Gis Gelati

Gis Gelati was an Italian professional cycling team that was active between 1978 and 1991, with headquarters in Giulianova, Abruzzo.

History

The first team manager was Piero Pieroni, who stayed for three years and then returned for another season in 1984. In 1978, the team's first season, they won two events with Marino Basso. They won the 1983 Giro d'Italia with Francesco Moser. The team was very successful in the Giro d'Italia, they won many Points classifications, a General classification, and 23 stages. The team won a few classics due to the help of Roger De Vlaeminck and Francesco Moser. The team folded in 1991.

Notable riders

• Giuseppe Saronni  Italy
• Roger De Vlaeminck  Belgium
• Francesco Moser  Italy
• Johan van der Velde  Netherlands
• Adriano Baffi  Italy
• Dave Akam  United Kingdom

Major wins

Major one-day races

• Milan–San Remo
  • 1979 Roger De Vlaeminck  Belgium
  • 1984 Francesco Moser  Italy
• Omloop Het Volk
  • 1979 Roger De Vlaeminck  Belgium

Grand Tours

Giro d'Italia

• General classification:
  • 1984 Francesco Moser  Italy
• Points classification:
  • 1980 - Giuseppe Saronni  Italy
  • 1981 - Giuseppe Saronni  Italy
  • 1987 - Johan van der Velde  Netherlands
  • 1988 - Johan van der Velde  Netherlands
• Young rider classification:
  • 1986 - Marco Giovannetti  Italy
  • 23 stages (3 in 1979, 7 in 1980, 3 in 1981, 1 in 1983, 4 in 1984, 3 in 1985, 2 in 1987, and 1 in 1991)

Vuelta a España

• 4 stages (4 in 1984)

Other races

• 2 stages in the Tirreno–Adriatico (in 1988)
• 1 stage in the Tour de Romandie (2 in 1981)

References