Laurent Pillon in 1994 | |
Team information | |
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UCI code | AKI |
Registered | Italy (1989–1994) Monaco (1995–1996) Italy (1997) |
Founded | 1989 |
Disbanded | 1997 |
Discipline | Road |
Key personnel | |
General manager | Roberto Amadio |
Team name history | |
1989–1993 1994 1995–1996 1997 | Jolly Componibili–Club 88 Jolly Componibili–Cage Aki–Gipiemme Aki–Safi |
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