Atala (cycling team)

Atala

Team information
UCI code	ATA
Registered	Italy
Founded	1908
Disbanded	1989
Discipline	Road
Status	Retired
Team name history
1908 1909 1910 1911-1912 1913 1914 1915, 1923, 1925 1928 1932 1946 1947 1948-1957 1958 1959 1960-1962, 1982-1985 1986-1988 1989	Atala Atala - Dunlop Atala - Continental Atala - Dunlop Atala Atala - Dunlop Atala Atala - Pirelli Atala Atala - Lygie Atala - Pirelli Atala Atala - Pirelli Atala - Pirelli - Lygie Atala Atala - Ofmega Atala - Campagnolo

Team Atala was a cycling team that was created in 1908 and officially retired in 1989. In 1912, the 1912 Giro d'Italia was contested by teams, and Team Atala, consisting of Carlo Galetti, Giovanni Micheletto and Eberardo Pavesi emerged as the winner (Luigi Ganna, also member of the team, retired during the fifth stage).^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]}

Major Victories

Major One-Day Races

• Giro di Lombardia
  • 1932: Antonio Negrini
  • 1961: Vito Taccone  Italy

Grand Tours

Tour de France

• Stages: (1 in 1932, 2 in 1955, 2 in 1956, 1 in 1958, 1 in 1959)

Giro d'Italia

• General Classification:
  • 1909 - Luigi Ganna
  • 1910 - Carlo Galetti
  • 1912 - Team Atala (Carlo Galetti, Giovanni Micheletto, Eberardo Pavesi)
• Points Classification:
  • 1984 - Urs Freuler   Switzerland
• Mountains Classification:
  • 1961 - Vito Taccone  Italy
• Stages: (3 in 1909, 7 in 1910, 3 in 1912, 3 in 1948, 3 in 1949, 3 in 1951, 1 in 1954, 3 in 1955, 3 in 1956, 3 in 1957, 4 in 1959, 1 in 1961, 3 in 1982, 3 in 1983, 4 in 1984, 4 in 1985, 3 in 1987, 1 in 1988)

References

1. "Atala 1908". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
2. "Atala - Dunlop 1909". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
3. "Atala - Continental 1910". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
4. "Atala - Dunlop 1911". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
5. "Atala 1913". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
6. "Atala - Dunlop 1914". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
7. "Atala 1915". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
8. "Atala - Pirelli 1928". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
9. "Atala 1932". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
10. "Atala - Lygie 1946". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
11. "Atala - Pirelli 1947". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
12. "Atala 1948". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
13. "Atala - Pirelli 1958". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
14. "Atala - Pirelli - Lygie 1959". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
15. "Atala 1960". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
16. "Atala - Ofmega 1986". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
17. "Atala - Campagnolo 1989". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.