San Pellegrino (cycling team)

San Pellegrino

Team information
Registered	Italy
Founded	1956 (1956)
Disbanded	1963
Discipline(s)	Road
Key personnel
Team manager(s)	Gino Bartali
Team name history
1956–1962 1963	San Pellegrino San Pellegrino–Firte

San Pellegrino was an Italian professional cycling team that existed from 1956 to 1963. ^[1] The team was sponsored by the S.Pellegrino mineral water company. ^[2]

The team was selected to race in seven editions of the Giro d'Italia, where they achieved four stage wins.

Major victories

• Giro del Ticino: Alfredo Sabbadin (1957)
• Giro di Toscana: Alfredo Sabbadin (1957), Marino Fontana (1961)
• Tre Valli Varesine: Giuseppe Fezzardi (1962)
• Giro del Trentino: Enzo Moser (1962)
• Coppa Placci: Franco Cribiori (1962)
• Coppa Bernocchi: Aldo Moser (1963)

Giro d'Italia results

• Giro d'Italia
  • 7 participations
  • 4 stage wins:
    • 1, 1957: Alfredo Sabbadin
    • 1, 1960: Romeo Venturelli
    • 1, 1962: Vincenzo Meco
    • 1, 1963: Giorgio Zancanaro

References

1. "San Pellegrino" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
2. Sykes, Herbie (10 May 2019). "San Pellegrino Cycling Team – Brilliant Orange". Prendas Ciclismo. Retrieved 10 April 2020.