Faema cycling team
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The Faema cycling team was a prominent professional road cycling squad from Italy, active mainly in the 1950s and 1960s and known for featuring legendary riders such as Eddy Merckx.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Faema cycling team canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
professional cycling team
ⓘ
road cycling team ⓘ |
| activeDecade |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ |
| basedIn | Italy ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| discipline |
one-day races
ⓘ
stage races ⓘ |
| era | post-war cycling era ⓘ |
| historicalReputation |
one of the leading teams of the 1950s
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one of the leading teams of the 1960s ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dominant classics squads
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strong Grand Tour performances ⓘ supporting Eddy Merckx in early career ⓘ |
| legacy |
helped launch Eddy Merckx to superstardom
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important role in professionalization of Italian cycling teams ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
multiple Grand Tour stage wins
ⓘ
victories in major one-day classics ⓘ |
| notableRider |
Charly Gaul
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Eddy Merckx ⓘ Ercole Baldini ⓘ Fiorenzo Magni ⓘ Rik Van Looy ⓘ Vittorio Adorni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| sponsor | Faema ⓘ |
| sponsorIndustry | coffee machines ⓘ |
| sponsorType | commercial brand ⓘ |
| sport | road cycling ⓘ |
| teamType | trade team ⓘ |
| UCIStatus | professional ⓘ |
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