Team Lampre

Team Lampre 2010 Tour de France Roster

Lampre-Farnese Vini (LAM)
www.lampre-farnese.com
Manager: Giuseppe Saronni

Grega Bole (SLO)

Damiano Cunego (ITA)

Mauro Da Dalto (ITA)

Francesco Gavazzi (ITA)

Danilo Hondo (GER)

Mirco Lorenzetto (ITA)

Adriano Malori (ITA)

Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)

Simon Spilak (SLO)

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Lampre – Merida team to make Italian debut at Trofeo Laigueglia

By Ron Callahan on | From bikeworldnews.com

Lampre – Merida team to make Italian debut at Trofeo LaiguegliaAfter one month spent racing in Africa, Australia, South America and Spain, Team LAMPRE-MERIDA will race in Italy for the first time in 2013. Image courtesy of Lampre-Merida. Image Biondi/Bettini Photo © 2013 Lampre-Merida will field a high quality team for their debut on home ground at the Trofeo Laigueglia. Sport director Piovani will rely on Davide Cimolai, Damiano Cunego, Kristijan Durasek, Elia Favilli, Przemyslaw Niemiec...Read Full Story

Daily Cycling Facts 19.09.12

By John Orbea on | From cyclopunk.blogspot.com

Damiano Cunego Damiano Cunego Born in Cerro Veronese, Italy on this day in 1981, Damiano Cunego originally took up cycling as part of the training for his successful career as a cross-country runner; he was spotted and persuaded to give cycle racing a try by Giuseppe Martinelli, who had won a silver medal at the Olympics in 1976, coached Marco Pantani and now serves as General Manager at the Astana team. Like Pantani, Cunego was an extraordinarily gifted climber right from the start...Read Full Story

Lampre-Merida announces roster for Criterium du Dauphine

By Ron Callahan on | From bikeworldnews.com

The Criterium du Dauphine (June 2nd to 9th) will be an important turning point for Damiano Cunego as he transitions from supporting teammate Malori at the Bayern Rundfahrt, into the important races of the second half of the seasonRead more ›The post Lampre-Merida announces roster for Criterium du Dauphine appeared first on Bike World News.Read Full Story

Lampre Welcomes New Talent

By Ron Callahan on | From bikeworldnews.com

Lampre Welcomes New TalentToday, Lampre’s general manager, Giuseppe Saronni, introduced Niccolo Bonifazio as one of several young riders who have impressed the team enough to be considered for a contract to join the boys in blue and fuchsia.Saronni explained, “It was impossible not to notice the top results Niccolò obtained, but mostly we were stroke by the human qualities and by the improvement margin he’s showing.” Giuseppe Saronni with Niccolò Bonifazio. Photo Credit: Team Lampre Some of...Read Full Story

Giro d Italia Missed Italian Riders for Doping Investigation

By melinamenny on | From steroidsources.com

People may ask what happened to some of their favorite riders in the on-going Giro d’ Italia. Some Italian riders failed to compete due to their involvement in a doping investigation. Well, this is not new in professional cycling. It is common in any competition, local or international, that a cyclist is investigated or sanctioned because of violations of the anti-doping policies of the sport. Tour de France for example has been in the center of controversy because of Alberto Contador. He is...Read Full Story

Overview

Lampre-Farnese Vini or "Lampre" as it's known is an Italian cycling team competing in the Tour de France.
The team consists mostly of Italian riders, and has a strong presence in the grand tours, especially the Giro d'Italia. The manager Giuseppe Saronni was himself a famous professional cyclist and former winner of the Giro d'Italia. The team's manager is Giuseppe Saronni. Following the tradition at Saeco, the team is well-known for its publicity stunts. In the 2005 Giro d'Italia the team engaged in a press campaign Battaile d'Italia featuring their co-captains Gilberto Simoni and Damiano Cunego.

List of 2010 Teams and Riders