Carrera (cycling team)
Encyclopedia
Carrera was an Italian
based road bicycle racing
team active from 1984 to 1996, named after sponsoring Italian
jeans
manufacturer Carrera. The team was successful in the Giro d'Italia
and the Tour de France
with three overall wins
and several wins in the Points Classification
and Mountain Classification
s.
Giovanni Battaglin
who won in the period of a month and a half in 1981 two Grand Tours
in with the 1981 Giro d'Italia
and the 1981 Vuelta a España
. Battaglin was the second rider in history to achieve this Giro-Vuelta double after Eddy Merckx
who achieved the double in 1973. Roberto Visentini
had been the Inoxpran team leader in 1983 when he finished second overall in the 1983 Giro d'Italia
.
to perform for the team at the Tour de France
. Roche had a poor season in 1986 but bounced back in 1987. When Roche won the Tour de Romandie
just ahead of the 1987 Giro d'Italia
, he became the number one favourite for the maglia rosa
and wanted to be the team leader during the race, something that Visentini, an Italian with an Italian team and the defending champion of the event expected to be alone. This inter team rivalry came to a head during the race when Roche attacked Visentini. Roche went on to win the race and then the 1987 Tour de France
. This was the only time that the Carrera team would win the Tour and it would be the last time the team won the Giro d'Italia
. Roche left the team at the end of 1987 but returned to the team in 1992 for his last two seasons.
In 1989, Carrera manager Davide Boifava together with Luciano Bracchi and Francesco Boifava founded Carrera Podium, a manufacturer of cycles. From 1990 on, the team rode on these Carrera bikes.
During this time, Claudio Chiappucci
rose from being the domestique of Visentini and Roche during the 1987 Giro to the team leader. Chiappucci held the maillot jaune during the 1990 Tour de France
finishing the race second overall and famously battled Miguel Indurain
in the 1992 Tour de France
. Chiappucci won the Great Italian Classic Milan – San Remo for the team in 1991.
During the latter years of the team, a young Marco Pantani
emerged as a contender for the Grand Tours during the 1994 season finishing on the podium in both the 1994 Giro d'Italia
and the 1994 Tour de France
. Pantani's success was hindered during the last two years of the Carrera team's existence. When Carrera stopped sponsoring a cycling team at the end of 1996, it was reported that manager Davide Boifava would be building a team around Marco Pantani
with Mercatone Uno as the main sponsor. However Davide Cassani became the manager of that new team, taking with him as directeur sportif
s Giuseppe Martinelli and Alessandro Giannelli and ten of the riders from Carrera including Pantani
forming the team with whom Pantani would win the 1998 Tour de France
and the 1998 Giro d'Italia
. At the same time, Boifava started a team with Asics
as the main sponsor and took with him five riders from Carrera including Claudio Chiappucci
.
at the University of Ferrara
in 1993. It was reported in the Rome based newspaper, La Republica, in January 2000 that Conconi was involved with administering EPO to riders on the Carrera team. In March 2000 the Italian Judge Franca Oliva published a report detailing the conclusions of an investigation into a number of sports doctors including Professor Conconi. This official judicial investigation concluded that the riders of the Carrera team were administered EPO in 1993. The riders included Stephen Roche
, Claudio Chiappucci
, Guido Bontempi
, Rolf Sørensen
, Mario Chiesa, Massimo Ghirotto and Fabio Roscioli.
Files seized as part of the judicial investigation allegedly detail a number of aliases for former Tour de France
, Giro d'Italia
winner and World Champion Stephen Roche
including Rocchi, Rossi, Rocca, Roncati, Righi and Rossini. In 1997, Claudio Chiappucci
told prosecutor Vincenzo Scolastico that he had been using EPO since 1993, but later he recalled that statement.
(1991–1992) Guido Bontempi
(1984–1993) Claudio Chiappucci
(1985–1996) Massimo Ghirotto
(1985–1992) Christian Henn
(1989–1991) Bruno Leali (1984–1988) Peter Luttenberger
(1994–1996) Erich Mächler (1985–1991) Marco Pantani
(1992–1996) Stephen Roche
(1986–1987, 1992–1993) Acacio da Silva Mora (1989–1990) Filippo Simeoni
(1994–1996) Rolf Sorensen (1993) Andrea Tafi
(1992–1993) Johan van der Velde
(1989) Roberto Visentini
(1984–1988) Enrico Zaina
(1989–1991, 1995–1996) Beat Zberg
(1993–1996) Markus Zberg
(1996) Urs Zimmermann
(1985–1989)
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
Italy
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based road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...
team active from 1984 to 1996, named after sponsoring Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
jeans
Jeans
Jeans are trousers made from denim. Some of the earliest American blue jeans were made by Jacob Davis, Calvin Rogers, and Levi Strauss in 1873. Starting in the 1950s, jeans, originally designed for cowboys, became popular among teenagers. Historic brands include Levi's, Lee, and Wrangler...
manufacturer Carrera. The team was successful in the Giro d'Italia
Giro d'Italia
The Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...
and the Tour de France
Tour de France
The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
with three overall wins
General Classification
The general classification in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races...
and several wins in the Points Classification
Points classification
The points classification is a secondary award category in road bicycle racing. Points are given for high finishes and, in some cases, for winning intermediate sprints. The points classification is the top prize for many cycling sprinters and therefore is often known as the Sprint Classification;...
and Mountain Classification
King of the Mountains
The King of the Mountains is the title given to the best climber in a cycling road race; usually and officially known as the Mountains classification...
s.
Inoxpran
The Inoxpran cycling team began in 1979. The Inoxpran team achieved success with ItalianItaly
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Giovanni Battaglin
Giovanni Battaglin
Giovanni Battaglin is an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1981 Giro d'Italia. He also won the 1981 Vuelta a España.-Early years:...
who won in the period of a month and a half in 1981 two Grand Tours
Grand Tour (cycling)
In road bicycle racing, a Grand Tour refers to one of the three major European professional cycling stage races:* Tour de France – Tour of France , held in July* Giro d'Italia – Tour of Italy , held in May...
in with the 1981 Giro d'Italia
1981 Giro d'Italia
The 1981 Giro d'Italia of cycling, the 64th running of the race, was held from 13 May to 7 June 1981, consisting of 22 stages. It was won by Giovanni Battaglin.-General classification:-Maglia rosa holders:-Other jerseys:...
and the 1981 Vuelta a España
1981 Vuelta a España
The 36th Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 21 to May 10, 1981...
. Battaglin was the second rider in history to achieve this Giro-Vuelta double after Eddy Merckx
Eddy Merckx
Edouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx , better known as Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional cyclist. The French magazine Vélo called him "the most accomplished rider that cycling has ever known." The American publication, VeloNews, called him the greatest and most successful cyclist of all...
who achieved the double in 1973. Roberto Visentini
Roberto Visentini
Roberto Visentini is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist.Visentini was born in Gardone Riviera, in the province of Brescia, and had a brilliant junior career. In 1975, he was both Junior Italian champion and World Champion. As an amateur he won the 1977 time-trial World...
had been the Inoxpran team leader in 1983 when he finished second overall in the 1983 Giro d'Italia
1983 Giro d'Italia
The 1983 Giro d'Italia was held from 12 May to 5 June 1983. It was won by the Giuseppe Saronni.This 66th edition covered 3,916 km, for a total of 22 stages, completed at an average speed of 38.9 km/h.- General classification :- Maglia rosa holders :...
.
Carrera
Carrera Jeans became the title sponsor in 1984 and Visentini finally won the Giro d'Italia in 1986. At the end of 1985 the team had signed Stephen RocheStephen Roche
Stephen Roche is a retired professional road racing cyclist. In a 13-year professional career, he peaked in 1987, becoming only the second cyclist to win the Triple Crown of victories in the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia stage races, plus the World road race championship...
to perform for the team at the Tour de France
Tour de France
The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
. Roche had a poor season in 1986 but bounced back in 1987. When Roche won the Tour de Romandie
Tour de Romandie
The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs in the Romandie region, in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. It began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling....
just ahead of the 1987 Giro d'Italia
1987 Giro d'Italia
The 1987 Giro d'Italia of cycling, the 70th running of the race, was held from 21 May to 13 June 1987, consisting of 22 stages. It was won by Stephen Roche.The defending champion Roberto Visentini returned with a strong team to win his second Giro...
, he became the number one favourite for the maglia rosa
Maglia rosa
The pink jersey is awarded to the leader of the General Classification at the Giro d'Italia. The leader of the GC is the rider who has the fastest time when all the stage results are added together, taking into account time bonuses for high finishes and intermediate sprints...
and wanted to be the team leader during the race, something that Visentini, an Italian with an Italian team and the defending champion of the event expected to be alone. This inter team rivalry came to a head during the race when Roche attacked Visentini. Roche went on to win the race and then the 1987 Tour de France
1987 Tour de France
The 1987 Tour de France was the 74th Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 26, 1987. It consisted of 25 stages over 4231 km, ridden at an average speed of 36.645 km/h...
. This was the only time that the Carrera team would win the Tour and it would be the last time the team won the Giro d'Italia
Giro d'Italia
The Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...
. Roche left the team at the end of 1987 but returned to the team in 1992 for his last two seasons.
In 1989, Carrera manager Davide Boifava together with Luciano Bracchi and Francesco Boifava founded Carrera Podium, a manufacturer of cycles. From 1990 on, the team rode on these Carrera bikes.
During this time, Claudio Chiappucci
Claudio Chiappucci
Claudio Chiappucci is a retired Italian professional cyclist. He was on the podium three times in the Tour de France general classification - second in 1990, third in 1991 and second again in 1992.-Career:...
rose from being the domestique of Visentini and Roche during the 1987 Giro to the team leader. Chiappucci held the maillot jaune during the 1990 Tour de France
1990 Tour de France
The 1990 Tour de France was the 77th Tour de France, taking place June 30 to July 22, 1990. The total race distance was 21 stages over 3504 km, with riders averaging 38.62 km/h...
finishing the race second overall and famously battled Miguel Indurain
Miguel Indurain
Miguel Ángel Indurain Larraya is a retired Spanish road racing cyclist. He won five consecutive Tour de Frances from 1991 and 1995, the first to do so, and the fourth athlete to win five times. He won the Giro d'Italia twice, becoming one of only seven people in history to achieve the Giro Tour...
in the 1992 Tour de France
1992 Tour de France
The 1992 Tour de France was the 79th Tour de France, taking place July 4 to July 26, 1992. The total race distance was 21 stages over 3983 km, with riders averaging 39.504 km/h...
. Chiappucci won the Great Italian Classic Milan – San Remo for the team in 1991.
During the latter years of the team, a young Marco Pantani
Marco Pantani
Marco Pantani was an Italian road racing cyclist, widely considered one of the best climbers in professional road bicycle racing...
emerged as a contender for the Grand Tours during the 1994 season finishing on the podium in both the 1994 Giro d'Italia
1994 Giro d'Italia
The 1994 Giro d'Italia of cycling, the 77th edition of the race, was held from 22 May to 12 June 1994, consisting of 22 stages. It covered a total of 3,738 km, completed at an average speed of 37.124 km/h...
and the 1994 Tour de France
1994 Tour de France
The 1994 Tour de France was the 81st Tour de France and included two stages in England , Stage 4, Dover to Brighton and Stage 5, around Portsmouth. It took place July 2 to July 24, 1994...
. Pantani's success was hindered during the last two years of the Carrera team's existence. When Carrera stopped sponsoring a cycling team at the end of 1996, it was reported that manager Davide Boifava would be building a team around Marco Pantani
Marco Pantani
Marco Pantani was an Italian road racing cyclist, widely considered one of the best climbers in professional road bicycle racing...
with Mercatone Uno as the main sponsor. However Davide Cassani became the manager of that new team, taking with him as directeur sportif
Directeur sportif
A directeur sportif is a person directing a cycling team during a road bicycle racing event...
s Giuseppe Martinelli and Alessandro Giannelli and ten of the riders from Carrera including Pantani
Marco Pantani
Marco Pantani was an Italian road racing cyclist, widely considered one of the best climbers in professional road bicycle racing...
forming the team with whom Pantani would win the 1998 Tour de France
1998 Tour de France
The 1998 Tour de France, also called the Tour du Dopage , was marred by doping scandals throughout known as the Festina affair, starting with the arrest of Willy Voet, a soigneur in the French Festina team. Voet was traveling into France when he was arrested and found with large quantities of...
and the 1998 Giro d'Italia
1998 Giro d'Italia
The 1998 Giro d'Italia of cycling, the 81st running of the race, was held from 16 May to 7 June 1998. It covered , in 22 stages, and it was won by Marco Pantani....
. At the same time, Boifava started a team with Asics
ASICS
ASICS is a Japanese athletic equipment company. ASICS produces professional footwear and sports equipment designed for football, running, netball, tennis, badminton, squash, martial arts, cricket, golf, wrestling, track & field, cross-training, volleyball, cheerleading, lacrosse, and for many other...
as the main sponsor and took with him five riders from Carrera including Claudio Chiappucci
Claudio Chiappucci
Claudio Chiappucci is a retired Italian professional cyclist. He was on the podium three times in the Tour de France general classification - second in 1990, third in 1991 and second again in 1992.-Career:...
.
Doping
The team doctor of the Carrera cycling team, Dr. Giovanni Grazzi, worked with Professor Francesco ConconiFrancesco Conconi
Francesco Conconi is an Italian sports doctor and scientist, with disciples such as Michele Ferrari and Luigi Cecchini. Conconi is a Professor at the University of Ferrara in Italy where he heads the Centro Studi Biomedici Applicati allo Sport or Biomedical Research Institute...
at the University of Ferrara
University of Ferrara
The University of Ferrara is the main university of the city of Ferrara in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. In the years prior to the First World War the University of Ferrara, with more than 500 students, was the best attended of the free universities in Italy...
in 1993. It was reported in the Rome based newspaper, La Republica, in January 2000 that Conconi was involved with administering EPO to riders on the Carrera team. In March 2000 the Italian Judge Franca Oliva published a report detailing the conclusions of an investigation into a number of sports doctors including Professor Conconi. This official judicial investigation concluded that the riders of the Carrera team were administered EPO in 1993. The riders included Stephen Roche
Stephen Roche
Stephen Roche is a retired professional road racing cyclist. In a 13-year professional career, he peaked in 1987, becoming only the second cyclist to win the Triple Crown of victories in the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia stage races, plus the World road race championship...
, Claudio Chiappucci
Claudio Chiappucci
Claudio Chiappucci is a retired Italian professional cyclist. He was on the podium three times in the Tour de France general classification - second in 1990, third in 1991 and second again in 1992.-Career:...
, Guido Bontempi
Guido Bontempi
Guido Bontempi is an Italian former road bicycle racer. Bontempi's career highlights include winning the spring's classic Gent–Wevelgem two times and a total of 16 stages in the Giro d'Italia throughout his career. He also won six stages in the Tour de France and four stages in the Vuelta a España...
, Rolf Sørensen
Rolf Sørensen
Rolf Sørensen is a former Danish professional road bicycle racer. He is the most successful Danish bicycle racer ever, with his 53 victories over 17 seasons. He is currently working as a cycling commentator and agent. Born in Helsinge in Denmark, Sørensen moved to Italy at the age of 17, where he...
, Mario Chiesa, Massimo Ghirotto and Fabio Roscioli.
Files seized as part of the judicial investigation allegedly detail a number of aliases for former Tour de France
Tour de France
The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
, Giro d'Italia
Giro d'Italia
The Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...
winner and World Champion Stephen Roche
Stephen Roche
Stephen Roche is a retired professional road racing cyclist. In a 13-year professional career, he peaked in 1987, becoming only the second cyclist to win the Triple Crown of victories in the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia stage races, plus the World road race championship...
including Rocchi, Rossi, Rocca, Roncati, Righi and Rossini. In 1997, Claudio Chiappucci
Claudio Chiappucci
Claudio Chiappucci is a retired Italian professional cyclist. He was on the podium three times in the Tour de France general classification - second in 1990, third in 1991 and second again in 1992.-Career:...
told prosecutor Vincenzo Scolastico that he had been using EPO since 1993, but later he recalled that statement.
Cyclists
Many well known and successful cyclists rode for Carrera: Djamolidine AbdoujaparovDjamolidine Abdoujaparov
Djamolidine Abdoujaparov is a former professional road racing cyclist from Uzbekistan. Abdoujaparov was a sprinter, nicknamed "The Tashkent Terror" as he was so ferocious in the sprints...
(1991–1992) Guido Bontempi
Guido Bontempi
Guido Bontempi is an Italian former road bicycle racer. Bontempi's career highlights include winning the spring's classic Gent–Wevelgem two times and a total of 16 stages in the Giro d'Italia throughout his career. He also won six stages in the Tour de France and four stages in the Vuelta a España...
(1984–1993) Claudio Chiappucci
Claudio Chiappucci
Claudio Chiappucci is a retired Italian professional cyclist. He was on the podium three times in the Tour de France general classification - second in 1990, third in 1991 and second again in 1992.-Career:...
(1985–1996) Massimo Ghirotto
Massimo Ghirotto
Massimo Ghirotto is an Italian former road bicycle racer.-Palmarès:1987Massimo Ghirotto is an Italian former road bicycle racer.-Palmarès:1987...
(1985–1992) Christian Henn
Christian Henn
Christian Henn is a retired road racing cyclist from Germany, who won the bronze medal for West Germany in the men's individual road race at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea...
(1989–1991) Bruno Leali (1984–1988) Peter Luttenberger
Peter Luttenberger
Peter Luttenberger is an Austrian professional road bicycle racer. He finished fifth in the General Classification of the 1996 Tour de France, but he never again managed to live up to the promise of that result, with a position as 13 in 1997 and 2003 as the best later results...
(1994–1996) Erich Mächler (1985–1991) Marco Pantani
Marco Pantani
Marco Pantani was an Italian road racing cyclist, widely considered one of the best climbers in professional road bicycle racing...
(1992–1996) Stephen Roche
Stephen Roche
Stephen Roche is a retired professional road racing cyclist. In a 13-year professional career, he peaked in 1987, becoming only the second cyclist to win the Triple Crown of victories in the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia stage races, plus the World road race championship...
(1986–1987, 1992–1993) Acacio da Silva Mora (1989–1990) Filippo Simeoni
Filippo Simeoni
Filippo Simeoni is an Italian former racing cyclist and the 2008 Italian road race champion. His most important victories were the two stages he won in the Vuelta a España in 2001 and 2003, and the 2008 Italian National Road Race Championship.-Biography:He was born in Desio in the province of...
(1994–1996) Rolf Sorensen (1993) Andrea Tafi
Andrea Tafi (cyclist)
Andrea Tafi is an Italian former road bicycle racer who retired from his professional career in 2005. Tafi's propensity to perform best in the harder races earned him the nickname Il Gladiatore ....
(1992–1993) Johan van der Velde
Johan van der Velde
Johan van der Velde is a former Dutch cyclist. In the 1980 Tour de France he won the Maillot blanc, or white jersey, for being the best young rider under 25, also placing 12th overall that year. He had been a racing cyclist for only a year...
(1989) Roberto Visentini
Roberto Visentini
Roberto Visentini is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist.Visentini was born in Gardone Riviera, in the province of Brescia, and had a brilliant junior career. In 1975, he was both Junior Italian champion and World Champion. As an amateur he won the 1977 time-trial World...
(1984–1988) Enrico Zaina
Enrico Zaina
Enrico Zaina is an Italian former road bicycle racer. Zaina turned professional in 1989. He won a stage of 1995 Giro d'Italia and two stages of 1996 Giro d'Italia, where he finished second behind Pavel Tonkov. He also won a stage of 1992 Vuelta a España.-Major achievements:1992199319951996-...
(1989–1991, 1995–1996) Beat Zberg
Beat Zberg
Beat Zberg is a Swiss former professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Gerolsteiner.In 2007 he became the Swiss National champion, winning the road race alone and over 2 minutes ahead of 2nd placed Fabian Cancellara...
(1993–1996) Markus Zberg
Markus Zberg
Markus Zberg is a retired Swiss professional road bicycle racer; he is the younger brother of Beat Zberg.- Palmarès :19961998...
(1996) Urs Zimmermann
Urs Zimmermann
Urs Zimmermann is a Swiss former professional road racing cyclist. He stood on the podium in two of the three Grand Tour events after finishing third in 1986 Tour de France and 1988 Giro d'Italia...
(1985–1989)
Most important wins
1984- General Classification Tour de SuisseTour de SuisseThe Tour de Suisse is a UCI World Tour stage race held annually in June. The race debuted in 1933 and has evolved in timing, duration and sponsorship. With the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is a proving ground for the Tour de France, and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...
(Zimmermann) - Gent–Wevelgem (Bontempi)
- Prologue and Stage 6 Tirreno–Adriatico (Bontempi en Visentini)
- 2 stages 1984 Giro d'Italia1984 Giro d'ItaliaThe 1984 Giro d'Italia of cycling, the 67th running or the race, was held from 17 May to 10 June 1984, consisting of 22 stages. It was won by Francesco Moser, who took over the lead from Laurent Fignon in the final stage...
(Visentini en Leali) - Stage Giro del TrentinoGiro del TrentinoThe Giro del Trentino is an Italian cycle road race. It is run typically mid-to-late April over four stages in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region of Italy....
(Visentini)
1985
- Giro del Lazio (Bontempi)
1986
- Coppa PlacciCoppa PlacciThe Coppa Placci is a semi classic European bicycle race held between Imola, Italy and San Marino. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour....
(Bontempi) - Gent–Wevelgem (Bontempi)
- Paris–Brussels (Bontempi)
- General Classification Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (Zimmermann)
- General Classification Critérium InternationalCritérium InternationalThe Critérium International is a two-day bicycle stage race held in France every spring. It was formerly known as the Critérium National de la Route, first run in 1932....
(Zimmermann) - Stage Tour de SuisseTour de SuisseThe Tour de Suisse is a UCI World Tour stage race held annually in June. The race debuted in 1933 and has evolved in timing, duration and sponsorship. With the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is a proving ground for the Tour de France, and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...
(Ghirotto) - Stage Dauphiné Libéré (Mächler)
- Stage 6 Paris–Nice (Vang Pedersen)
- General Classification and 1 stage 1986 Giro d'Italia1986 Giro d'ItaliaThe 1986 Giro d'Italia of cycling, the 69th edition of the race, was held from 12 May to 2 June 1986. It covered a total of 3,858 km at an average speed of 37.615 km/h, in 22 stages...
(Visentini) - 3rd overall 1986 Tour de France1986 Tour de FranceThe 1986 Tour de France was the 73rd Tour de France, taking place July 4 to July 27, 1986. The total race distance was 4094 km, distributed over 23 stages and a prologue. It was won by Greg LeMond, the first American to win the Tour...
(Zimmermann)
1987
- Coppa Placci (Bontempi)
- Italian road race championship (Leali)
- Prologue and stage 2 Dauphiné Libéré (Mächler)
- Milan – San Remo (Mächler)
- 1 stage Paris–Nice (Roche)
- Overall Classification and 2 stages Tour de RomandieTour de RomandieThe Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs in the Romandie region, in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. It began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling....
(Roche) - General Classification and 1 stage Tour of Valencia (Roche)
- Prologue and 1 stage 1987 Giro d'Italia1987 Giro d'ItaliaThe 1987 Giro d'Italia of cycling, the 70th running of the race, was held from 21 May to 13 June 1987, consisting of 22 stages. It was won by Stephen Roche.The defending champion Roberto Visentini returned with a strong team to win his second Giro...
(Visentini) - General Classification and 2 stages 1987 Giro d'Italia1987 Giro d'ItaliaThe 1987 Giro d'Italia of cycling, the 70th running of the race, was held from 21 May to 13 June 1987, consisting of 22 stages. It was won by Stephen Roche.The defending champion Roberto Visentini returned with a strong team to win his second Giro...
(Roche) - General Classification and 1 stage 1987 Tour de France1987 Tour de FranceThe 1987 Tour de France was the 74th Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 26, 1987. It consisted of 25 stages over 4231 km, ridden at an average speed of 36.645 km/h...
(Roche) World road race championshipUCI Road World ChampionshipsThe UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale...
(Roche)
1988
- E3 Prijs VlaanderenE3 Prijs VlaanderenThe E3 Harelbeke is an annual cycling race in the Flanders area of Belgium. The race starts and finishes in Harelbeke over 210 kilometres. The event is organised by the Hand in Hand Cycling Club of Harelbeke and is ranked 1.HC on the UCI Continental calendar....
(Bontempi) - General Classification and 2 stages Tirreno–Adriatico (Mächler)
- General Classification, prologue and 1 stage (Mächler)
- General Classification and 1 stage Giro del Trentino (Zimmermann)
- 1 Stage Tour de Romandie (Zimmerman)
- 3rd overall 1988 Giro d'Italia1988 Giro d'ItaliaThe 1988 Giro d'Italia was the 71st edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours.The Giro started off in Urbino on 23 May. The route included notable climbs such as the Passo di Gavia, the Campitello Matese, the Chiesa in Valmalenco, and the Passo san Marco...
(Zimmermann)
1989
- General Classification and 1 stage Vuelta a AndalucíaVuelta a AndalucíaThe Vuelta a Andalucía or Ruta del Sol is a regional Spanish road bicycle race. Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour....
(Bordonali) - Coppa Placci (Chiappucci)
- Giro del Piemonte (Chiappucci)
- 1 Stage Giro d'Italia (Da Silva)
- 1 Stage Tour de FranceTour de FranceThe Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
(Da Silva) - 1 Stage Tirreno–Adriatico (Mächler)
1990
- 2 stages Tour of Valencia (Bontempi)
- 1 Stage Paris–Nice (Chiappucci)
- GP Pino Cerami (Sciandri)
- 2nd overall 1990 Tour de France1990 Tour de FranceThe 1990 Tour de France was the 77th Tour de France, taking place June 30 to July 22, 1990. The total race distance was 21 stages over 3504 km, with riders averaging 38.62 km/h...
(Chiappucci)
1991
- 1 Stage Vuelta a EspañaVuelta a EspañaThe Vuelta a España is a three-week road bicycle racing stage race that is one of the three "Grand Tours" of Europe and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar. The race lasts three weeks and attracts cyclists from around the world. The race is broken into day-long segments, called stages...
(Bontempi) - Milan – San Remo (Chiappucci)
- General Classification Vuelta al País Vasco (Chiappucci)
- King of the Mountains Classification and Points Classification 1991 Tour de France1991 Tour de FranceThe 1991 Tour de France was the 78th Tour de France, taking place July 6 to July 28, 1991. The total race distance was 22 stages over 3914 km, with riders averaging 38.747 km/h.-Stages:-General classification:-External links:* *...
(Chiappucci and Abdoesjaparov) - 1 Stage Driedaagse van De Panne (Sciandri)
- 3rd overall 1991 Tour de France1991 Tour de FranceThe 1991 Tour de France was the 78th Tour de France, taking place July 6 to July 28, 1991. The total race distance was 22 stages over 3914 km, with riders averaging 38.747 km/h.-Stages:-General classification:-External links:* *...
(Chiapucci)
1992
- Points classification and 4 stages Vuelta a España (Abdoesjaparov)
- Mountains Classification and 2nd overall 1992 Tour de France1992 Tour de FranceThe 1992 Tour de France was the 79th Tour de France, taking place July 4 to July 26, 1992. The total race distance was 21 stages over 3983 km, with riders averaging 39.504 km/h...
(Chiappucci) - 2 stages Tour of Valencia (Abdoesjaparov)
- Giro dell'Appennino (Chiappucci)
- Stage Vuelta al País Vasco (Poelnikov)
1993
- 1 stage Tour of Valencia (Bontempi)
- Clásica de San SebastiánClásica de San SebastiánThe Donostia-Donostia Klasikoa - Clásica San Sebastián-San Sebastián is a cycle race that has been held every summer since 1981 in San Sebastián, Spain...
(Chiappucci) - Points Classification 1993 Tour de France1993 Tour de FranceThe 1993 Tour de France was the 80th Tour de France, taking place July 3 to July 25, 1993. It consisted of 20 stages, over 3714.3 km, ridden at an average speed of 38.709 km/h....
- 1 Stage Three Days of De Panne (Sorensen)
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège (Sorensen)
- Milan-Turin (Sorensen)
- Rund um den Henninger Turm (Sorensen)
- 1 Stage Tirreno–Adriatico (Sorensen)
- Prologue and 2 stage Tour de Romandie (Sorensen)
- 1 stage Tour de SuisseTour de SuisseThe Tour de Suisse is a UCI World Tour stage race held annually in June. The race debuted in 1933 and has evolved in timing, duration and sponsorship. With the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is a proving ground for the Tour de France, and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...
(Sorensen) - Giro del Piemonte (Beat Zberg)
1994
- Points Classification 1994 Tour de France1994 Tour de FranceThe 1994 Tour de France was the 81st Tour de France and included two stages in England , Stage 4, Dover to Brighton and Stage 5, around Portsmouth. It took place July 2 to July 24, 1994...
- General Classification and 1 stage Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme (Chiappucci)
- Giro del Piemonte (Miceli)
- 2nd overall and 2 stages 1994 Giro d'Italia1994 Giro d'ItaliaThe 1994 Giro d'Italia of cycling, the 77th edition of the race, was held from 22 May to 12 June 1994, consisting of 22 stages. It covered a total of 3,738 km, completed at an average speed of 37.124 km/h...
(Pantani) - Young Classification and 3rd overall Tour de France (Pantani)
1995
- Giro del Piemonte (Chiappucci)
- Young Classification and 2 stages Tour de France (Pantani)
- 1 Stage Tour de Suisse (Pantani)
- 1 Stage Giro d'Italia (Zaina)
- 1 Stage Tour de Romandie (Beat Zberg)
- General Classification and 1 stage Vuelta Ciclista Asturias (Beat Zberg)
1996
- General Classification and 1 stage Tour de Suisse (Luttenberger)
- 2 Stages Giro d'Italia (Zaina)
- Rund um den Henninger Turm (Beat Zberg)