Gianni Motta–Linea M.D. Italia

Gianni Motta–Linea M.D. Italia

Team information
Registered	United States
Founded	1984
Disbanded	1984
Discipline(s)	Road
Bicycles	Gianni Motta
Key personnel
Team manager(s)	Robin Morton

Gianni Motta–Linea M.D. Italia was an American professional cycling team that competed in the 1984 Giro d'Italia, becoming the first American registered team to compete in the race. The concept of the team was first formed by John Eustice, a rider, and Robin Morton who became the team's manager. The team was sponsored by Gianni Motta's bicycle brand, which was just starting to be distributed in the United States, and also sponsored by Italian furniture maker Linea MD.^[1]

Major Results[]

1st Luxembourg National Road Race Championships Claude Michely

Roster[]

Ages as of 1 January 1984.

Rider Date of birth  Michael Carter (USA) (1963-03-03)March 3, 1963 (aged 20)  Gavin Chilcott (USA) (1962-04-16)April 16, 1962 (aged 21)  Alain Dallenbach (SUI) (1956-04-07)April 7, 1956 (aged 27)   (USA) (1956-08-06)August 6, 1956 (aged 27)   (USA) (1959-04-23)April 23, 1959 (aged 24)   (ISR) (1960-07-14)July 14, 1960 (aged 23)  Ron Hayman (CAN) (1954-08-31)August 31, 1954 (aged 29)   (LIE) (1959-05-17)May 17, 1959 (aged 24)  Guy Janiszewski (BEL) (1959-01-24)January 24, 1959 (aged 24)   (USA) (1959-10-09)October 9, 1959 (aged 24)

Rider Date of birth  Claude Michely (LUX) (1959-11-08)November 8, 1959 (aged 24)   (USA) (1958-10-17)October 17, 1958 (aged 25)  Jeff Rutter (USA) (1961-04-26)April 26, 1961 (aged 22)   (USA) (1959-06-04)June 4, 1959 (aged 24)  Frank Scioscia (USA) (1961-01-18)January 18, 1961 (aged 22)  Dag Selander (NOR) (1955-11-21)November 21, 1955 (aged 28)  Steve Speaks (USA) (1962-07-02)July 2, 1962 (aged 21)   (SUI) (1956-03-04)March 4, 1956 (aged 27)  Eugène Urbany (NED) (1957-07-13)July 13, 1957 (aged 26)   (GER) (1958-01-17)January 17, 1958 (aged 25)

National Champions[]

1984

Luxembourg Road Race, Claude Michely

References[]

External Links[]

Team Page on Pro Cycling Stats