Team Polti
The Team Polti ( 1995 Polti Granarolo Santini ) was an Italian cycling team that existed from 1994 to 2000. The team from the Italian manufacturer of household appliances Polti was sponsored. This was previously active as a co- sponsor of Lampre.
Team Manager was the Italian Gianluigi Stanga. Sports director Vittorio Algeri were, Giosuè Zenoni, Antonio Bevilacqua and Giovanni Fidanza.
The biggest success of the team was the Giro d' Italia overall victory of Ivan Gotti. The team also won on numerous tours stages and celebrated victories in various classics.
Known drivers
- Uzbekistan Dschamolidin Abduschaparov (1994 )
- Italy Gianni Bugno (1994 )
- Netherlands Jeroen Blijlevens (2000)
- Italy Mirko Celestino (1996-2000)
- Italy Ivan Gotti (1994, 1998-1999)
- Italy Giuseppe Guerini (1996-1998)
- Italy Fabrizio Guidi (1998-1999)
- Germany Jörg Jaksche (1997-1998)
- France Luc Leblanc (1995-1998)
- Italy Giovanni Lombardi (1995-1996)
- Axel Merckx of Belgium (1997-1998)
- Italy Davide Rebellin (1996, 1998-1999)
- Italy Fabio Sacchi (1997-2000)
- France Richard Virenque (1999-2000)
Best Merits
Classic
- Tour of Flanders 1994 ( Bugno )
Tours
- Tour De France 1994: Stage 1, Stage 20, ( Abduschaparov )
- 1995: Stage 13 ( Serguei Outschakov )
- 1996: Stage 7 ( Leblanc )
- 1999: ( Virenque )
- 2000: Stage 16 ( Virenque )
- Former Professional Continental team
- Cycling in Italy