Team Lampre

Lampre-ISD was active on two fronts in January, making a showing at the Tour Down Under while the rest of the team trained in San Vincenzo. General Manager Giuseppe Saronni was able to observe both activities and commented on the start of 2012 season: “As in the previous years, the season began very soon, I know in January we are already deeply involved in racing. The Tour Down Under is in the World Tour circuit and I know it’s very important to try to obtain good results in Australia...Read Full Story

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...Read Full Story

Italian Daniele Pietropolli dreams of Italy’s next big one-day classic, Milano-Sanremo, after his Trofeo Laigueglia win yesterday. He and his Lampre-ISD team proved they have the versatility to pull off Italy’s biggest spring classic. “With Lampre-ISD, we had planned to make the race for Francesco Gavazzi,” said Pietropolli yesterday. “The race was torn apart with attacks in the final.” Pietropolli may be Lampre’s option if Milano-Sanremo ends in a similar manner. The race, March 19...Read Full Story

‘My dream win? Milano-Sanremo’ Italian Daniele Pietropolli dreams of Italy’s next big one-day classic, Milano-Sanremo, after his Trofeo Laigueglia win yesterday. He and his Lampre-ISD team proved they have the versatility to pull off Italy’s biggest spring classic. “With Lampre-ISD, we had planned to make the race for Francesco Gavazzi,” said Pietropolli yesterday. “The race was torn apart with attacks in the final.” Pietropolli may be Lampre’s option if Milano-Sanremo ends in a...Read Full Story

‘My dream win? Milano-Sanremo’ Italian Daniele Pietropolli dreams of Italy’s next big one-day classic, Milano-Sanremo, after his Trofeo Laigueglia win yesterday. He and his Lampre-ISD team proved they have the versatility to pull off Italy’s biggest spring classic. “With Lampre-ISD, we had planned to make the race for Francesco Gavazzi,” said Pietropolli yesterday. “The race was torn apart with attacks in the final.” Pietropolli may be Lampre’s option if Milano-Sanremo ends in a...Read Full Story

Italian Daniele Pietropolli dreams of Italy’s next big one-day classic, Milano-Sanremo, after his Trofeo Laigueglia win yesterday. He and his Lampre-ISD team proved they have the versatility to pull off Italy’s biggest spring classic. “With Lampre-ISD, we had planned to make the race for Francesco Gavazzi,” said Pietropolli yesterday. “The race was torn apart with attacks in the final.” Pietropolli may be Lampre’s option if Milano-Sanremo ends in a similar manner. The race, March 19...Read Full Story

Italian Daniele Pietropolli dreams of Italy’s next big one-day classic, Milano-Sanremo, after his Trofeo Laigueglia win yesterday. He and his Lampre-ISD team proved they have the versatility to pull off Italy’s biggest spring classic. “With Lampre-ISD, we had planned to make the race for Francesco Gavazzi,” said Pietropolli yesterday. “The race was torn apart with attacks in the final.” Pietropolli may be Lampre’s option if Milano-Sanremo ends in a similar manner. The race, March 19...Read Full Story

Before the winter break, Lampre-ISD is already focusing their attention on 2012 and Damiano Cunego is increasingly seen as a leader for the new season. The Italian cyclist spent the afternoon in the Mapei Sport Service for technical evaluation tests organized by the staff of Mapei structure with the support of Dr. Guardascione, Lampre-ISD’s chief of medicine. Dr. Guardascione explained  the activity that was performed today, “They were tests for endurance and VO2max: They allow us to monitor...Read Full Story

Tags: CNEWS The Giro d`Italia will survive its latest doping controversy because of the fervent passion of cycling fans and the growing interest in the race from abroad, 2004 winner Damiano Cunego told reporters. Popularity: unranked [ ? ]   Print This PostRead Full Story

From the Italian Cycling Journal , here are the provisional start lists for the 2011 Giro d’Italia. There will be 207 riders on  23 teams . In honor of the Italian national championship jersey and the celebration of the 150th year of Italian unification, the Italian national champion Giovanni Visconti will be wearing number 150. Acqua & Sapone 1 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) 2 Maximum tang (Ita) 3 Claudio Corioni (Ita) 4 Alessandro Donati (Ita) 5 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) 6 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) 7...Read Full Story