Team Milram

Team Milram is an Italian-registered UCI ProTeam established in 2006. The team is often called a German team because its main sponsor is Milram, part of the Nordmilch company from the German state of Bremen.

Team Milram
Team information
UCI code MRM
Based  Italy
Founded 2006
Discipline(s) Road
Status ProTour
Key personnel
General Manager Gianluigi Stanga
Previous team name(s)
2006– Team Milram
Team colours Team colours Team colours
Team colours
 
Team kit
Rund um den Henninger-Turm (2006) 4. left: Alessandro Petacchi, right: Erik Zabel
Team car Team Milram Deutschlandtour 2006

Milram took over the ProTeam licence of Domina Vacanze. Erik Zabel and Alessandro Petacchi are the team’s top cyclists. There are 25 other riders, mainly from Germany and Italy. Milram is the third team in the UCI ProTour with a German main sponsor.

The team manager is led by Italian Gianluigi Stanga, who has been a team manager in professional cycling since 1983. The directeurs sportifs (Sports Directors) are the Italians Vittorio Algeri, Antonio Bevilacqua and Oscar Pellicioli . Gerry van Gerwen from the Netherlands is the commercial manager.

Milram only joined the UCI ProTour in 2006. Since then they have won 88 podium positions (that is, finished a race either first, second, or third) (24 first, 29 second, 35 third ).

Team MILRAM reorganised itself for its second season. Five new riders joined and eight riders left the team. The most prominent new rider is Igor Astarloa, 2003 World Champion from Spain. Additionally, the team added Brett Lancaster, the up-and-coming riders Marcel Sieberg and Niki Terpstra, as well as neo pro Sebastian Schwager. After breaking his kneecap in 2006, Alessandro Petacchi regained his top form and won some races.

There is a MILRAM Continental Circuit Team, and those young riders and those from other U23 teams are helped so they can develop their skills

2007 season

Results in the Continental Tour

Date Race Rider
10 February Grand Prix Costa degli EtruschiAlessandro Petacchi
18 February 6th stage Tour MéditerranéenMirco Lorenzetto
23 February 3rd stage Algarve-TourAlessandro Petacchi
24 February 4th stage Algarve-TourAlessandro Petacchi
25 February 5th stage Algarve-TourAlessandro Petacchi
21-25 February Overall classification Algarve-TourAlessandro Petacchi
28 February 2nd stage Valencia-TourAlessandro Petacchi

2007 ProTeam

As of January 5, 2007.[1]

Rider Date of birth
 Igor Astarloa (ESP) (1976-03-29) March 29, 1976
 Mirko Celestino (ITA) (1974-03-19) March 19, 1974
 Alessandro Cortinovis (ITA) (1977-10-11) October 11, 1977
 Volodymyr Dyudya (UKR) (1983-01-06) January 6, 1983
 Sergio Ghisalberti (ITA) (1979-12-10) December 10, 1979
 Ralf Grabsch (GER) (1973-04-07) April 7, 1973
 Andriy Hryvko (UKR) (1983-08-07) August 7, 1983
 Denis Haueisen (GER) (1978-09-13) September 13, 1978
 Matej Jurco (SVK) (1984-08-08) August 8, 1984
 Christian Knees (GER) (1981-03-05) March 5, 1981
 Brett Lancaster (AUS) (1979-11-15) November 15, 1979
 Mirco Lorenzetto (ITA) (1981-07-13) July 13, 1981
 Martin Müller (GER) (1974-04-05) April 5, 1974
 Alberto Ongarato (ITA) (1975-07-24) July 24, 1975
Rider Date of birth
 Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) (1974-01-03) January 3, 1974
 Enrico Poitschke (GER) (1969-08-25) August 25, 1969
 Elia Rigotto (ITA) (1982-03-04) March 4, 1982
 Fabio Sabatini (ITA) (1985-02-18) February 18, 1985
 Fabio Sacchi (ITA) (1974-05-22) May 22, 1974
 Björn Schröder (GER) (1980-10-27) October 27, 1980
 Sebastian Schwager (GER) (1984-01-04) January 4, 1984
 Carlo Scognamiglio (ITA) (1983-05-31) May 31, 1983
 Marcel Sieberg (GER) (1982-04-30) April 30, 1982
 Sebastian Siedler (GER) (1978-01-18) January 18, 1978
 Niki Terpstra (NLD) (1984-05-18) May 18, 1984
 Marco Velo (ITA) (1974-03-09) March 9, 1974
 Erik Zabel (GER) (1970-07-07) July 7, 1970

References

  1. "Team Milram - Riders". UCI. Retrieved 2007-01-05.

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