Acqua & Sapone

Not to be confused with Acqua e Sapone-Cantina Tollo.

Acqua & Sapone (UCI team code: ASA) was a professional continental cycling team based in Italy and participated in UCI Europe Tour and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events. They were managed by Palmiro Masciarelli, assisted by directeur sportifs Lorenzo Di Lorenzo, Bruno Cenghialta and Franco Gini. The team won team championship (or team points ranking) on the 2005–06 UCI Europe Tour.

Acqua & Sapone

Team information
UCI code	ASA
Registered	Italy
Founded	2004 (2004)
Disbanded	2012 (2012)
Discipline(s)	Road
Status	Division II (2004) UCI Professional Continental (2005–2012)
Bicycles	Focus
Website	Team home page
Key personnel
General manager	Palmiro Masciarelli
Team manager(s)	Bruno Cenghialta
Team name history
2004 2005 2006 2007–2009 2010–2012	Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil Acqua & Sapone Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo Acqua & Sapone
Acqua & Sapone jersey Jersey

Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil in 2005.

The team folded at the end of the 2012 season, after losing their main backing.^[1]

2012 roster

As of 13 January 2012.^[2]

Rider Date of birth  Carlos Betancur (COL) (1989-10-13)13 October 1989 (aged 22)  Paolo Ciavatta (ITA) (1984-11-06)6 November 1984 (aged 27)  Massimo Codol (ITA) (1973-02-27)27 February 1973 (aged 38)  Claudio Corioni (ITA) (1982-12-26)26 December 1982 (aged 29)  Danilo Di Luca (ITA) (1976-01-02)2 January 1976 (aged 36)  Francesco Di Paolo (ITA) (1982-04-18)18 April 1982 (aged 29)  Alessandro Donati (ITA) (1979-05-08)8 May 1979 (aged 32)  Stefano Garzelli (ITA) (1973-07-16)16 July 1973 (aged 38)  Francesco Ginanni (ITA) (1985-10-06)6 October 1985 (aged 26)

Rider Date of birth  Ruggero Marzoli (ITA) (1976-04-02)2 April 1976 (aged 35)  Andrea Masciarelli (ITA) (1982-09-02)2 September 1982 (aged 29)  Simone Masciarelli (ITA) (1980-01-02)2 January 1980 (aged 32)  Vladimir Miholjević (CRO) (1974-01-18)18 January 1974 (aged 37)  Danilo Napolitano (ITA) (1981-01-31)31 January 1981 (aged 30)  Francesco Reda (ITA) (1982-11-19)19 November 1982 (aged 29)  Daniele Scampamorte (ITA) (1986-07-15)15 July 1986 (aged 25)  Fabio Taborre (ITA) (1985-06-05)5 June 1985 (aged 26)

Major wins

2004

Stage 3 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Crescenzo D'Amore

Stage 5 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Ruggero Marzoli

Stage 2 Giro d'Abruzzo, Ruggero Marzoli

Stage 2 & 6 Circuit des Mines, Denis Bertolini

Stage 2 Course de la Paix, Denis Bertolini

Stage 9 Giro d'Italia, Fred Rodriguez

Wachovia Classic, Fred Rodriguez

 Czech Republic Road Race Championship, Ondřej Sosenka

Overall Tour de Pologne, Ondřej Sosenka

Stage 5, Rinaldo Nocentini

Stage 8, Ondřej Sosenka

2005

Prologue UNIQA Classic, Ondřej Sosenka

Stage 3b Tour of Belgium, Ondřej Sosenka

Stage 1 Tour of Slovenia, Ruggero Marzoli

Subida al Naranco, Rinaldo Nocentini

 Czech Republic Time Trial Championship, Ondřej Sosenka

Trofeo Matteotti, Ruggero Marzoli

Chrono des Herbiers, Ondřej Sosenka

2006

Stage 2 Settimana Lombarda, Gabriele Balducci

Giro dell'Appennino, Rinaldo Nocentini

Stage 5 Course de la Paix, Kanstantsin Sivtsov

Overall Circuit de Lorraine, Juan Mauricio Soler

Stage 2, Juan Mauricio Soler

Stage 2 Euskal Bizikleta, Andrea Tonti

 Belarus Road Race Championship, Kanstantsin Sivtsov

 Czech Republic Time Trial Championship, Ondřej Sosenka

GP Fred Mengoni, Andrea Tonti

Giro del Veneto, Rinaldo Nocentini

Coppa Placci, Rinaldo Nocentini

2007

Stage 5 Tour Méditerranéen, Gabriele Balducci

Stage 2 Tirreno–Adriatico, Alexandr Arekeev

Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Michele Scarponi

Stage 2, Michele Scarponi

Stage 3 Giro del Trentino, Stefano Garzelli

Overall Tour of Japan, Francesco Masciarelli

Stage 3 & 5, Francesco Masciarelli

Stage 14 & 16 Giro d'Italia, Stefano Garzelli

Stage 2 Tour of Slovenia, Stefano Garzelli

 Belarus Road Race Championship, Branislau Samoilau

 Belarus Time Trial Championship, Andrei Kunitski

Stage 3 Tour de Wallonie, Giuseppe Palumbo

Stage 3 Vuelta a Burgos, Aurélien Passeron

Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese, Aurélien Passeron

2008

Stage 1 Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria, Gabriele Balducci

Trofeo Laigueglia, Luca Paolini

Stage 3 Settimana Lombarda, Gabriele Balducci

Stage 5 Settimana Lombarda, Branislau Samoilau

Stage 6 Settimana Lombarda, Francesco Failli

Stage 2 & 4 Giro del Trentino, Stefano Garzelli

Stage 2 Vuelta a La Rioja, Diego Milán

Stage 2a & 3 Vuelta a Asturias, Stefano Garzelli

Stage 2 GP Paredes Rota dos Moveis, Diego Milán

 Belarus Time Trial Championship, Andrei Kunitski

Stage 1 Vuelta a Burgos, Andrei Kunitski

Coppa Placci, Luca Paolini

Grand Prix de Wallonie, Stefano Garzelli

Giro del Lazio, Francesco Masciarelli

2009

Stage 6 Settimana Lombarda, Luca Paolini

Stages 4 & 17 Giro d'Italia, Stefano Garzelli

Mountain classification Giro d'Italia, Stefano Garzelli

Coppa Bernocchi, Luca Paolini

2010

Stage 5 Tour Méditerranéen, Francesco Masciarelli

Overall Tirreno–Adriatico, Stefano Garzelli

Stage 16 Giro d'Italia, Stefano Garzelli

Road Race Championships, Rafaâ Chtioui

2011

Stage 2 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Claudio Corioni

Mountain classification Giro d'Italia, Stefano Garzelli

Gran Premio Città di Camaiore, Fabio Taborre

Memorial Marco Pantani, Fabio Taborre

Giro dell'Emilia, Carlos Betancur

2012

 Croatia Road Race Championships, Vladimir Miholjević

 Croatia Time Trial Championships, Vladimir Miholjević

Stage 4 Circuit de Lorraine, Danilo Napolitano

Stage 5 Tour of Belgium, Carlos Betancur

Trofeo Melinda, Carlos Betancur

Stage 2 Tour of Austria, Danilo Di Luca

Stage 5 Tour of Austria, Fabio Taborre

Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie, Danilo Di Luca

Stages 2, 4 & 5 Tour de Wallonie, Danilo Napolitano

Stage 5 Giro di Padania, Carlos Betancur

National champions

2004

Road Race Championship, Ondřej Sosenka

2005

Time Trial Championship, Ondřej Sosenka

2006

Belarus Road Race Championship, Kanstantsin Sivtsov

Time Trial Championship, Ondřej Sosenka

2007

Belarus Road Race Championship, Branislau Samoilau

Belarus Time Trial Championship, Andrei Kunitski

2008

Belarus Time Trial Championship, Andrei Kunitski

2010

Tunisia Road Race Championships, Rafaâ Chtioui

2012

Croatia Road Race Championships, Vladimir Miholjević

Croatia Time Trial Championships, Vladimir Miholjević

References

1. "Acqua e Sapone competes for the last time in Italy". Cycling News. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
2. "Acqua & Sapone (ASA) – ITA". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 13 January 2012.

External links

• Official website (in Italian)