Selle Royal (cycling team)

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Selle Royal
Team information
RegisteredItaly
Founded1977 (1977)
Disbanded1978
Discipline(s) Road
Key personnel
Team manager(s)Carlo Menicagli
Team name history
1977
1978
Selle Royal–Contour–Alan
Selle Royal–Inoxpran

Selle Royal was an Italian professional cycling team that existed from 1977 to 1978. [1]

The team was selected to race in two editions of the Giro d'Italia, where they achieved one stage win.

Major wins

1977
Stage 8b Giro d'Italia, Marino Basso

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References

  1. "Selle Royal - Inoxpran (1978)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 17 October 2021.