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Mapei (cycling team)
Italian cycling team (1993–2002) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mapei was an Italian-based road bicycle racing team active from 1993 to 2002, named after sponsoring firm Mapei.
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![]() Paolo Bettini in a Mapei jersey in 2001 | |
Team information | |
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UCI code | MAP |
Registered | Italy (1993–1997) Belgium (1998–2002) |
Founded | 1993 (1993) |
Disbanded | 2002 (2002) |
Discipline(s) | Road |
Bicycles | Viner (1993) Colnago (1994–2002) |
Key personnel | |
Team manager(s) | Giuseppe Saronni (1997–1998) Patrick Lefevere (1999–2000) Alvaro Crespi (2000–2002) |
Team name history | |
1993 1994 1995–1997 1998 1999–2002 | Mapei Mapei–Clas Mapei–GB Mapei–Bricobi Mapei–Quick Step |
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Mapei was one of the strongest teams during the late 1990s, and ranked as the strongest UCI team in 1994–2000 and 2002.