Team information | ||
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Founded | 1906 | |
Disbanded | 1966 | |
Discipline(s) | Road | |
Bicycles | Legnano | |
Team name history | ||
1906–1908 1909 1910–1918 1919–1927 1928–1929 1930 1931–1932 1933 1934 1935–1936 1937–1945 1946–1951 1952 1953 1954–1958 1959 1960–1961 1962 1963–1965 1966 | Legnano Legnano–Pirelli Legnano Legnano–Pirelli Legnano–Torpedo Legnano–Pirelli Legnano–Hutchinson Legnano–Clément Legnano Legnano–Wolsit Legnano Legnano–Pirelli Legnano Legnano–Pirelli Legnano Legnano–Pirelli Legnano Legnano–Pirelli Legnano Legnano–Pirelli | |
Legnano was an Italian professional cycling team active from 1906 to 1966.[1][2] It is ranked as the 6th most successful cycling team in history.[3] Many famous cyclists rode for the team including Alfredo Binda, Learco Guerra, Gino Bartali and Fausto Coppi. The team participated in the Giro d'Italia 46 times, won the team classification 11 times and earned 135 stage wins. It was sponsored by Italian bicycle motorcycle manufacturer Legnano .