Zonca (cycling team) explained

Zonca
Registered:	Italy
Disbanded:	1979
Teammanager:	Ettore Milano
Discipline:	Road
Season:	1970–1974 1975–1979
Oldname:	Zonca Zonca–Santini

Zonca was an Italian professional cycling team that existed from 1970 to 1979.^[1] It was founded by brothers Maffeo, Luigi and Giorgio Zonca.^[2]

The team was selected to race in eight editions of the Giro d'Italia, where they achieved four stage wins.

Major victories

• Trofeo Matteotti : Davide Boifava (1972)
• Tour de Berne : Roland Salm (1974, 1975)
• Giro del Friuli : Franco Bitossi (1976)
• Coppa Sabatini : Piero Spinelli (1976), Leonardo Mazzantini (1979)
• Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria : Constantino Conti (1977)
• Milano–Torino : Pierino Gavazzi (1978)
• Giro di Campania : Pierino Gavazzi (1979)

Giro d'Italia results

• • 8 participations (1972–1979)
  • 4 stage wins:
    • 1, 1973 : Gianni Motta
    • 2, 1978 : Giancarlo Bellini, Pierino Gavazzi
    • 1, 1979 : Bruno Wolfer
  • 1 classification:
    • Mountains classification : Ueli Sutter (1978)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Zonca. fr. Mémoire du cyclisme. 7 April 2020.
2. News: Continuare coi Rilanci: Il ciclismo ha bisogno di Maffeo, Luigi e Giorgio . 6 October 2024 . L'Unita . 16 November 1973 . Italian . Keep on Relaunching: Cycling Needs Maffeo, Luigi and Giorgio.