Del Tongo () was an Italian professional cycling team that was active between 1982 and 1991. The team disbanded, but provided the basis for Lampre.
History
The team was led primarily by two Italian sports directors: Pietro Algeri and Paolo Abetoni. They won the 1983 Giro d'Italia with Giuseppe Saronni. They only participated once in the Tour de France, in 1987. In 1992, the team stops but a new team, MG Maglificio was formed by Algeri and Abetoni along with Belgians Roger De Vlaeminck and Patrick Lefevere.
Notable riders
Giuseppe Saronni Guido Van Calster Dietrich Thurau Rolf Gölz Gianbattista Baronchelli Franco Chioccioli Mario Cipollini Maurizio Fondriest Franco Ballerini Fabio Baldato
Major wins
Major One-Day Races Giro di Lombardia 1982 Giuseppe Saronni 1986 Gianbattista Baronchelli Milan–San Remo 1983 Giuseppe Saronni Grand Prix des Amériques 1990 Franco Ballerini
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia General classification (1983) – Giuseppe Saronni General classification (1991) – Franco Chioccioli 14 stages (3 in 1982, 3 in 1983, 1 in 1984, 1 in 1985, 1 in 1989, 2 in 1990 and 3 in 1991)
Vuelta a España 4 stages (2 in 1983, 2 in 1984)
Other races
2 stages in the Tour of Germany (2 in 1982) General classification Tour de Suisse (1982) 3 stages in the Tour de Suisse (3 in 1982) General classification Tirreno–Adriatico (1982) 4 stages in the Tirreno–Adriatico (2 in 1982, 2 in 1987) 1 stage in the Tour de Romandie (in 1987) 1 stage in the Volta a Catalunya (in 1988)
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