Carrera (cycling team)

Carrera Jeans was an Italian cycling team that existed from 1984 to 1996. The team from the Italian jeans manufacturer Carrera was sponsored. The team had several co-sponsors: First Inoxpran 1984 to 1986, then three years Vagabond. In 1991, Tassoni first time the co- sponsorship, but was again detached from the Vagabond. After Tassoni was again for three years co-sponsor. The last year denied Carrera alone. Team managers were Sandro Quintarelli, Giuseppe Martinelli and only to 1992 Davide Boifava.

Known drivers

• Uzbekistan Dschamolidin Abduschaparov (1991-1992)
• Italy Guido Bontempi (1984-1993)
• Italy Claudio Chiappucci (1985-1996)
• Germany Christian Henn (1989-1991)
• Italy Marco Pantani (1992-1996)

• Ireland Stephen Roche ( 1986-1987,1992-1993 )
• Italy Maximilian Sciandri (1990-1991)
• Denmark Rolf Sørensen ( 1993)
• Italy Andrea Tafi (1992-1993)
• Switzerland Beat Zberg (1993-1996)
• Switzerland Markus Zberg (1996 )

Best Merits

Tours

• 1987: overall victory, Stage 10 (Roche)
• 1988: Stage 1 ( Acacio da Silva Mora )
• 1991, 1st & 4th stage ( Abduschaparov ), ( Chiappucci )
• 1992, ( Chiappucci )
• 1993:
• 1994: ( Pantani )
• 1995: 10 & 14th stage ( Pantani )

Classic

• Milan-San Remo 1987 ( Erich Maechler )
• 1991 ( Chiappucci )