Fassa Bortolo

Fassa Bortolo

Team information
UCI code	FAS
Registered	Italy
Founded	2000 (2000)
Disbanded	2005
Discipline(s)	Road
Key personnel
General manager	Giancarlo Ferretti
Team name history
2005 – ProTour 2000–2004 Div. I	Fassa Bortolo (FAS) Fassa Bortolo (FAS)
Jersey

2005 Rund um den Henninger Turm

Fassa Bortolo (2000–2005) was a professional road bicycle racing team founded in 2000 and led by Giancarlo Ferretti. Dubbed the 'Silver Team', it managed to be one of the most successful teams of the era, not in the least due to top sprinter Alessandro Petacchi. In its six competitive years, Fassa Bortolo won over 200 races, including stages in all three Grand Tours. It was one of the inaugural 20 UCI ProTour teams in 2005.

Fassa Bortolo stopped the sponsorship of the team after 2005. Efforts to find a new co-sponsor for 2006 proved unsuccessful. On October 14, 2005, a man claiming to represent proposed new sponsor Sony Ericsson turned out to be an imposter, leaving all staff and riders unemployed.

Petacchi and some of his helpers moved to the new Team Milram, a continuation of the Domina Vacanze Team. The other Fassa Bortolo riders all moved to different teams.

Team 2005

The main part of the riders signed early contracts with new teams for 2006, and eventually all riders found new teams.

Name	Birthday	Nationality	2006 team
Andrus Aug	22.05.1972	Estonia	Acqua & Sapone
Fabio Baldato	13.06.1968	Italy	Tenax
Lorenzo Bernucci	15.09.1979	Italy	T-Mobile Team
Paolo Bossoni	02.07.1976	Italy	Tenax
Marzio Bruseghin	15.06.1974	Italy	Lampre–Fondital
Fabian Cancellara	18.03.1981	Switzerland	Team CSC
Francesco Chicchi	27.11.1981	Italy	Quick-Step–Innergetic
Massimo Codol	27.02.1973	Italy	Tenax
Claudio Corioni	26.12.1982	Italy	Lampre–Fondital
Mauro Facci	11.05.1982	Italy	Barloworld
Juan Antonio Flecha	17.09.1977	Spain	Rabobank
Dario Frigo	18.09.1973	Italy	Fired for doping
Massimo Giunti	29.07.1974	Italy	Naturino
Volodymyr Hustov	15.02.1977	Ukraine	Team CSC
Andrej Hauptman	05.05.1975	Slovenia	Radenska
Kim Kirchen	03.07.1978	Luxembourg	T-Mobile Team
Gustav Larsson	20.09.1980	Sweden	Team CSC
Vincenzo Nibali	14.11.1984	Italy	Liquigas
Alberto Ongarato	24.07.1975	Italy	Team Milram
Alessandro Petacchi	03.01.1974	Italy	Team Milram
Roberto Petito	01.02.1971	Italy	Tenax
Fabio Sacchi	22.05.1974	Italy	Team Milram
Julian Sanchez Pimienta	26.02.1980	Spain	Comunidad Valenciana
Kanstantsin Sivtsov	09.08.1982	Belarus	Acqua & Sapone
Matteo Tosatto	14.05.1974	Italy	Quick-Step–Innergetic
Marco Velo	09.03.1974	Italy	Team Milram

Major wins

2000 Giro della Provincia di Lucca, Alessandro Petacchi GP Città´ di Camaiore, Wladimir Belli Paris–Nice Stage 3, Fabio Baldato Paris–Nice Stage 5, Matteo Tosatto Giro d'Italia Points classification, Dimitri Konyshev Stage 6, Dimitri Konyshev Tour de Luxembourg Stage 2, Nicola Loda Tour de Luxembourg Stage 3 and 5, Alessandro Petacchi Tour de Suisse Stage 3, Wladimir Belli Tour de Suisse Stage 7, Marco Fincato Giro di Romagna et Coppa Placci, Dimitri Konyshev Vuelta a España, Stage 8, 12 – Alessandro Petacchi Giro di Lombardia, Raimondas Rumšas 2001 GP Città´ di Camaiore, Michele Bartoli Route du Sud Overall, Francesco Casagrande Giro del Trentino, Francesco Casagrande Tour Mediterranean Stage 1, Ivan Basso Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Michele Bartoli Paris–Nice Overall, Dario Frigo Stage 6, Dario Frigo Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco Overall, Raimondas Rumšas Stage 5b, Raimondas Rumšas Tour de Romandie Overall, Dario Frigo Giro d'Italia Stage 12, Matteo Tosatto Giro d'Italia Stage 15, Dario Frigo Euskal Bizikleta Stage 4a, Alessandro Petacchi Euskal Bizikleta Stage 5, Ivan Basso  Lithuania National Road Championship, Raimondas Rumšas  Russia National Road Championship, Dimitri Konyshev Tour de Luxembourg Stage 3, Kim Kirchen Tour de Luxembourg Stage 5, Fabio Baldato Tour de Suisse Stage 5, Dimitri Konyshev Tour de Suisse Stage 6, Serguei Ivanov Tour de France, Stage 9 – Serguei Ivanov Coppa Ugo Agostoni, Francesco Casagrande Trofeo Melinda, Francesco Casagrande Tour de Pologne Stage 4, Alessandro Petacchi Ster Elektrotoer Stage 3, Luca Mazzanti Coppa Sabatini, Dimitri Konyshev 2002 Giro del Trentino, Francesco Casagrande Coppa Placci, Matteo Tosatto Trofeo dell´Etna, Fabio Baldato Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda, Tadej Valjavec Tour Mediterranean Overall, Michele Bartoli Stage 4, Michele Bartoli Stage 5, Alessandro Petacchi Trofeo Luis Puig, Sergei Ivanov Volta a la Comunidad Valenciana Stage 1, 2 & 3, Alessandro Petacchi Paris–Nice Stage 1 & 5, Alessandro Petacchi Settimana Ciclistica Internazionale, Francesco Casagrande KBC Driedaagse van De Panne – Koksijde Stage 3a, Fabio Baldato Amstel Gold Race, Michele Bartoli Tour de Berne, Kim Kirchen Tour de Suisse Stage 5, Francesco Casagrande  Ukraine National Road Championship, Serhiy Honchar Rothaus Regio-Tour International, Alessandro Petacchi Ronde van Nederland Overall, Kim Kirchen Stage 3, Alessandro Petacchi Stage 5, Sergei Ivanov Vuelta a España Stage 12, Alessandro Petacchi Giro dell'Emilia, Michele Bartoli Milano–Torino, Michele Bartoli Giro di Lombardia, Michele Bartoli 2003 Profronde van Oostvoorne, Alessandro Petacchi Spektakel van Steenwijk, Alessandro Petacchi Dwars door Gendringen, Alessandro Petacchi Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria, Aitor González Jiménez Criterium Aalst, Alessandro Petacchi Ronde van Pijnacker, Alessandro Petacchi Trofeo dell´Etna, Alessandro Petacchi Tour de Berne, Filippo Pozzato Trofeo Laigueglia, Filippo Pozzato Trofeo Luis Puig, Alessandro Petacchi Volta a la Comunidad Valenciana Overall, Dario Frigo Stage 1, Dario Frigo Stage 5, Alessandro Petacchi Paris–Nice Stage 1, Alessandro Petacchi Paris–Nice Stage 4, Dario Frigo Tirreno–Adriatico Overall, Filippo Pozzato Stage 2, Filippo Pozzato Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme Overall, Dario Frigo Stage 3, Marco Zanotti Stage 4, Dario Frigo Tour de Romandie Prologue, Fabian Cancellara Giro d'Italia, Stage 1, 5, 6, 13, 16, 17, Alessandro Petacchi Giro d'Italia, Stage 15, Aitor González Jiménez Giro d'Italia, Stage 18, Dario Frigo Tour de Belgium Stage 4, Fabian Cancellara Tour de Luxembourg Stage 2, Nicola Loda Tour de Luxembourg Stage 5, Serguei Ivanov Tour de Suisse Prologue, Fabian Cancellara  Slovenia National Road Championship, Tadej Valjavec Trofeo Matteotti, Filippo Pozzato Tour de France, Stage 1, 3, 5, 6, Alessandro Petacchi Tour de la Wallonne Stage 3, Michele Bartoli Rothaus Regio-Tour International Overall, Volodymir Gustov Stage 2a, Marco Zanotti Ronde van Nederland Stage 1 & 2, Alessandro Petacchi Vuelta a España, Stage 3, 5, 12, 14, 21, Alessandro Petacchi Paris – Bruxelles, Kim Kirchen Giro del Lazio, Michele Bartoli Giro di Lombardia, Michele Bartoli 2004 Tour of Qatar Stage 4, Fabian Cancellara Trofeo Laigueglia, Filippo Pozzato Tirreno–Adriatico Stage 1, 2, 7, Alessandro Petacchi Tirreno–Adriatico Stage 5, Roberto Petito Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme de Ciclisme Stage 1, Fabian Cancellara Giro di Toscana, Matteo Tosatto Giro d'Italia Points Classification, Alessandro Petacchi Most Combative classification, Alessandro Petacchi Winner Azzurri d'Italia classification, Alessandro Petacchi Stages 2, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16 and 21, Alessandro Petacchi Tour de Luxembourg Stage 4, Fabian Cancellara Tour de Luxembourg Stage 5, Kim Kirchen  Luxembourg National Road Championship, Kim Kirchen   Switzerland National Time Trial Championship, Fabian Cancellara Tour de France, Prologue – Fabian Cancellara Tour de France, Stage 7 – Filippo Pozzato Tour de France, Stage 14 – Aitor González Jiménez Züri-Metzgete, Juan Antonio Flecha Ronde van Nederland Stage 3, Alessandro Petacchi GP Kanton Aargau, Matteo Tosatto Vuelta a España, Stage 2, 4, 7, 13, Alessandro Petacchi Giro del Lazio, Juan Antonio Flecha 2005 GP Etruscan Coast, Alessandro Petacchi Trophy Laigueglia, Kim Kirchen Vuelta a Andalucía Stage 4, 5, Alessandro Petacchi Trofeo Luis Puig, Alessandro Petacchi Volta a la Comunidad Valenciana Overall, Alessandro Petacchi Stage 1, 2, 5, Alessandro Petacchi Stage 4, Juan Antonio Flecha Milano–Torino, Fabio Sacchi Tirreno–Adriatico Stage 1, 6, 7, Alessandro Petacchi Paris–Nice Stage 4, Fabian Cancellara 2005 Milan–San Remo, Alessandro Petacchi Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme de Ciclisme Stage 1, Fabian Cancellara Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme de Ciclisme Stage 2, Claudio Corioni International Cycling Week Stage 4, Kim Kirchen Giro del Trentino Stage 4, Andrus Aug Tour de Romandie Stage 1, 2, Alessandro Petacchi Giro d'Italia, Stage 9, 12, 15, 20, Alessandro Petacchi Tour de Luxembourg Stage 2, Alberto Ongarato Tour de Luxembourg Stage 3, Dario Frigo Tour de Luxembourg Stage 4, Fabian Cancellara Tour de France Stage 6, Lorenzo Bernucci Tour de la Wallonne, Alberto Ongarato Vuelta a España, Points Classification, Alessandro Petacchi Stage 3, 4, 8, 12, 21, Alessandro Petacchi Tour de Pologne Overall, Kim Kirchen Stage 7, Kim Kirchen

National champions

2001 1st Lithuanian National Road Championship, Raimondas Rumšas 1st Russian National Road Championship, Dimitri Konyshev 2002 1st Ukrainian National Road Championship, Serhiy Honchar 2003 1st Slovenian National Road Championship, Tadej Valjavec 2004 1st Luxembourg National Road Championship, Kim Kirchen 1st Swiss National Time Trial Championship, Fabian Cancellara

References

1. ^ Les Clarke, "Ferretti falls flat; no Sony-Ericsson squad for 2006?", CyclingNews.com, October 14, 2005
2. ^ "Frigo handed sentence for doping", BBC Sport, October 24, 2005

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