Filotex Explained

Filotex
Registered:Italy
Disbanded:1980
Discipline:Road
Season:1963–1965
1965–1975
1976–1977
1978
1979
1980
Oldname:Springoil–Fuchs
Filotex
Sanson
Sanson–Campagnolo
Sanson–Luxor TV–Campagnolo
Sanson–Campagnolo

Filotex was an Italian professional cycling team that existed from 1963 to 1980.[1] [2] The team's main sponsor from 1976 to 1980 was Italian food producer Sanson.[3]

History

Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Filotex riders such as Italo Zilioli, Ugo Colombo, and Franco Bitossi consistently placed in the top 10 at the Giro d'Italia. At the 1969 Giro, Zilioli, Colombo, and Bitossi placed in the top 10 of the general classification, with Bitossi winning the points classification.[4] [5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Springoil - Fuchs (1963). fr. Mémoire du cyclisme. 1 February 2017.
  2. Web site: Sanson - Campagnolo (1980). fr. Mémoire du cyclisme. 1 February 2017.
  3. Web site: Sanson (1976). fr. Mémoire du cyclisme. 13 September 2017.
  4. Web site: 1969 Giro d'Italia . Bike Race Info. Bill and Carol McGann . Dog Ear Publishing. 2012-07-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20140227195922/http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1969.html. 27 February 2014. live.
  5. News: Esperada Victoria Final Del Italiano Gimondi . es . 9 June 1969 . 20 . El Mundo Deportivo . 27 May 2012 . Expected Final Victory of Italian Gimondi . https://web.archive.org/web/20140227184638/http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1969/06/09/pagina-20/961100/pdf.html . 27 February 2014 . live .
  6. Web site: Un Gimondi felicissimo. Corriere dello Sport. 9 June 1969. 11. 7 July 2013. it. A Happy Gimondi. https://web.archive.org/web/20141223160718/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=14038&p=1. 23 December 2014. live.

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