| Team information | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 Paolo Abetoni. 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
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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
- 1982 Giuseppe Saronni
- Milan–San Remo
- 1983 Giuseppe Saronni Italy
- 1983 Giuseppe Saronni
- Grand Prix des Amériques
- 1990 Franco Ballerini Italy
- 1990 Franco Ballerini
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
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.
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