Del Tongo (cycling team)
Team information | ||
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UCI code | DEL | |
Registered | Italy | |
Founded | 1982 | |
Disbanded | 1991 | |
Discipline(s) | Road | |
Bicycles | Colnago (1982–1988) Pinarello (1989–1991) | |
Team name history | ||
1982 1983–1985 1986–1990 1991 | Del Tongo Del Tongo–Colnago Del Tongo Del Tongo–MG Boys | |
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Del Tongo (UCI team code: DEL) was an Italian professional cycling team that was active between 1982 and 1991. The team disbanded, but provided the basis for Lampre.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
History[]
The team was led primarily by two Italian sports directors: Pietro Algeri and . They won the 1983 Giro d'Italia with Giuseppe Saronni. They only participated once in the Tour de France, in 1987. In 1992, the team stops but a new team, MG Maglificio was formed by Algeri and Abetoni along with Belgians Roger de Vlaeminck and Patrick Lefevere.
Notable riders[]
- Giuseppe Saronni Italy
- Guido Van Calster Belgium
- Dietrich Thurau Germany
- Rolf Gölz Germany
- Gianbattista Baronchelli Italy
- Franco Chioccioli Italy
- Mario Cipollini Italy
- Maurizio Fondriest Italy
- Franco Ballerini Italy
- Fabio Baldato Italy
Major wins[]
Major One-Day Races[]
- Giro di Lombardia
- 1982 Giuseppe Saronni Italy
- 1986 Gianbattista Baronchelli Italy
- Milan–San Remo
- 1983 Giuseppe Saronni Italy
- Grand Prix des Amériques
- 1990 Franco Ballerini Italy
Grand Tours[]
Giro d'Italia[]
- General classification (1983) - Giuseppe Saronni Italy
- General classification (1991) - Franco Chioccioli Italy
Vuelta a España[]
Other races[]
- 2 stages in the Tour of Germany (2 in 1982)
- General classification Tour de Suisse (1982)
- 3 stages in the Tour de Suisse (3 in 1982)
- General classification Tirreno–Adriatico (1982)
- 4 stages in the Tirreno–Adriatico (2 in 1982, 2 in 1987)
- 1 stage in the Tour de Romandie (in 1987)
- 1 stage in the Volta a Catalunya (in 1988)
References[]
- ^ "Del Tongo 1982". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- ^ "Del Tongo - Colnago 1983". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- ^ "Del Tongo - Colnago 1985". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- ^ "Del Tongo 1986". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- ^ "Del Tongo 1990". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- ^ "Del Tongo - MG Boys 1991". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
Categories:
- Defunct cycling teams based in Italy
- Cycling teams established in 1982
- Cycling teams disestablished in 1991
- Cycling teams based in Italy
- 1982 establishments in Italy