Acqua & Sapone (UCI team code: ASA) was a professional continental cycling team based in Italy and participated in UCI Europe Tour and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events. They were managed by Palmiro Masciarelli, assisted by directeur sportifs Lorenzo Di Lorenzo, Bruno Cenghialta and Franco Gini. The team won team championship (or team points ranking) on the 2005–06 UCI Europe Tour.
| Team information | ||
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| UCI code | ASA | |
| Registered | Italy | |
| Founded | 2004 | |
| Disbanded | 2012 | |
| Discipline(s) | Road | |
| Status |
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| Bicycles | Focus | |
| Website | Team home page | |
| Key personnel | ||
| General manager | Palmiro Masciarelli | |
| Team manager(s) | Bruno Cenghialta | |
| Team name history | ||
2004 2005 2006 2007–2009 2010–2012 | Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil Acqua & Sapone Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo Acqua & Sapone | |
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The team folded at the end of the 2012 season, after losing their main backing.[1]
2012 roster
edit- As of 13 January 2012.[2]
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Major wins
edit- 2004
- Stage 3 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Crescenzo D'Amore
- Stage 5 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Ruggero Marzoli
- Stage 2 Giro d'Abruzzo, Ruggero Marzoli
- Stage 2 & 6 Circuit des Mines, Denis Bertolini
- Stage 2 Course de la Paix, Denis Bertolini
- Stage 9 Giro d'Italia, Fred Rodriguez
- Wachovia Classic, Fred Rodriguez
Czech Republic Road Race Championship, Ondřej Sosenka
- Overall Tour de Pologne, Ondřej Sosenka
- Stage 5, Rinaldo Nocentini
- Stage 8, Ondřej Sosenka
- 2005
- Prologue UNIQA Classic, Ondřej Sosenka
- Stage 3b Tour of Belgium, Ondřej Sosenka
- Stage 1 Tour of Slovenia, Ruggero Marzoli
- Subida al Naranco, Rinaldo Nocentini
- Trofeo Matteotti, Ruggero Marzoli
- Chrono des Herbiers, Ondřej Sosenka
- 2006
- Stage 2 Settimana Lombarda, Gabriele Balducci
- Giro dell'Appennino, Rinaldo Nocentini
- Stage 5 Course de la Paix, Kanstantsin Sivtsov
- Overall Circuit de Lorraine, Juan Mauricio Soler
- Stage 2, Juan Mauricio Soler
- Stage 2 Euskal Bizikleta, Andrea Tonti
Belarus Road Race Championship, Kanstantsin Sivtsov
- GP Fred Mengoni, Andrea Tonti
- Giro del Veneto, Rinaldo Nocentini
- Coppa Placci, Rinaldo Nocentini
- 2007
- Stage 5 Tour Méditerranéen, Gabriele Balducci
- Stage 2 Tirreno–Adriatico, Alexandr Arekeev
- Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Michele Scarponi
- Stage 2, Michele Scarponi
- Stage 3 Giro del Trentino, Stefano Garzelli
- Overall Tour of Japan, Francesco Masciarelli
- Stage 3 & 5, Francesco Masciarelli
- Stage 14 & 16 Giro d'Italia, Stefano Garzelli
- Stage 2 Tour of Slovenia, Stefano Garzelli
- Stage 3 Tour de Wallonie, Giuseppe Palumbo
- Stage 3 Vuelta a Burgos, Aurélien Passeron
- Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese, Aurélien Passeron
- 2008
- Stage 1 Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria, Gabriele Balducci
- Trofeo Laigueglia, Luca Paolini
- Stage 3 Settimana Lombarda, Gabriele Balducci
- Stage 5 Settimana Lombarda, Branislau Samoilau
- Stage 6 Settimana Lombarda, Francesco Failli
- Stage 2 & 4 Giro del Trentino, Stefano Garzelli
- Stage 2 Vuelta a La Rioja, Diego Milán
- Stage 2a & 3 Vuelta a Asturias, Stefano Garzelli
- Stage 2 GP Paredes Rota dos Moveis, Diego Milán
- Stage 1 Vuelta a Burgos, Andrei Kunitski
- Coppa Placci, Luca Paolini
- Grand Prix de Wallonie, Stefano Garzelli
- Giro del Lazio, Francesco Masciarelli
- 2009
- Stage 6 Settimana Lombarda, Luca Paolini
- Stages 4 & 17 Giro d'Italia, Stefano Garzelli
Mountain classification Giro d'Italia, Stefano Garzelli
- Coppa Bernocchi, Luca Paolini
- 2010
- Stage 5 Tour Méditerranéen, Francesco Masciarelli
- Overall Tirreno–Adriatico, Stefano Garzelli
- Stage 16 Giro d'Italia, Stefano Garzelli
Road Race Championships, Rafaâ Chtioui
- 2011
- Stage 2 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Claudio Corioni
- Gran Premio Città di Camaiore, Fabio Taborre
- Memorial Marco Pantani, Fabio Taborre
- Giro dell'Emilia, Carlos Betancur
- 2012
Croatia Road Race Championships, Vladimir Miholjević
- Stage 4 Circuit de Lorraine, Danilo Napolitano
- Stage 5 Tour of Belgium, Carlos Betancur
- Trofeo Melinda, Carlos Betancur
- Stage 2 Tour of Austria, Danilo Di Luca
- Stage 5 Tour of Austria, Fabio Taborre
- Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie, Danilo Di Luca
- Stages 2, 4 & 5 Tour de Wallonie, Danilo Napolitano
- Stage 5 Giro di Padania, Carlos Betancur
National champions
edit- 2004
Road Race Championship, Ondřej Sosenka
- 2005
- 2006
Belarus Road Race Championship, Kanstantsin Sivtsov
- 2007
- 2008
- 2010
Tunisia Road Race Championships, Rafaâ Chtioui
- 2012
Croatia Road Race Championships, Vladimir Miholjević
References
edit- ^ "Acqua e Sapone competes for the last time in Italy". Cycling News. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Acqua & Sapone (ASA) – ITA". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
External links
edit- Official website (in Italian)