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PARIS, Nov 6, 2012 (AFP) - The Lampre team have suspended Italian rider Michele Scarponi, winner of the 2011 Tour of Italy, for contacts with controversial doctor Michele Ferrari, banned for life following a US doping investigation, cyclingnews.com reported on Tuesday. "We have followed our internal medical procedure and Michele has been suspended by the team doctor Carlo … [Read more...]
PARIS, June 26, 2012 (AFP) - Italian cycling team Lampre on Tuesday named an experienced line-up, with an average age of 31 years, in their bid for the Tour de France which gets underway this weekend in Liege, Belgium. Italians Alessandro Petacchi, 38, a former points jersey winner on the Tour, and Michele Scarponi, 32, will be their most experienced riders. Lampre team Grega … [Read more...]
PARIS, Aug 16, 2011 (AFP) - Italian rider Michele Scarponi said he will look to legendary sprinter Alessandro Petacchi for inspiration after Lampre announced that he will lead their challenge on the Tour of Spain. Scarponi, 31, added that whilst he was in good form having finished second in the Tour of Italy behind Alberto Contador in May, he would look to win stages initially and then … [Read more...]
ROME, March 22, 2011 - Italian Emanuele Sella of the Androni team is the leader of the Settimana Coppi e Bartali following the first two stages in Riccione on Tuesday. Compatriot Manuel Belletti of the Colnago team won the opening stage 1a over 81km in a sprint finish before Sella's Androni team won a 15.6km team timetrial, leaving him in the overall lead. Stage 1a (81km) 1. … [Read more...]
A new cooperation will enrich the 2011 season of Lampre-ISD: by the means of the sponsorship with Wilier Triestina company, the team of general manager Saronni will avail itself of the experience and the high quality level of FSA company. For the next two years Cunego, Petacchi, Scarponi and all the others champion from Lampre-ISD will use products by Full Speed Ahead and Vision. The comment … [Read more...]
An eagle too joined the blue-fucsia Wintergarden: he's Michele Scarponi, nicknamed the "Eagle from Filottrano". The likeable Italian cyclist lived, in the training camp in Darfo Boario Terme, his first experience with the team of general manager Saronni. What were your first impressions about your new team? "They were surely good, I immediately thought that I'll realize great performances … [Read more...]
Q: Your 2010 season ended early than your past seasons: in relation to this, did you begin to early after the winter break? A: "In effect my last race in 2010 was Giro di Toscano that took place on 26 September, while usually my last appointment was Giro di Lombardia. So, now I find myself already pedalling, since I began trainings in the early days of November" Q: What did you do during the … [Read more...]
Team Lampre and Wilier Triestina together again: one of the most prolific and longer relationship in professional cycling world renews. Blue-fucsia general manager Giuseppe Saronni and Gastaldello family, owner of the historical brand from Rossano Veneto, signed the agreement for a new three year period of cooperation at top level. Wilier and Lampre began to pedal together in 2003, reaching many … [Read more...]
Italian outfit Lampre on Thursday announced the signing of disgraced Kazakh Andrey Kashechkin. Kashechkin, 30, will start his one-year contract at the Italian stage race Brixia Tour on July 21-25. The Kazakh made his name as a key support man for compatriot Alexandre Vinokourov while the pair raced for Astana. After Astana's expulsion from the race in 2007 following a positive … [Read more...]