Gewiss–Bianchi Explained

Gewiss–Bianchi
Registered:Italy
Disbanded:1989
Generalmanager:Primo Franchini
Teammanager:Waldemaro Bartolozzi
Domenico De Lillo
Serge Parsani
Discipline:Road
Season:1979
1980
1981–1982
1983–1984
1985–1986
1987–1989
Oldname:San Giacomo–Mobilificio–Alan
Mobili San Giacomo–Benotto
Sammontana–Benotto
Sammontana–Campagnolo
Sammontana–Bianchi
Gewiss–Bianchi

Gewiss–Bianchi was an Italian professional cycling team that existed from 1979 to 1989.[1] [2] [3]

The team was selected to race in eleven consecutive editions of the Giro d'Italia from 1979 to 1989, where they achieved 19 stage wins.

Major wins

1979
  • Stage 15 Giro d'Italia, Giuseppe Martinelli
    1980
  • Giro d'Italia
  • Mountains classification, Claudio Bortolotto
  • Stage 16, Giuseppe Martinelli
  • Vuelta a España
  • Prologue & Stage 16b, Roberto Visentini
  • Stage 3, Giuseppe Martinelli
    1981
  • Stages 8 & 12 Giro d'Italia, Moreno Argentin
    1982
  • Stage 8 Giro d'Italia, Moreno Argentin
    1983
  • Giro del Veneto, Alfio Vandi
  • Stages 7 & 21 Giro d'Italia, Moreno Argentin
    1984
  • Giro del Veneto, Jesper Worre
  • Stages 3 & 5 Giro d'Italia, Moreno Argentin
    1985
  • Giro d'Italia
  • Young rider classification, Alberto Volpi
  • Stages 9 & 18, Paolo Rosola
    1987
  • Stage 1 Vuelta a Andalucía, Moreno Argentin
  • Stages 2 & 4 Tirreno–Adriatico, Moreno Argentin
  • Liège–Bastogne–Liège, Moreno Argentin
  • Stage 2 Vuelta a España, Paolo Rosola
  • Stages 5 & 17 Vuelta a España, Roberto Pagnin
  • Stages 2, 4 & 7 Giro d'Italia, Moreno Argentin
  • Stages 8, 10 & 20 Giro d'Italia, Paolo Rosola
  • Stage 2 Coors Classic, Emanuele Bombini
  • Stages 5, 11, 12b & 15 Coors Classic, Paolo Rosola
  • Stage 16 Coors Classic, Moreno Argentin
  • Schaan Criterium, Paolo Rosola
  • Giro di Lombardia, Moreno Argentin
  • Giro di Toscana, Renato Piccolo
    1988
  • Stage 1 Critérium International, Moreno Argentin
  • Stages 10 & 20 Giro d'Italia, Paolo Rosola
  • Overall Tour of Sweden, Jesper Worre
  • Overall Grabs–Voralp, Arno Küttel
  • Stage 1a, Arno Küttel
  • National Road Race Championships, Lars Wahlqvist
  • Giro del Veneto, Moreno Argentin
  • Visp–Grächen, Arno Küttel
  • Stage 5b Tour of Denmark, Paolo Rosola
    1989
  • Stage 3 Vuelta a Andalucía, Paolo Rosola
  • GP du canton d'Argovie, Paolo Rosola
  • National Road Race Championships, Moreno Argentin
  • Stage 5 GP Guillaume Tell, Davide Cassani

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Mobili San Giacomo - Benotto (1980). French. Mémoire du cyclisme. 20 October 2021.
    2. Web site: Sammontana - Bianchi (1985). French. Mémoire du cyclisme. 20 October 2021.
    3. Web site: Gewiss - Bianchi (1989). French. Mémoire du cyclisme. 20 October 2021.