Gis Gelati
Appearance
Team information | |
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UCI code | GIS |
Registered | Italy |
Founded | 1978 |
Disbanded | 1991 |
Discipline(s) | Road |
Status | Retired |
Bicycles | Pinarello (1978) Benotto (1979) Colnago (1980–1981) Olmo (1982) Moser (1983–1985) Rossin (1986) Basso (1987–1988) Benotto (1990–1991) |
Team name history | |
1978-1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985–1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 | Gis Gelati Gis Gelati–Campagnolo Gis Gelati–Olmo Gis Gelati Gis Gelati–Tuc Lu Gis Gelati Gis Gelati–Jollyscarpe Gis–Ecoflam–Jollyscarpe Gis Gelati–Benotto Gis Gelati–Ballan |
Gis Gelati was an Italian professional cycling team that was active between 1978 and 1991.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] It was headquartered in Giulianova, Abruzzo.
History
The team had a multitude of team managers, but the first was Piero Pieroni, who stayed for a total of three straight years and then came back for another season in 1984. In the team's first season, 1978, they won two events with Marino Basso. They won the 1983 Giro d'Italia with Francesco Moser. The team was very successful in the Giro d'Italia, they won many Points classifications, a General classification, and 23 stages. The team won a few classics due to the help of Roger De Vlaeminck and Francesco Moser. The team folded in 1991.
Notable riders
- Giuseppe Saronni Italy
- Roger De Vlaeminck Belgium
- Francesco Moser Italy
- Johan van der Velde Netherlands
- Adriano Baffi Italy
- Dave Akam United Kingdom
Major wins
Major one-day races
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
Vuelta a España
- 4 stages (4 in 1984)
Other races
- 2 stages in the Tirreno–Adriatico (in 1988)
- 1 stage in the Tour de Romandie (2 in 1981)
References
- ^ "Gis Gelati 1978". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- ^ "Gis Gelati 1979". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- ^ "Gis Gelati 1980". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- ^ "Gis Gelati–Campagnolo 1981". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- ^ "Gis Gelati–Olmo 1982". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- ^ "Gis Gelati 1983". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- ^ "Gis–Tuc Lu 1984". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- ^ "Gis Gelati 1985". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- ^ "Gis Gelati 1986". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- ^ "Gis Gelati–Jollyscarpe 1987". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- ^ "GIS–Ecoflam–Jolly 1988". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- ^ "Gis Gelati–Benotto 1990". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- ^ "Gis Gelati–Ballan 1991". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.