Ariostea (UCI team code:ARI) was an Italian professional cycling team from 1984 to 1993.[1] Its first team manager was Giorgio Vannucci; he was replaced in 1986 by Giancarlo Ferretti, who remained manager until the team was disbanded in 1993.
The first major victories were the two stage wins at the 1986 Giro d'Italia by Sergio Santimaria (1st stage, maglia rosa for one day) and Norwegian rider Dag Erik Pedersen (15th stage). The highest placed Ariostea rider in the general classification was Alfio Vandi, who finished 11th, 12 minutes and 40 seconds behind the winner.[2]
^ abcAbt, Samuel (20 October 1993). "1994 Tour de France: Some Hellos and a Ciao". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
^"1986 Giro d"Italia results". Retrieved 21 December 2013.
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Ariostea UCI team code ARI was an Italian professional cycling team from 1984 to 1993 1 Its first team manager was Giorgio Vannucci he was replaced in 1986 by Giancarlo Ferretti who remained manager until the team was disbanded in 1993 AriosteaThe team at the 1993 Paris NiceTeam informationUCI codeARIRegisteredItalyFounded1984 1984 Disbanded1993Discipline s RoadTeam name history198419851986 19881989 1993AriosteaAriostea OeceAriostea GresAriostea Contents 1 History 2 Major results 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe first major victories were the two stage wins at the 1986 Giro d Italia by Sergio Santimaria 1st stage maglia rosa for one day and Norwegian rider Dag Erik Pedersen 15th stage The highest placed Ariostea rider in the general classification was Alfio Vandi who finished 11th 12 minutes and 40 seconds behind the winner 2 In the late 1980s the team became a more prominent presence in the peloton One of its successful riders was Rolf Sorensen who won Paris Tours in 1990 and the Tirreno Adriatico of 1992 Moreno Argentin won the team its first monument the 1990 Tour of Flanders followed by a victory at the La Fleche Wallonne 1990 also saw the team s first Tour de France stage win Argentin and two more Girostages Adriano Baffi In 1991 Argentin scored another double in Belgium with wins in La Fleche Wallonne and Liege Bastogne Liege Davide Cassani won three major classics in Italy Milano Torino Giro dell Emilia and Coppa Agostoni while Massimiliano Lelli won two Giro stages finishing third overall More success followed at the Tour de France as stage wins for Bruno Cenghialta Argentin and Marco Lietti registered a Tour triple triumph on consecutive days That followed a team time trial win on Stage 2 into Chassieu that put Rolf Sorensen in the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification for four days Ariostea dominated the 1992 Tirreno Adriatico with five stage wins and the general classification Sorensen Giorgio Furlan won the Tour de Suisse Rolf Golz the Tour Mediterraneen There was another stage win in the Giro this time for Marco Saligari Roberto Conti finished 9th in the general classification In 1993 its final year Ariostea was victorious in the Amstel Gold Race Rolf Jarmann Bjarne Riis won a Giro stage and placed 5th in the general classification in the Tour de France Saligari also won a stage in the Giro and was the winner that year s Tour de Suisse By far the most successful rider of the team this year was Pascal Richard of Switzerland He won the Giro del Lazio Giro di Lombardia the Tour de Romandie and a handful of stages and one day races throughout the year In the team s final race the 1993 Giro di Lombardia Ariostea riders Pascal Richard and Giorgio Furlan finished first and second breaking away for the final 6 miles of the race 1 Team manager Ferretti and a number of riders went to GB MG Maglificio the next year 1 Major results edit1985 nbsp Overall Giro di Puglia Silvano Contini nbsp Overall GP du Midi Libre Silvano ContiniStage 1 Silvano Contini dd Coppa Placci Silvano Contini1986 Stage 1 Giro d Italia Sergio Santimaria Stage 15 Giro d Italia Dag Erik Pedersen1987 Stage 8 Tour de Suisse Alessandro Paganessi1988 Stage 6 Settimana Siciliana Rolf Sorensen Stage 3 Giro d Italia Stephan Joho Stages 1 amp 9 Tour de Suisse Stephan Joho Stage 7 Tour de Suisse Francesco Cesarini Stage 1b Zurich Stephan Joho Stage 4 Tour of Denmark Rolf Sorensen Overall Schwanenbrau Cup Bruno CenghialtaStage 2 Rolf Sorensen dd 1989 Giro di Campania Luciano Rabottini Stage 7a Paris Nice Adriano Baffi Stages 2 amp 3 Driedaagse van De Panne Adriano Baffi GP Pino Cerami Stephan Joho Stage 6 Giro d Italia Stephan Joho Winterthur Criterium Stephan Joho Coppa Bernocchi Rolf Sorensen Omloop van de Vlasstreek Rolf Sorensen Six Days of Zurich Adriano Baffi1990 Overall Settimana Siciliana Rolf SorensenStage 1 Rolf Sorensen Stage 5 Adriano Baffi dd Trofeo Laigueglia Rolf Sorensen Stage 5 Paris Nice Adriano Baffi Giro dei Sei Comuni Stephan Joho Tour of Flanders Moreno Argentin La Fleche Wallonne Moreno Argentin Stage 2 Giro del Trentino Adriano Baffi Stages 11 amp 18 Giro d Italia Adriano Baffi Stage 9 Tour de Suisse Moreno Argentin Stage 3 Tour de France Moreno Argentin Stage 2 Tour of Belgium Adriano Baffi Stage 5b Tour of Belgium Stephan Joho Coppa Bernocchi Davide Cassani Stage 6 Volta a Catalunya Marco Lietti Overall Schwanenbrau Cup Stephan JohoStage 3 Stephan Joho dd Giro dell Emilia Davide Cassani Coppa Sabatini Moreno Argentin Paris Tours Rolf Sorensen1991 La Fleche Wallonne Moreno Argentin Liege Bastogne Liege Moreno Argentin nbsp Young rider classification Giro d Italia Massimiliano LelliStage 8 Davide Cassani Stages 12 amp 16 Massimiliano Lelli dd Stage 9 Tour de Suisse Rolf Sorensen Stage 2 TTT Tour de France Stage 14 Tour de France Bruno Cenghialta Stage 15 Tour de France Moreno Argentin Stage 16 Tour de France Marco Lietti Coppa Bernocchi Giorgio Furlan Coppa Agostoni Davide Cassani Giro dell Emilia Davide Cassani Milano Torino Davide Cassani1992 nbsp Overall Tour Mediterraneen Rolf GolzStages 1 amp 5 Rolf Golz dd Giro di Campania Davide Cassani Stage 8 Paris Nice Adriano Baffi Stage 2 Criterium International Giorgio Furlan La Fleche Wallonne Giorgio Furlan Overall Giro di Calabria Marco Saligari Overall Hofbrau Cup Alberto ElliStage 2 Alberto Elli Stage 3a Rolf Sorensen dd Stage 13 Giro d Italia Giorgio Furlan Stage 15 Giro d Italia Marco Saligari Stage 4 Tour de Luxembourg Alberto Elli nbsp Overall Tour de Suisse Giorgio FurlanStage 2 Giorgio Furlan dd Stage 12 Tour de France Rolf Jarmann Paris Brussel Rolf Sorensen Linz Criterium Adriano Baffi1993 Stage 1 Criterium International Pascal Richard Stage 9 Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda Fabio Casartelli Amstel Gold Race Rolf Jarmann GP Industria amp Artigianato Marco Saligari nbsp Overall Tour de Romandie Pascal RichardStage 3 Pascal Richard dd Stage 7 Giro d Italia Bjarne Riis Stage 9 Giro d Italia Giorgio Furlan Stage 15 Giro d Italia Davide Cassani Stage 17 Giro d Italia Marco Saligari nbsp Overall Tour de Suisse Marco SaligariStage 2 Giorgio Furlan Stage 7 Rolf Jarmann Stage 8 Pascal Richard dd Stage 7 Tour de France Bjarne Riis Coppa Agostoni Davide Cassani Giro di Lombardia Pascal RichardReferences edit a b c Abt Samuel 20 October 1993 1994 Tour de France Some Hellos and a Ciao The New York Times Retrieved 21 December 2013 1986 Giro d Italia results Retrieved 21 December 2013 External links edit nbsp Media related to Ariostea at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ariostea cycling team amp oldid 1199137106, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
