Atala (cycling team)

Team Atala was a cycling team that was created in 1908 and officially retired in 1989. In 1912, the 1912 Giro d'Italia was contested by teams, and Team Atala, consisting of Carlo Galetti, Giovanni Micheletto and Eberardo Pavesi emerged as the winner (Luigi Ganna, also member of the team, retired during the fifth stage).^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]}

Major Victories

Major One-Day Races

• Giro di Lombardia
  • 1932: Antonio Negrini
  • 1961: Vito Taccone  Italy

Grand Tours

Tour de France

• Stages: (1 in 1932, 2 in 1955, 2 in 1956, 1 in 1958, 1 in 1959)

Giro d'Italia

• General Classification:
  • 1909 - Luigi Ganna
  • 1910 - Carlo Galetti
  • 1912 - Team Atala (Carlo Galetti, Giovanni Micheletto, Eberardo Pavesi)
• Points Classification:
  • 1984 - Urs Freuler   Switzerland
• Mountains Classification:
  • 1961 - Vito Taccone  Italy
• Stages: (3 in 1909, 7 in 1910, 3 in 1912, 3 in 1948, 3 in 1949, 3 in 1951, 1 in 1954, 3 in 1955, 3 in 1956, 3 in 1957, 4 in 1959, 1 in 1961, 3 in 1982, 3 in 1983, 4 in 1984, 4 in 1985, 3 in 1987, 1 in 1988)

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