli
- Stage 3 & 5, Francesco Masciarelli
- Stage 14 & 16 Giro d'Italia, Stefano Garzelli
- Stage 2 Tour of Slovenia, Stefano Garzelli
- Belarus Road Race Championship, Branislau Samoilau
- Belarus Time Trial Championship, Andrei Kunitski
- Stage 3 Tour de Wallonie, Giuseppe Palumbo
- Stage 3 Vuelta a Burgos, Aurélien Passeron
- Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese, Aurélien Passeron
- 2008
- Stage 1 Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria, Gabriele Balducci
- Trofeo Laigueglia, Luca Paolini
- Stage 3 Settimana Lombarda, Gabriele Balducci
- Stage 5 Settimana Lombarda, Branislau Samoilau
- Stage 6 Settimana Lombarda, Francesco Failli
- Stage 2 & 4 Giro del Trentino, Stefano Garzelli
- Stage 2 Vuelta a La Rioja, Diego Milán
- Stage 2a & 3 Vuelta a Asturias, Stefano Garzelli
- Stage 2 GP Paredes Rota dos Moveis, Diego Milán
- Belarus Time Trial Championship, Andrei Kunitski
- Stage 1 Vuelta a Burgos, Andrei Kunitski
- Coppa Placci, Luca Paolini
- Grand Prix de Wallonie, Stefano Garzelli
- Giro del Lazio, Francesco Masciarelli
- 2009
- Stage 6 Settimana Lombarda, Luca Paolini
- Stages 4 & 17 Giro d'Italia, Stefano Garzelli
Mountain classification Giro d'Italia, Stefano Garzelli- Coppa Bernocchi, Luca Paolini
- 2010
- Stage 5 Tour Méditerranéen, Francesco Masciarelli
- Overall Tirreno-Adriatico, Stefano Garzelli
- Stage 16 Giro d'Italia, Stefano Garzelli
Road Race Championships, Rafaâ Chtioui
- 2011
- Stage 2 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Claudio Corioni
- Mountain classification Giro d'Italia, Stefano Garzelli
- Gran Premio Città di Camaiore, Fabio Taborre
- Memorial Marco Pantani, Fabio Taborre
- Giro dell'Emilia, Carlos Betancur
- 2012
Croatia Road Race Championships, Vladimir Miholjević- Croatia Time Trial Championships, Vladimir Miholjević
- Stage 4 Circuit de Lorraine, Danilo Napolitano
- Stage 5 Tour of Belgium, Carlos Betancur
- Trofeo Melinda, Carlos Betancur
- Stage 2 Tour of Austria, Danilo Di Luca
- Stage 5 Tour of Austria, Fabio Taborre
- Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie, Danilo Di Luca
- Stages 2, 4 & 5 Tour de Wallonie, Danilo Napolitano
- Stage 5 Giro di Padania, Carlos Betancur
National champions[]
- 2004
- Czech Republic Road Race Championship, Ondřej Sosenka
- 2005
- Czech Republic Time Trial Championship, Ondřej Sosenka
- 2006
Belarus Road Race Championship, Kanstantin Siutsou- Czech Republic Time Trial Championship, Ondřej Sosenka
- 2007
- Belarus Road Race Championship, Branislau Samoilau
- Belarus Time Trial Championship, Andrei Kunitski
- 2008
- Belarus Time Trial Championship, Andrei Kunitski
- 2010
- Tunisia Road Race Championships, Rafaâ Chtioui
- 2012
Croatia Road Race Championships, Vladimir Miholjević- Croatia Time Trial Championships, Vladimir Miholjević
References[]
- ^ "Acqua e Sapone competes for the last time in Italy". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Acqua & Sapone (ASA) - ITA". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
External links[]
- Official website (in Italian)
Categories:
- Cycling teams based in Italy
- Cycling teams established in 2004
- Cycling teams disestablished in 2012
- Defunct cycling teams based in Italy