Team Atala
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Team Atala was a cycling team. In 1912, the 1912 Giro d'Italia
was contested by teams, and Team Atala, consisting of Carlo Galetti
, Giovanni Micheletto
and Eberardo Pavesi
emerged as the winner (Luigi Ganna
, also member of the team, retired during the fifth stage).
1912 Giro d'Italia
The 1912 Giro d'Italia of cycling was held from May 19 to June 2, 1912, consisting of 9 stages, for a total of 2,443 km. It was the first and last Giro d'Italia to be disputed in squads and it was won by Team Atala....
was contested by teams, and Team Atala, consisting of Carlo Galetti
Carlo Galetti
Carlo Galetti was an Italian professional road racing cyclist.He was born at Corsico. The highlight of his career was his three consecutive overall wins in the 1910, 1911 and 1912 Giro d'Italias, the last of which was won as part of Team Atala along with Giovanni Micheletto and Eberardo Pavesi.He...
, Giovanni Micheletto
Giovanni Micheletto
Giovanni Micheletto was an Italian professional road racing cyclist, nicknamed by fans "The Sacile Count" and "Nanè". The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1912 Giro d'Italia...
and Eberardo Pavesi
Eberardo Pavesi
Eberardo Pavesi was an Italian professional road racing cyclist.Pavesi was born in Colturano, province of Milan....
emerged as the winner (Luigi Ganna
Luigi Ganna
Luigi Ganna was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the first Giro d'Italia, held in 1909.He was born in Induno Olona, near Varese, in Lombardy....
, also member of the team, retired during the fifth stage).