Molteni (cycling team)
![]() The Molteni team of 1970 | |
Team information | |
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Registered | Italy |
Founded | 1958 |
Disbanded | 1976 |
Discipline(s) | Road |
Team name history | |
1958–1974 1975 1976 | Molteni Molteni–RYC Molteni–Campagnolo |
Molteni was an Italian professional road bicycle racing team from 1958 until the end of 1976. It won 663 races, many of them earned by its most famous rider, Eddy Merckx. Other riders included Gianni Motta and Marino Basso, who contributed 48 and 34 wins respectively.[1] The Molteni family continues in cycling with sponsorship of Salmilano.
The sponsors Molteni were Italian salami manufacturers based in Arcore, near Milan.[2]
History
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The Molteni team began in 1958 with Renato Molteni as team manager.
Major wins
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- Tour de France General classification 1971, 1972, 1974 (Merckx)
- Giro d'Italia General classification 1966 (Motta), 1972, 1973, 1974 (Merckx)
- Vuelta a España General classification 1973 (Merckx)
- World Championships road race 1966 (Rudi Altig) 1971 and 1974 (Merckx)
- Giro di Lombardia 1964, 1971, 1972
Italy road race championships 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967
Luxembourg road race championships 1968, 1969, 1970
Belgium road race championships 1971
- Trofeo Baracchi 1964, 1972
- Tour de Romandie General classification 1966
- Tour de Suisse General classification 1967, 1974
- Tour de Luxembourg General classification 1968, 1969, 1970
- Paris–Luxembourg General classification 1968
- Milan–San Remo 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976
- Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré General classification 1971
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976
- Omloop Het Volk 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975
- Rund um den Henninger-Turm1971
- Tour of Belgium General classification 1971, 1972
- Paris-Nice General classification 1971 (Merckx)
- Grand Prix des Nations 1972, 1973
- E3 Prijs Vlaanderen1973
- Amstel Gold Race 1973, 1975 (Merckx)
- Gent–Wevelgem 1973
- Paris–Brussels1973
- Paris–Roubaix 1973
- Tour of Flanders 1975
Notable riders
- Rudi Altig
- Peter Post
- Franco Balmamion
- Michele Dancelli
- Gianni Motta
- Marino Basso
- Eddy Merckx
- Herman Van Springel
- Roger Swerts
- Joseph Bruyère
References
- ^ "Molteni passes away". BiciRace.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-05. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
- ISBN 978-1-4088-2219-7.
- ^ "Molteni 1958". de wielersite.nl. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
- ^ "Molteni team director passes away". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
- ^ "Molteni 1961". de wielersite.nl. Archived from the original on 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
- ^ "Molteni 1971". cyclebase.nl. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
Further reading
- Charlesworth, Pedr (6 March 2019). "Molteni Cycling Team, Pursuit of a Ruthless Panache". Prendas Ciclismo. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
External links
Media related to Molteni at Wikimedia Commons