NGC Medical-OTC Industria Porte
Encyclopedia
NGC Medical-OTC Industria Porte (UCI Team Code: NGC) was a professional continental road bicycle racing
team
based in Italy
that competed predominantly in UCI Europe Tour and other UCI Continental Circuits
races and, when invited, in UCI ProTour
events.
The team was formed in 2006 as a UCI Continental team, managed by Pier Giovanni Baldini. For the 2006 season, Daniele Masiani and Alessio Di Basco assisted as directeur sportif
s. In 2007, Giuseppe Lanzoni and Gianluigi Barsottelli took over as directeur sportifs.
After the 2008 season, NGC became the cosponsor of UCI ProTour
team . When no new cosponsor could be found, the team disbanded.
2008
Road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...
team
Cycling team
A cycling team is a group of cyclists who join a team or are acquired and train together to compete in bicycle races whether recreational or professional - and the supporting personnel...
based in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
that competed predominantly in UCI Europe Tour and other UCI Continental Circuits
UCI Continental Circuits
The UCI Continental Circuits are road bicycle racing competitions contested under the auspices of the Union Cycliste Internationale . The five circuits are inferior to the UCI ProTour. Both the ProTour and the circuits comprise a series of races in which various cycling teams compete regularly...
races and, when invited, in UCI ProTour
UCI ProTour
The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI . Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, each of whom are required to compete in every round of the series...
events.
The team was formed in 2006 as a UCI Continental team, managed by Pier Giovanni Baldini. For the 2006 season, Daniele Masiani and Alessio Di Basco assisted as directeur sportif
Directeur sportif
A directeur sportif is a person directing a cycling team during a road bicycle racing event...
s. In 2007, Giuseppe Lanzoni and Gianluigi Barsottelli took over as directeur sportifs.
After the 2008 season, NGC became the cosponsor of UCI ProTour
UCI ProTour
The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI . Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, each of whom are required to compete in every round of the series...
team . When no new cosponsor could be found, the team disbanded.
Major Results
2007- 1st Road Race Championships, Volodymyr Zagorodny
- 1st Stage 5 Tour de Slovénie, Enrico Rossi
2008
- 1st Stage 1 Giro del TrentinoGiro del TrentinoThe Giro del Trentino is an Italian cycle road race. It is run typically mid-to-late April over four stages in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region of Italy....
, Volodymyr Zagorodny - 1st Memorial Marco PantaniMemorial Marco PantaniThe Memorial Marco Pantani is professional road bicycle race held annually in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The race has been organized since 2004 and serves as a memory of Marco Pantani. The race starts in Cesenatico, Marco Pantani hometown, and follows a route towards his birthplace, Cesena...
, Enrico Rossi - 1st Tour du Jura, Massimiliano Maisto