Molteni (cycling team)
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Molteni was an Italian professional road bicycle racing team from 1958 until the end of 1976. It won 663 races, many of them earned by its most famous rider, Eddy Merckx. Other riders included Gianni
The Molteni team of 1970
Eddy Merckx after he won the 1975 Amstel Gold Race, one of the many victories he achieved with Molteni
Gianni Motta at the 1966 Giro d'Italia
Marino Basso
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Marino Basso is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, considered one of the best sprinters of his generation. He won the World Cycling Championship in 1972.
Molteni (cycling team)
…from 1958 until the end of 1976. It won 663 races, many of them earned by its most famous rider, Eddy Merckx. Other riders included Gianni Motta and Marino Basso, who contributed 48 and 34 wins respectively. The Molteni family continues in cycling with sponsorship of Salmilano. The sponsors Molteni were Italian…
Basso in 1969
Tour de France 1969, stage 2, in Maastricht: Basso finishing second in the peloton, behind Harm Ottenbros.