Team information | |
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UCI code | GAP |
Registered | Luxembourg |
Founded | 2007 |
Disbanded | 2008 |
Discipline(s) | Road |
Status | Professional Continental |
Key personnel | |
General manager | Marino Basso |
Team name history | |
2007 2008 | Kio Ene-Tonazzi-DMT Preti Mangimi-Prisma Stufe |
Preti Mangimi (UCI team code: GAP) was a professional continental road bicycle racing team based in Italy, which participated in UCI Europe Tour and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events. The team was managed by former World Road Race champion Marino Basso.[citation needed] Alberto Elli and Leonardo Levati were directeur sportifs with the team. One of the riders of the team Russian Boris Shiplevsky was the first wearer of the leader of the UCI Europe Tour in 2008.[1] Financial problems forced the team to fold after just one season, when no cosponsor could be found.