San Pellegrino (cycling team) explained

San Pellegrino
Registered:	Italy
Disbanded:	1963
Teammanager:	Gino Bartali
Discipline:	Road
Season:	1956–1962 1963
Oldname:	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

Notes and References

1. Web site: San Pellegrino. French. Mémoire du cyclisme. 9 April 2020.
2. News: Sykes. Herbie. San Pellegrino Cycling Team – Brilliant Orange. 10 April 2020. Prendas Ciclismo. 10 May 2019.