Sammontana (cycling team, 1973–1974)

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Sammontana
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Team information
Registered Italy
Founded1973 (1973)
Disbanded1974
Discipline(s) Road
Key personnel
Team manager(s)Piero Bini
Alfredo Martini
Team name history
1973–1974
Sammontana

Sammontana was an Italian professional cycling team that existed from 1973 to 1974. [1] The team's main sponsor was ice cream manufacturer Sammontana.

Major wins

1973
Giro dell'Emilia, Franco Bitossi
Coppa Sabatini, Mauro Simonetti
Giro del Veneto, Franco Bitossi
1974
Coppa Sabatini, Wilmo Francioni
À travers Lausanne, Giuseppe Perletto
Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato, Fabrizio Fabbri
Giro di Puglia, Fabrizio Fabbri
Stage 14 Giro d'Italia, Giuseppe Perletto

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References

  1. "Sammontana 1974" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 15 October 2021.