Italian cycling team
Bianchi was an Italian professional cycling team that was sponsored by and cycled on Bianchi Bicycles . A Bianchi cycling team existed in 1899 which implies that Bianchi was sponsoring professional cycling at a very early stage in the sport. It appears that the team existed from 1899 to 1900, then from 1905 to 1966, then from 1973 until 1984. It existed again in 1993 and for the last time in 2003, as Team Bianchi . In addition Bianchi has been a co-sponsor of many cycling teams.
History The Bianchi–Pirell team of the 1911 Giro d'Italia In 1899 Giovanni Tommaselli won the first international cycling victory for Bianchi at the world championship of track racing: the Grand Prix of Paris .[1] During the existence of the Bianchi team in Italy in 1919–1920, Bianchi was also a co-sponsor of a French team that was called Peugeot–Bianchi–Pirelli which according to a historical cycling website, the team rode on Peugeot bikes.[2] It is possible that this team rode on Bianchi bikes in Italy.
The team had many famous cyclists on the team over the course of its existence. In 1945, Fausto Coppi joined the team and would stay with the team until 1956 and 1958. It has been said that the team of the mid-1940s was built around Coppi.[3] During this time the Tour de France was disputed by national teams and Coppi won the Tour in 1949 and 1952. Coppi won the Giro d'Italia for the team in 1947, 1949, 1952 and 1953. Coppi became the first cyclist in history to achieve the Giro-Tour double. For which it was suggested at the time that he was the greatest cyclist ever seen.[4] During this time, the directeur sportifs were Giovanni Tragella and Franco Aguggini.
In the seventies, Bianchi returned as main sponsor to the peloton in the Bianchi–Campagnolo team that contained the 1972 and 1973 world champions Marino Basso and Felice Gimondi . This team was the continuation of the Salvarani team that Gimondi had started his career with and which, in 1972, was directed by 1965 Giro d'Italia champion and 1968 World Champion Vittorio Adorni who had retired from professional racing just two years previously. Adorni directed the Bianchi–Campagnolo team with Giancarlo Ferretti in 1973. Ferretti took over as the main directeur sportif of the team the following year. This team also included the four-time winner of the Vuelta a Colombia Martin Emilio Rodriguez who won stages in the Giro d'Italia.
Finally Team Bianchi was main sponsor when German Jan Ullrich challenged American Lance Armstrong in the Centenary edition of the Tour de France .[n 1]
After the cycling season of 2003 ended, Bianchi became co-sponsor of the Alessio–Bianchi team and again they were a co-sponsor of the Liquigas-Bianchi team for the 2005 season. In 2005 Bianchi also became the co-sponsor of the Norwegian cycling team Team Maxbo Bianchi , a continental cycling team, with whom they co-sponsored until the end of the 2010 season.[5] In October 2011, it was announced that Bianchi would be the bike sponsor of the Vancansoleil-DCM team on a two-year contract from 2012[6] Since 2014, Bianchi is the supplier of Belkin Pro Cycling .
Bianchi became involved in sponsorship in Mountain biking in the early nineties. Bruno Zanchi won the first World Championship for Bianchi in 1991 in the downhill speciality. Two years later, Dario Acquaroli became World Champion in cross country for Bianchi.[7] From 2000 to 2006, the Bianchi MTB (Bianchi-Motorex and Bianchi-Agos) team dominated the sport with José Antonio Hermida and multiple World Champion Julien Absalon .[8] In 2007 the team was renamed Gewiss–Bianchi.[9]
Major results Major results
1899 No recorded wins 1900 No recorded wins 1905 Milano–Torino , Giovanni Rossignoli 1906 Coppa Val d'Olona, Luigi Ganna Milano–Modena , Anteo CarapezziGiro di Lombardia , Cesare Brambilla 1907 Giro del Piemonte , Giovanni Gerbi Gran Fondo La Seicento, Giovanni Gerbi Coppa Val d'Olona, Giovanni Rossignoli Coppa Savona, Giovanni Gerbi Milano–Firenze, Giovanni Gerbi Roma–Napoli–Roma , Giovanni Gerbi 1908 Coppa Savona, Giovanni Cuniolo Tre Coppe Parabiago, Clemente Canepari Italy National Road Race Championship, Giovanni Cuniolo Milano–Modena , Giovanni Cuniolo 1909 Stages 1 & 8 Giro d'Italia , Dario Beni Stages 3 & 6 Giro d'Italia , Giovanni Rossignoli Corsa Audax Roma, Dario Beni Giro di Liguria, Piero Lampaggi Coppa Val d'Olona, Mario Bruschera Overall Roma–Napoli–Roma , Giovanni Gerbi Italy National Road Race Championship, Dario Beni 1910 Giro del Piemonte , Vincenzo Borgarello Coppa Bastogi: Giovanni Cuniolo Stages 3 & 5 Ai mari ai laghi ai monti, Mario Bruschera Overall Roma–Napoli–Roma , Mario Bruschera Stages 1 & 2, Mario Bruschera Giro degl'Alpi Orobie, Giovanni Cuniolo Giro Colli Laziali, Dario Beni 1911 Giro del Piemonte , Mario Bruschera Overall Giro d'Italia , Carlo Galetti Stages 1, 4 & 10, Carlo Galetti Stage 3, Giovanni Rossignoli Stage 7, Dario Beni Tre Coppe Parabiago, Carlo Galetti Stage 3 Torino–Firenze–Roma, Dario Beni Overall Roma–Napoli–Roma , Dario Beni Stage 2, Dario Beni Italy National Road Race Championship, Dario Beni 1912 Roma–Frosinone–Anzio–Roma, Gino Brizzi Giro della Romagna , Dario Beni Overall Giro di Campania , Gino BrizziStages 1 & 2, Gino Brizzi Overall Giro d'Italia , Giovanni Micheletto & Eberardo Pavesi Stages 1 & 8, Giovanni Micheletto La Spezia–Salsomaggiore–La Spezia, Giuseppe Santhia Roma–Napoli–Roma , Dario Beni 1913 No recorded wins 1914 Milan–San Remo , Ugo Agostoni Stage 4 Giro d'Italia , Giuseppe Azzini Giro della Romagna , Giovanni CerviGiro di Lombardia , Lauro Bordin 1915 Milano–Torino , Costante Girardengo 1916 No recorded wins 1917 Milan–San Remo , Gaetano Belloni Stage 1 Giro della Provincia Milano, Gaetano Belloni Milano–Torino , Oscar Egg Giro dell'Emilia , Angelo Gremo Milano–Modena , Oscar Egg 1918 Milan–San Remo , Costante Girardengo Giro dell'Emilia , Costante Girardengo Stage 1 Milano–Bologna–Roma, Marcel Godivier Milano–Torino , Gaetano Belloni Milano–Modena , Gaetano Belloni Giro di Lombardia , Gaetano Belloni GP Chiusura, Lauro Bordin 1919 Stage 1 Circuit des Champs de Bataille , Oscar Egg Stage 5 Circuit des Champs de Bataille , Jean Alavoine Stage 3 Giro d'Italia , Oscar Egg Stage 5 Giro d'Italia , Gaetano Belloni Stages 4, 5, 7, 8 & 15 Tour de France , Jean Alavoine Stages 12 & 13 Tour de France , Luigi-Natale Lucotti GP Sporting, Jean Alavoine 1920 Six Days of Brussels , Marcel Buysse Milan–San Remo : Gaetano BelloniNice–Mont Agel : Henri Pélissier GP de la Loire : Henri Pélissier France National Road Race Championships, Jean AlavoineStage 1 Giro della Provincia Milano : Gaetano Belloni & Giuseppe Azzini Overall Giro d'Italia , Gaetano Belloni Stage 1, Giuseppe Oliveri Stages 2, 3 & 7, Gaetano Belloni Stage 4 & 6, Jean Alavoine Stage 8, Ugo Agostoni Overall Tour du Sud-Est , Francis Pélissier Stages 1, 3 & 4, Francis Pélissier Paris–Brussels , Henri Pélissier Stages 3 & 4 Tour de France , Henri Pélissier GP Sporting, Henri Pélissier & Francis Pélissier Circuit des Champs de Bataille , Henri Pélissier Giro di Lombardia , Henri Pélissier 1921 No recorded wins 1922 GP de La Bordeta, Pedro Escrich 1923 No recorded wins 1924 Coppa Cavacciocchi, Nello Ciaccheri Milan–Modena, Nello Ciaccheri 1925 No recorded wins 1926 No recorded wins 1927 Stage 4 Giro d'Italia , Domenico Piemontesi Stage 11 Giro d'Italia , Arturo Bresciani Giro dell'Emilia , Domenico Piemontesi Milano–Modena , Domenico Piemontesi 1928 Stages 1, 6, 7, 9 & 12 Giro d'Italia , Domenico Piemontesi Groβer Sachsenpreis, Domenico Piemontesi UCI Amateur Road World Championships , Allegro Grandi Giro dell'Emilia , Alfonso Piccin Stage 4 Volta a Catalunya , Carlo Porzio Circuit de Champagne, Aimé Dossche Hekelgem Criterium, Aimé Dossche 1929 Six days of Chicago, Gaetano Belloni Stage 1 Giro d'Italia , Gaetano Belloni Stage 12 Giro d'Italia , Domenico Piemontesi Giro dell'Emilia , Allegro Grandi Roma–Napoli–Roma , Gaetano Belloni 1930 Six days of New York City, Gaetano Belloni Milan–San Remo , Michele Mara Stages 1, 9, 10, 12 & 15 Giro d'Italia , Michele Mara Stage 5 Giro d'Italia , Domenico Piemontesi Stage 6 Giro d'Italia , Allegro Grandi Overall Torino–Brussels, Allegro Grandi Stage 1, Allegro Grandi Stage 2, Michele Mara Overall Roma–Napoli–Roma , Michele Mara Stages 1 & 2, Michele Mara Giro di Lombardia , Michele Mara 1931 Stages 5 & 9 Giro d'Italia , Michele Mara Stage 12 Giro d'Italia , Ambrogio Morelli 1932 Milan–San Remo , Alfredo Bovet Circuito Castelli Romani, Michele Mara Overall Barcelona–Madrid, Luigi Marchisio Stage 4, Luigi Marchisio 1933 Stages 4 & 12 Giro d'Italia , Giuseppe Olmo Overall Volta a Catalunya, Alfredo Bovet Stages 3 & 9, Alfredo Bovet Stage 5, Ambrogio Morelli Tre Valli Varesine , Alfredo Bovet Pistoia–Prunetta, Remo Bertoni 1934 Nice–Mont Agel, Luigi Barral Stages 13, 16 & 17 Giro d'Italia , Giuseppe Olmo Piacenza Criterium, Pietro Rimoldi Brasschaat Criterium, Raffaele Di Paco Coppa Bernocchi , Pietro Rimoldi 1935 Milan–San Remo , Giuseppe Olmo Stages 5a, 12, 15 & 16 Giro d'Italia , Giuseppe Olmo Marina di Massa , Giuseppe Olmo GP Cinquantenario, Giuseppe Olmo Poperinge Criterium, Jef Demuysere Coppa Collecchio , Pietro Rimoldi World hour record , Giuseppe Olmo 1936 Ferrara Criterium, Giuseppe Olmo Giro dell'Emilia , Giuseppe Olmo Stages 1, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 15b, 16, 17a & 19 Giro d'Italia , Giuseppe Olmo Stage 2 Giro d'Italia , Aldo Bini Giro del Piemonte , Aldo Bini Italy National Road Race Championship, Giuseppe Olmo 1937 Milano–Torino , Giuseppe Martano Stages 3 & 4b Paris–Nice , Giuseppe Martano Stage 6 Giro d'Italia , Giuseppe Olmo Stages 13, 14 & 19 Giro d'Italia , Aldo Bini Giro di Lombardia , Aldo Bini 1938 Milan–San Remo , Giuseppe Olmo Overall Giro di Campania , Giuseppe Olmo Stage 1, Giuseppe Olmo Stage 2, Adolfo Leoni Stage 4b Giro d'Italia , Walter Generati Stage 6 Giro d'Italia , Adolfo Leoni Stage 16 Giro d'Italia , Diego Marabelli Torino–Ceriale, Giuseppe Olmo 1939 Stage 1 Giro d'Italia , Vasco Bergamaschi Stage 7 Giro d'Italia , Adolfo Leoni Stage 8 Giro d'Italia , Diego Marabelli Giro del Veneto , Adolfo Leoni 1940 Overall GP Leptis-Magna, Adolfo Leoni Stage 1, Adolfo Leoni Bologna–Passo della Raticosa, Vito Ortelli Giro del Piemonte , Cino Cinelli Stages 1, 8, 10 & 13 Giro d'Italia , Olimpio Bizzi Stages 4, 5, 12 & 20 Giro d'Italia , Adolfo Leoni Stages 15 & 16 Giro d'Italia , Mario Vicini Tre Valli Varesine , Cino Cinelli Giro dell'Emilia , Osvaldo Bailo 1941 Giro della Toscana , Fausto Coppi Giro del Veneto , Fausto Coppi Italy National Road Race Championship, Adolfo Leoni Giro del Piemonte , Aldo Bini Gran Fondo, La Seicento, Aldo Bini Giro dell'Emilia , Fausto Coppi Gorizia–Ljubljana–Trieste–Gorizia, Olimpio Bizzi Trento–Monte Bondone, Giovanni De Stefanis Tre Valli Varesine , Fausto Coppi 1942 Milan–San Remo , Adolfo Leoni Giro della Toscana , Vito Ortelli Giro dell'Emilia , Adolfo Leoni Italy National Road Race Championship, Fausto Coppi Trento–Monte Bondone, Giovanni De Stefanis Giro del Piemonte , Fiorenzo Magni Giro di Lombardia , Aldo Bini World hour record , Fausto Coppi 1943 Milan–San Remo , Cino Cinelli Giro della Toscana , Olimpio Bizzi 1944 No recorded wins 1945 Tre Valli Varesine , Adolfo Leoni 1946 Milan–San Remo , Fausto Coppi Giro della Romagna , Fausto Coppi Stage 3 Giro d'Italia , Adolfo Leoni Stage 4b, 13 & 14 Giro d'Italia , Fausto Coppi Stage 9 Giro d'Italia , Aldo Baito Stage 1 Monaco–Paris, Aldo Baito Stages 4 & 5 Monaco–Paris, Adolfo Leoni Grand Prix des Nations , Fausto Coppi Giro dell'Emilia , Adolfo Leoni Coppa Ugo Agostoni , Luigi Casola Giro di Lombardia , Fausto Coppi 1947 Giro della Romagna , Fausto Coppi Overall Giro d'Italia , Fausto Coppi Stages 4, 8 & 16, Fausto Coppi Stages 14, 17 & 19, Adolfo Leoni Stage 5b Tour de Suisse , Fausto Coppi Giro del Veneto , Fausto Coppi Italy National Road Race Championship, Fausto Coppi Grand Prix des Nations , Fausto Coppi À travers Lausanne , Fausto Coppi Giro dell'Emilia , Fausto Coppi Giro di Lombardia , Fausto Coppi 1948 Milan–San Remo , Fausto Coppi Mountains classification Giro d'Italia , Fausto Coppi Stage 11, Désiré Keteleer Stages 12 & 14, Oreste Conte Stage 13, Bruno Pasquini Stages 16 & 17, Fausto Coppi Roubaix–Huy , Désiré Keteleer Circuit des régions frontalières Mouscron, Désiré Keteleer Tre Valli Varesine , Fausto Coppi Giro dell'Emilia , Fausto Coppi Giro di Lombardia , Fausto Coppi 1949 No recorded wins 1950 No recorded wins 1951 Stage 2b Roma–Napoli–Roma , Loretto Petrucci Stages 6 & 18 Giro d'Italia , Fausto Coppi Giro della Toscana , Loretto Petrucci Stage 20 Tour de France , Fausto Coppi Stage 7 Tour of Belgium , Donato Piazza Brasschaat Criterium, Fausto Coppi GP de Lugano, Fausto Coppi 1952 Milano–Torino , Aldo Bini Milan–San Remo : Loretto PetrucciStage 2 Tour de Romandie : Andrea Carrea Overall Tour du Maroc , Franco GiaccheroStages 2, 5 & 6, Donato Piazza Overall Giro d'Italia , Fausto Coppi Mountains classification, Raphaël Géminiani Stage 4, Désiré Keteleer Stages 5, 11 & 14, Fausto Coppi Stage 18, Pasquale Fornara Overall Tour de Suisse , Pasquale Fornara Stage 1, Désiré Keteleer Stages 5 & 7, Pasquale Fornara Olympic Games Track Championships (Team Pursuit), Mino De Rossi Overall Tour de France , Fausto Coppi Mountains classification, Fausto Coppi Stages 7, 10, 11, 18 & 21, Fausto Coppi Stages 8 & 17, Raphaël Géminiani Herve , Andrea Carrea GP Lugano , Fausto Coppi Overall GP Mediterraneo, Fausto Coppi Stages 1 & 6b, Fausto Coppi 1953 Milan–San Remo , Loretto Petrucci Belmonte Piceno , Michele Gismondi Paris–Brussels , Loretto Petrucci Overall Giro d'Italia , Fausto Coppi Stages 4, 19 & 20, Fausto Coppi Stages 5, Ettore Milano Stage 11 (TTT) Stage 3 Critérium du Dauphiné , Raphaël Géminiani France National Road Race Championships, Raphaël Géminiani Moulins-Engilbert , Raphaël Géminiani Hanret Criterium, Loretto Petrucci Overpelt Criterium, Jozef Schils Wezembeek-Oppem , Désiré Keteleer Vilvoorde , Jozef Schils GP du Brabant Wallon, Jozef Schils GP Beeckman-De Caluwé – Ninove Individueel, Jozef Schils Londerzeel , Jozef Schils UCI Amateurs Road World Championships , Riccardo Filippi UCI Road World Championships , Fausto Coppi Nielse Pijl, Jozef Schils Circuit Hesbaye – Condroz, Jozef Schils Paris–Tours , Jozef Schils Nationale Sluitingsprijs , Jozef Schils Desgrange-Colombo, Loretto Petrucci Trofeo Baracchi , Riccardo Filippi & Fausto Coppi 1954 Stage 3 Paris–Nice , Fausto Coppi Ronde van Haspengouw, Jozef Schils Stage 2b Driedaagse van Antwerpen , Wout Wagtmans Stage 3a Driedaagse van Antwerpen , Rik Van Looy Vijfbergenomloop, Jan De Valck Grand Prix Printanier, Jozef Schils Stage 4a Roma–Napoli–Roma , Fausto Coppi Stage 1 Euskal Bizikleta , Wout Wagtmans Lauwe, Rik Van Looy Ronde van Brabant , Jan De ValckBrussels–Couvin, Jozef Schils GP Stad Antwerpen, Rik Van Looy Brussels–Bost, Jozef Schils Mountains classification Giro d'Italia , Fausto Coppi Stages 1 & 20, Fausto Coppi Stages 13 & 19, Wout Wagtmans Omloop van het Westen, Jan De Valck Sint-Niklaas, Criterium, Jan De Valck Oplinter Criterium, Jozef Schils Stage 1 Tour de France , Wout Wagtmans Baasrode Criterium, Jan De Valck Vilvoorde, Jan De Valck Roubaix–Huy , Rik Van Looy Giro di Campania , Fausto Coppi Stages 2 & 4 Tour de Suisse , Fausto Coppi Drie Zustersteden, Jozef Schils GP Lucien Van Impe : Désiré Keteleer Riemst Criterium, Jozef Schils Coppa Bernocchi , Fausto Coppi Giro di Lombardia , Fausto Coppi Trofeo Baracchi , Fausto Coppi Trofeo Baracchi , Riccardo Filippi1955 Giro di Campania , Fausto Coppi Stages 4 & 5a Roma–Napoli–Roma , Michele Gismondi Stage 5b Roma–Napoli–Roma , Fausto Coppi Stage 20 Giro d'Italia , Fausto Coppi Houdeng-Goegnies , Fausto Coppi Giro dell'Appennino , Fausto Coppi Italy National Road Race Championship, Fausto Coppi Tre Valli Varesine , Fausto Coppi Trofeo Baracchi , Fausto Coppi Trofeo Baracchi , Riccardo FilippiNapoli , Fausto Coppi 1956 No recorded wins 1957 No recorded wins 1958 No recorded wins 1959 No recorded wins 1960 Stage 3 Giro di Sicilia , Antonio Dal Col Giro del Veneto , Diego Ronchini Calvisano , Tonino DomenicaliCoppa Ugo Agostoni , Pietro Chiodini Trofeo Baracchi , Diego Ronchini 1961 Stage 6b Roma–Napoli–Roma , Antonio Bailetti Nyon, Antonio Bailetti Giro del Lazio , Bruno Mealli 1962 Stage 12 Giro d'Italia , Bruno Mealli Stage 8 Volta a Catalunya , Bruno Mealli Giro dell'Emilia , Bruno Mealli 1963 No recorded wins 1964 No recorded wins 1965 Giro del Piemonte , Romeo Venturelli Giro della Romagna , Dino Zandegù Stage 7 Giro d'Italia , Luciano Armani Stage 15 Giro d'Italia , Bruno Mealli Coppa Sabatini , Luciano Armani 1966 Trofeo Laigueglia : Antonio Bailetti Overall Tirreno–Adriatico , Dino Zandegù Stage 2, Dino Zandegù Stages 10 & 12 Giro d'Italia , Dino Zandegù GP Città di Camaiore , Bruno Mealli Giro dell'Emilia , Carmine Preziosi 1973 Genova–Nice , Marino Basso Stage 4b Tirreno–Adriatico , Marino Basso Calenzano Criterium, Felice Gimondi Stockholm Criterium, Pietro Guerra Stage 15 Giro d'Italia , Martín Rodríguez Stage 16 Giro d'Italia , Felice Gimondi Stage 20 Giro d'Italia , Marino Basso Castrocaro Terme , Felice Gimondi Cittadella Criterium, Felice Gimondi Zambana di Trento, Marino Basso GP du canton d'Argovie , Marino Basso Coppa Bernocchi , Felice Gimondi UCI Road World Championship, Felice Gimondi Giro del Piemonte , Felice Gimondi Giro di Lombardia , Felice Gimondi Colbordolo Criterium, Felice Gimondi Trofeo Baracchi , Felice Gimondi & Martín Rodríguez 1974 Milano–San Remo, Felice Gimondi Stage 22 Giro d'Italia , Marino Basso Mosselkoers – Houtem – Vilvoorde Ind., Tony Houbrechts GP Montelupo , Marino Basso GP du canton d'Argovie , Giacinto Santambrogio Coppa Ugo Agostoni , Felice Gimondi Stage 1 Lausanne, Felice Gimondi 1975 Sprint classification Setmana Catalana de Ciclismo , Giacinto Santambrogio Stage 3a, Rik Van Linden Boxmeer Criterium, Rik Van Linden Stage 5 Giro d'Italia , Rik Van Linden Stage 16 Giro d'Italia , Fabrizio Fabbri Stage 19 Giro d'Italia , Martín Rodríguez Points classification Tour de France , Rik Van Linden Stage 1b, Rik Van Linden Stage 10, Felice Gimondi Stage 19 & 21, Rik Van Linden Stage 20, Giacinto Santambrogio Moorslede Criterium, Felice Gimondi Giro dell'Appennino , Fabrizio Fabbri Overall Cronostaffetta, Martín Rodríguez , Giacinto Santambrogio & Felice Gimondi Stage 1a, Martín Rodríguez Stage 1b, Felice Gimondi Stage 1 Valkenburg aan de Geul , Rik Van Linden 1976 Giro di Campania , Rik Van Linden Boechout Criterium, Alex Van Linden Overall Giro d'Italia , Felice Gimondi Stages 3 & 15, Rik Van Linden Stage 9, Fabrizio Fabbri Stage 21, Felice Gimondi Stage 3a Vuelta a los Valles Mineros , José Manuel Fuente Zele, Rik Van Linden Aalst Criterium, Rik Van Linden Dordrecht Criterium, Rik Van Linden Nieuwkerken-Waas Criterium, Tony Houbrechts Paris–Brussels , Felice Gimondi Memorial Fred De Bruyne , Rik Van Linden 1977 Stage 2a Giro d'Italia , Rik Van Linden Sprint classification Vuelta a Aragón , Hans Hindelang Stage 10 Giro d'Italia , Giacinto Santambrogio Stage 8 Tour de France , Giacinto Santambrogio Stal–Koersel, Tony Houbrechts Valkenswaard Criterium, Rik Van Linden 2 dage ved Aarhus, Rik Van Linden Milano–Torino , Rik Van Linden 1978 Belgium National Track Championships (Derny), Rik Van Linden Trofeo Laigueglia , Knut Knudsen Overall Giro d'Italia , Johan De Muynck Stages 1, 5 & 6 Giro d'Italia, Rik Van Linden Stage 3, Johan De Muynck Trofeo Baracchi , Knut Knudsen 1979 Belgium National Track Championships (Derny), Rik Van Linden Stages 3 & 5b Tour de Romandie , Knut Knudsen Young rider classification Giro d'Italia , Silvano Contini Stage 10, Knut Knudsen Stage 20 Tour de France , Serge Parsani Coppa Bernocchi , Valerio Lualdi Giro del Piemonte , Silvano Contini 1980 Overall Cronostaffetta, Gianbattista Baronchelli , Knut Knudsen , Alf Segersäll , Claudio Torelli , Tommy Prim & Silvano Contini Stage 1b, Knut Knudsen Stage 1a (TTT) Paris–Nice Stage 2 Paris–Nice , Tommy Prim Giro dell'Appennino , Gianbattista Baronchelli Eschborn–Frankfurt City Loop , Gianbattista Baronchelli Stage 3 Tour de Romandie , Silvano Contini Stage 4b Tour de Romandie , Knut Knudsen Young rider classification Giro d'Italia , Tommy Prim Stage 7, Silvano Contini Stage 11, Gianbattista Baronchelli Stage 15, Tommy Prim Biel-Bienne–Magglingen, Ueli Sutter Circuito degli Assi–Nanno, Gianbattista Baronchelli GP Montelupo , Gianbattista Baronchelli Prologue Deutschland Tour , Knut Knudsen Coppa Sabatini , Gianbattista Baronchelli Coppa Ugo Agostoni , Tommy Prim Giro del Piemonte , Gianbattista Baronchelli GP Eddy Merckx , Knut Knudsen Giro dell'Emilia , Gianbattista Baronchelli 1981 Ronde de Montauroux, Silvano Contini Nice–Alassio , Bruno Wolfer Overall Cronostaffetta, Alessandro Paganessi , Tommy Prim , Gianbattista Baronchelli & Knut Knudsen Stage 2a, Knut Knudsen Prologue Paris–Nice , Knut Knudsen Stage 1 Paris–Nice , Silvano Contini Stage 5 Paris–Nice , Tommy Prim Overall Tour de Romandie , Tommy Prim Stage 4, Alf Segersäll Prologue, Stages 13 & 22 Giro d'Italia , Knut Knudsen Stage 9 Giro d'Italia , Serge Parsani Stage 10 Giro d'Italia , Gianbattista Baronchelli Giro dell'Appennino , Gianbattista Baronchelli Overall Deutschland Tour , Silvano Contini Roccastrada Criterium, Gianbattista Baronchelli 1982 Liège–Bastogne–Liège , Silvano Contini Stage 1 Tour de Romandie , Tommy Prim Stages 7, 14 & 18 Giro d'Italia , Silvano Contini Giro dell'Appennino : Gianbattista BaronchelliGP Industria & Artigianato , Gianbattista Baronchelli Chignolo Po Criterium, Gianbattista Baronchelli Coppa Bernocchi , Silvano Contini 1983 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad , Fons De Wolf Stage 5b Tour de Romandie , Tommy Prim Stage 1 (TTT) Giro d'Italia Stage 12 Giro d'Italia , Alf Segersäll Stage 20 Giro d'Italia , Alessandro Paganessi Overall Postgirot Open , Tommy Prim Stages 2 & 3, Alessandro Paganessi Stages 6b & 8, Tommy Prim Coppa Ugo Agostoni , Fons De Wolf Brussels Cycling Classic , Tommy Prim Trofeo Baracchi , Silvano Contini 1984 Milano–Torino , Paolo Rosola Stage 12 Giro d'Italia , Paolo Rosola Coppa Sabatini , Silvano Contini 1987 Stage 1 Vuelta a Andalucía , Moreno Argentin Stages 2 & 4 Tirreno–Adriatico , Moreno Argentin Liège–Bastogne–Liège , Moreno Argentin Stage 2 Vuelta a España , Paolo Rosola Stages 5 & 17 Vuelta a España , Roberto Pagnin Stages 2, 4 & 7 Giro d'Italia , Moreno Argentin Stages 8, 10 & 20 Giro d'Italia , Paolo Rosola Stage 2 Coors Classic , Emanuele Bombini Stages 5, 11, 12b & 15 Coors Classic , Paolo Rosola Stage 16 Coors Classic , Moreno Argentin Schaan Criterium, Paolo Rosola Giro di Lombardia , Moreno Argentin 1988 Stage 1 Critérium International , Moreno Argentin Stages 10 & 20 Giro d'Italia , Paolo Rosola Overall Grabs–Voralp, Arno Küttel Stage 1a, Arno Küttel Sweden National Road Race Championships, Lars Wahlqvist Visp–Grächen, Arno Küttel Stage 5b Tour of Denmark , Paolo Rosola 1989 Stage 3 Vuelta a Andalucía , Paolo Rosola GP du canton d'Argovie , Paolo Rosola Italy National Road Race Championships, Moreno Argentin Stage 5 GP Guillaume Tell , Davide Cassani
Notes ^ This team is dealt with in more detail in separate article, Team Bianchi .
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