Torpado (cycling team)

(Redirected from Torpado–Ursus)

Torpado was an Italian professional cycling team that existed from 1951 to 1962.[1] It was sponsored by the bicycle manufacturing company of the same name.

Torpado
Team information
RegisteredItaly
Founded1951 (1951)
Disbanded1962
Discipline(s)Road
BicyclesTorpado
Team name history
1951–1952
1953–1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960–1962
Torpado
Torpado–Ursus
Torpado–Pirelli
Torpado–Girardengo
Torpado
Torpado–Clement
Torpado

The team competed in 11 consecutive editions of the Giro d'Italia, from 1952 to 1962, where they achieved nine stage wins and having a best general classification result of 4th by Cleto Maule in 1956. Maule also notably won the 1955 Giro di Lombardia with the team.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Accès équipes torpado" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Tour de Lombardie 1955". LesSports.info. Retrieved 8 January 2018.