Ariostea
UCI code ARI Registered Italy Founded 1984 (1984 ) Disbanded 1993 Discipline(s)
Road 1984 1985 1986–1988 1989–1993
Ariostea Ariostea–Oece Ariostea–Gres Ariostea
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]
In the late 1980s the team became a more prominent presence in the peloton. One of its successful riders was
Rolf Sørensen 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 Flèche 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 Flèche Wallonne and
Liège–Bastogne–Liège .
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 Sørensen 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 (Sørensen).
Giorgio Furlan won the
Tour de Suisse ,
Rolf Gölz the
Tour Méditerranéen . 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 Järmann ).
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]
1985
Overall
Giro di Puglia ,
Silvano Contini
Overall
GP du Midi-Libre ,
Silvano Contini
Stage 1,
Silvano Contini
Coppa Placci ,
Silvano Contini
1986
Stage 1
Giro d'Italia ,
Sergio Santimaria
Stage 15
Giro d'Italia ,
Dag Erik Pedersen
1987
Stage 8
Tour de Suisse ,
Alessandro Paganessi
1988
Stage 6
Settimana Siciliana ,
Rolf Sørensen
Stage 3
Giro d'Italia ,
Stephan Joho
Stages 1 & 9
Tour de Suisse ,
Stephan Joho
Stage 7
Tour de Suisse ,
Francesco Cesarini
Stage 1b Zürich,
Stephan Joho
Stage 4
Tour of Denmark ,
Rolf Sørensen
Overall
Schwanenbrau Cup ,
Bruno Cenghialta
Stage 2,
Rolf Sørensen
1989
Giro di Campania ,
Luciano Rabottini
Stage 7a
Paris–Nice ,
Adriano Baffi
Stages 2 & 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 Sørensen
Omloop van de Vlasstreek ,
Rolf Sørensen
Six Days of Zürich ,
Adriano Baffi
1990
Overall
Settimana Siciliana ,
Rolf Sørensen
Stage 1,
Rolf Sørensen
Stage 5,
Adriano Baffi
Trofeo Laigueglia ,
Rolf Sørensen
Stage 5
Paris–Nice ,
Adriano Baffi
Giro dei Sei Comuni ,
Stephan Joho
Tour of Flanders ,
Moreno Argentin
La Flèche Wallonne ,
Moreno Argentin
Stage 2
Giro del Trentino ,
Adriano Baffi
Stages 11 & 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 Joho
Stage 3,
Stephan Joho
Giro dell'Emilia ,
Davide Cassani
Coppa Sabatini ,
Moreno Argentin
Paris–Tours ,
Rolf Sørensen
1991
La Flèche Wallonne ,
Moreno Argentin
Liège–Bastogne–Liège ,
Moreno Argentin
Young rider classification
Giro d'Italia ,
Massimiliano Lelli
Stage 8,
Davide Cassani
Stages 12 & 16,
Massimiliano Lelli
Stage 9
Tour de Suisse ,
Rolf Sørensen
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 Cassani
1992
Overall
Tour Méditerranéen ,
Rolf Gölz
Stages 1 & 5,
Rolf Gölz
Giro di Campania ,
Davide Cassani
Stage 8
Paris–Nice ,
Adriano Baffi
Stage 2
Critérium International ,
Giorgio Furlan
La Flèche Wallonne ,
Giorgio Furlan
Overall
Giro di Calabria ,
Marco Saligari
Overall
Hofbrau Cup ,
Alberto Elli
Stage 2,
Alberto Elli
Stage 3a,
Rolf Sørensen
Stage 13
Giro d'Italia ,
Giorgio Furlan
Stage 15
Giro d'Italia ,
Marco Saligari
Stage 4
Tour de Luxembourg ,
Alberto Elli
Overall
Tour de Suisse ,
Giorgio Furlan
Stage 2,
Giorgio Furlan
Stage 12
Tour de France ,
Rolf Järmann
Paris–Brussel ,
Rolf Sørensen
Linz Criterium,
Adriano Baffi
1993
Stage 1
Critérium International ,
Pascal Richard
Stage 9
Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda ,
Fabio Casartelli
Amstel Gold Race ,
Rolf Järmann
GP Industria & Artigianato ,
Marco Saligari
Overall
Tour de Romandie ,
Pascal Richard
Stage 3,
Pascal Richard
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
Overall
Tour de Suisse ,
Marco Saligari
Stage 2,
Giorgio Furlan
Stage 7 ,
Rolf Järmann
Stage 8,
Pascal Richard
Stage 7
Tour de France ,
Bjarne Riis
Coppa Agostoni ,
Davide Cassani
Giro di Lombardia ,
Pascal Richard
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Team classification Team points classification (1993–2017)