Pepsi-Cola (cycling team, 1987–1989)

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Pepsi-Cola
Roberto winning Philly.jpg
Pepsi-Cola team member Roberto Gaggiolo winning the CoreStates Championship in Philadelphia
Team information
Registered
Founded1987 (1987)
Disbanded1989
Discipline(s) Road
Key personnel
Team manager(s) Simone Fraccaro
Giuseppe Lanzoni  [ fr ]
Donato Giuliani
Team name history
1987
1988
1989
Pepsi-Cola–Alba Cucine
Pepsi-Cola–Fanini–FNT
Pepsi-Cola–Alba Cucine

Pepsi-Cola was an Italian and American professional cycling team that existed from 1987 to 1989. [1]

The team competed in the 1989 Giro d'Italia.

Major wins

1988
Philadelphia International Championship, Roberto Gaggioli
1989
Giro del Trentino, Mauro-Antonio Santaromita

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References

  1. "Pepsi-Cola - Alba Cucine 1987" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 17 October 2021.