Faema (cycling team, 1955–1962)

Faema
	Faema riders Piet van Est and Rik Van Looy and Huub Zilverberg at the 1962 Tour de France
Team information
Registered	Italy (1955–1956); Belgium (1957–1961); Spain (1962)
Founded	1955
Disbanded	1962
Discipline(s)	Road
Team name history
1955–1959; 1960–1961; 1961 Giro 2nd team; 1962	Faema–Guerra; Faema; EMI; Faema
	Faema (cycling team, 1955–1962) jerseyJersey
	Faema (cycling team, 1955–1962) jerseyJersey

Faema was a professional cycling team that existed from 1955 to 1962.^[1]^[2] The team's main sponsor was espresso machine manufacturer Faema.^[3] In 1963, the Faema and Flandria teams were merged.^[4]

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In 1964, Faema disappeared as a sponsor in the peloton, but they returned four years later as Faemino–Faema with great success, notably through Eddy Merckx (from 1968 to 1970).^[5]

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1955 – Faema–Guerra

Vuelta a Andalucía Stage 1, Miguel Poblet
G.P. de la Bicicleta Eibarresa, Stage 1, Miguel Poblet
Giro di Sicilia Stage 1, Renzo Accordi
Tour of the Netherlands Stage 3, Ilvo Pugi
Grand Prix du Midi Libre, Miguel Poblet
Tour de Suisse Stage 1, Fritz Schär
Tour de France Stage 1a & 22, Miguel Poblet

1956 – Faema–Guerra–Van Hauwaert

Vuelta a Levante, Vicente Iturat
Paris–Nice Stage 2 & 3, Germain Derycke
Gent–Wevelgem, Rik Van Looy
Driedaagse van Antwerpen, Overall Rik Van Looy

Stage 1 Willy Vannitsen

Stage 2a Rik Van Looy

Stage 2b T.T.T.

G.P. de la Bicicleta Eibarresa,

Stage 4, Salvador Botella

Stage 6, Jesús Galdeano

Stage 3, 5 & 6, Miguel Poblet

Meisterschaft von Zürich, Carlo Clerici
Tour de Romandie Stage 2, René Strehler
G.P. Bali, Overall & Stage 1, Briek Schotte
Giro d'Italia, Overall, Charly Gaul

Stage 4, 8, 15 & 17, Miguel Poblet

Stage 7, 14 & 19, Charly Gaul

Tour de Suisse

Stage 1, 3 & 8, René Strehler

Stage 7, Fritz Schär

Tour de Luxembourg

Stage 2, Charly Gaul

Stage 3, Willy Kemp

Scheldeprijs, Rik Van Looy
Tour of the Netherlands, Overall Rik Van Looy

Stage 2, Willy Vannitsen

Stage 3 & 6, Rik Van Looy

Stage 5, Roger Verplaetse

Volta Ciclista a Catalunya

Stage 2, 5, 6b, 8 & 9, Miguel Poblet

Stage 5, Vicente Iturat

1957 – Faema–Guerra

Vuelta a Andalucia

Stage 1, Miguel Bover

Stage 5, Andrés Trobat

Stage 8, Gabriel Company

Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne, Jozef Verhelst
Vuelta a Levante, Overall Bernardo Ruiz

Stage 3b & 5, Salvador Botella

Stage 4, Jesús Galdeano

Gent–Wevelgem, Rik Van Looy
Omloop Het Volk, Norbert Kerckhove
Giro di Sicilia, Overall & Stage 1, Alberto Emiliozzi

Stage 3, Silvano Ciampi

Stage 2b, Alberto Emiliozzi

Stage 6a, Rik Van Looy

Liège–Bastogne–Liège, Germain Derycke
Tour of the Netherlands, Overall Rik Van Looy

Stage 1, Roger Decock

Stage 2 & 3b, Rik Van Looy

Stage 5, Leon Vandaele

Tour de Luxembourg Stage 2b, Charly Gaul

Giro del Piemonte, Silvano Ciampi
Giro d'Italia Stage 2 & 19 Charly Gaul
Tour de Suisse Stage 6, Rolf Graf
Scheldeprijs, Rik Van Looy
Tre Valli Varesine, Germain Derijcke
Driedaagse van Antwerpen, Overall & Stage 1 Leon van Daele

Stage 3a & 3b, Rik Van Looy

Volta Ciclista a Catalunya

Stage 2, Willy Schroeders

Stage 3a, Jos Hoevenaers

Stage 5, Gabriel Company

Stage 6, Salvador Botella

Stage 7, Santiago Mostajo Gutiérrez

1958 – Faema–Guerra–Clément

Vuelta a Andalucía Stage 1, Gabriel Company
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne, Gilbert Desmet
Vuelta a Levante, Overall Bernardo Ruiz

Stage 1, 4 & 8, Rik Van Looy

Stage 2, Roger Verplaetse

Stage 5a, Miguel Bover

Stage 5b & 6, Leon van Daele

Stage 7, Jozef Schils

Stage 2a, Rik Van Looy

Stage 3, Jozef Schils

Paris–Roubaix, Leon van Daele
Paris–Brussels, Rik Van Looy
G.P. de la Bicicleta Eibarresa, Overall & Stage 3 Jesús Loroño
Vuelta a España

Stage 1, Miguel Pacheco

Stage 2, Antonio Jiménez Quiles

Stage 4, 5b, 6, 9 & 10, Rik Van Looy

Stage 7, Gilbert Desmet

Stage 13a, Jesús Loroño

Stage 15 & 16, Rik Luyten

Gran Premio Ciclomotoristico delle Nazioni,

Overall Jos Hoevenaers

Stage 4, Armando Pellegrini

G.P. Bali Stage 3, Charly Gaul
Giro d'Italia

Stage 3, Salvador Botella

Stage 4, Federico Bahamontes

Stage 6, Silvano Ciampi

Stage 14, Charly Gaul

Spanish National Time Trial Championships, Federico Bahamontes
Tour de Luxembourg Stage 4, Marcel Ernzer
Tour of the Netherlands Stage 5, Jos Schils
Tour de France

Stage 8, 18, 21 & 23, Charly Gaul

Stage 14 & 20, Federico Bahamontes

G.P. Marvan

Stage 4, Jos Schils

Stage 7, Rik Van Looy

Volta a Catalunya Stage 2, Fernando Manzaneque
Coppa Bernocchi, Rik Van Looy
Paris–Tours, Gilbert Desmet

1959 – Faema–Guerra

Vuelta a Andalucía Overall, Miguel Pacheco

Stage 1, Anicet Utset

Sassari–Cagliari, Edgard Sorgeloos
Vuelta a Levante, Overall Rik Van Looy

Stage 1b & 5, Jos Schils

Stage 1a, T.T.T.

Stage 2, 6 & 7, Rik Van Looy

Stage 3, Frans van Looveren

Stage 4, Hilaire Couvreur

Tour of Flanders, Rik Van Looy
G.P. de la Bicicleta Eibarresa, Stage 1, Antonio Bertrán

Stage 1, Francisco Moreno Martínez

Stage 3, T.T.T.

Vuelta a España

Stage 1b, 8, 9 & 11, Rik Van Looy

Stage 6, Gabriel Mas

Stage 1, 5, 11 & 14, Rik Van Looy

Tour de Suisse Overall & Stage 2, Hans Junkermann
German National Road Race Championships, , Hans Junkermann
G.P. Veith, Friedhelm Fischerkeller
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya Overall, Salvador Botella
Paris–Tours, Rik Van Looy
Giro di Lombardia, Rik Van Looy

1960 – Faema

Vuelta a Andalucia Overall, Gabriel Mas

Stage 1, Antonio Bertrán

Stage 5 & 7, Fernando Manzaneque

Stage 6, Gabriel Company

Vuelta a Levante Overall, Fernando Manzaneque

Stage 1, T.T.T.

Stage 2, Francisco Moreno Martínez

Stage 4b, Angelino Soler

Stage 5, Antonio Bertrán

Stage 7, Fernando Manzaneque

Stage 8, Salvador Botella

Paris–Nice Overall, Raymond Impanis

Stage 2, T.T.T.

Stage 5 & 8b, Rik Van Looy

Dwars door België

Stage 1, Edgard Sorgeloos

Stage 2, Norbert Kerckhove

Madrid-Barcelona Overall, Antonio Suárez

Stage 1, Antonio Suárez

Stage 2, Jesús Galdeano

Stage 4, Salvador Botella

G.P. de la Bicicleta Eibarresa

Stage 1, Jesús Loroño

Stage 1, Antonio Suárez

Vuelta a España

Stage 1, T.T.T.

Stage 9, Salvador Botella

Stage 12, Jesús Galdeano

Stage 13, Federico Bahamontes

Stage 12, Antonio Suárez

Giro d'Italia

Stage 4, Salvador Botella

Stage 7b, 8 & 11, Rik Van Looy

1961 – Faema

Vuelta a Andalucía Overall, Angelino Soler

Stage 2, Antonio Gómez del Moral

Stage 3, Salvador Rosa Gómez

Stage 6 & 8, Salvador Botella

Paris–Nice

Stage 1, Gilbert Desmet

Stage 6b & 7, Rik Van Looy

Madrid-Barcelona Overall, Angelino Soler

Stage 5, Salvador Botella

Stage 6b, Antonio Suárez

Paris–Roubaix, Rik Van Looy
Vuelta a España Overall Angelino Soler

Stage 1a, T.T.T.

Stage 5, Jesús Galdeano

Stage 6, Angelino Soler

Stage 12, Antonio Suárez

Stage 13, Francisco Moreno Martínez

Deutschland Tour Stage 5, Louis Proost

Stage 2, Roger Baens

Stage 6 & 7, Peter Post

Giro d'Italia

Stage 3 & 19, Miguel Poblet

Stage 5, Louis Proost

Stage 7, Antonio Suárez

Stage 8, Piet van Est

Stage 13, 15 & 17, Rik Van Looy

Stage 2b, Antonio Suárez

Stage 6a, José Martín Colmenarejo

1962 – Faema

Vuelta a España Stage 9, Antonio Gómez del Moral
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré Stage 4, Julio Jiménez
Tour de l'Avenir Overall & Stage 1, Antonio Gómez del Moral

Stage 5, Julio Jiménez

Stage 6, Juan Sánchez

1963 – Faema–Flandria

Vuelta a Andalucia Stage 2, Francisco Tortellá
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne, Noël Foré
Harelbeke–Antwerp–Harelbeke, Noël Foré
Tour of Flanders, Noël Foré
Dwars door België, Clément Roman
Vuelta a España Stage 2, José Segú
Tour de Romandie, Willy Bocklant
Four Days of Dunkirk, Overall & Stage 5b, Joseph Planckaert
Grand Prix Stan Ockers, Willy Bocklant
Grand Prix du Midi Libre, Stage 2, José Segú
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré Stage 6b, Frans Brands
Tour de Suisse Stage 3a, José Martín Colmenarejo
Tour de France Stage 18, Frans Brands
Tour de l'Avenir Stage 10, Ginés García Perán
Scheldeprijs, Piet Oellibrandt
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya Stage 2, Frans Brands

[1]
"Faema - Guerra (1955)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
[2]
"Faema (1962)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
[3]
"Our tradition, our history". Faema. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
[4]
"De Flandria wielerploeg: opkomst en teloorgang" [The Flandria cycling team: rise and fall]. vintagefiets.be (in Dutch). 1 December 2022.
[5]
"De wielerploegen van Eddy Merckx" [Eddy Merckx's cycling teams]. cyclingteam-vlaanderen.be (in Dutch). 22 July 2024.
[6]
"Team Faema - Historic Overview". 8 December 2023.

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[1] [1]
"Faema - Guerra (1955)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 30 January 2017.

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"Faema (1962)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 30 January 2017.

[3] [3]
"Our tradition, our history". Faema. Retrieved 30 January 2017.

[4] [4]
"De Flandria wielerploeg: opkomst en teloorgang" [The Flandria cycling team: rise and fall]. vintagefiets.be (in Dutch). 1 December 2022.

[5] [5]
"De wielerploegen van Eddy Merckx" [Eddy Merckx's cycling teams]. cyclingteam-vlaanderen.be (in Dutch). 22 July 2024.

[6] [6]
"Team Faema - Historic Overview". 8 December 2023.

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