Malvor–Bottecchia
Cycling team
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Malvor–Bottecchia was an Italian professional cycling team that was active between 1978 and 1990.[1][2][3][4]
UCI codeMAL
RegisteredItaly
Founded1978
Disbanded1990
| Team information | |
|---|---|
| UCI code | MAL |
| Registered | Italy |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Disbanded | 1990 |
| Discipline | Road |
| Bicycles | Bottecchia (1982–1986 and 1988) Colnago (1989) Bottecchia (1990) |
| Key personnel | |
General manager | Dino Zandegù |
| Team name history | |
| Mecap–Selle Italia Mecap–Hoonved Hoonved–Bottecchia Hoonved–Bottecchia–Herdal Hoonved–Bottecchia Malvor–Bottecchia Malvor–Bottecchia–Vaporella Malvor–Bottecchia–Sidi Paini–Bottecchia–Sidi Malvor–Bottecchia–Sidi Malvor–Sidi | |
History
The team was led primarily by Dino Zandegù. The bike team did not operate in the 1987 season. It was primarily supplied bikes by Bottecchia, with the exception being the 1989 season. It collected thirteen stage wins in its history.
Notable riders
Major wins
Major one-day races
Grand tours
Giro d'Italia
Vuelta a España
- 2 stages (2 in 1989)
Tour de France
Other races
- General classification - Tour de Suisse (1988) - Helmut Wechselberger
- 1 stage in the Tour de Suisse (1 in 1985)
- 4 stages in the Tour de Romandie (2 in 1978, 2 in 1985)
- General classification - Vuelta a Andalucía (1985) - Fabio Bordonali
- 2 stages (1985)