Founded in 1948 by the Fanini ffamily

amily
amily, of
prominent cycling bloodlines, Amore &
Vita is today the oldest professional
cycling team in the world.

Based in the rolling hills of Italy’s Tuscany

uscany
(and still operated by generations of Fanini
family members) the Amore & Vita legacy
lives on six decades after its inception.

Lucca 1930
1930. Lor enz
Lorenz
enzoo F anini between the italian
Fanini
Champion Lear co Guer
Learco Guerrra and the World Champion
Alfredo Binda

1948
1948. The Fanini ffamil
amil
amilyy starts an amateur cycling team. This is first victory of a Fanini rrider
ider
ider..

1979
1979. After 30 yyear
ear
earss of amateur racing The Team enter
enterss the Pr of
Prof essional Di
ofessional vision with the Champ
Division
Gino Bar tali as Director and Iv
Bartali ano F
Ivano anini as President
Fanini
 Timeline

1989
1989. The P ope JJohn
Pope ohn P aul II receives the Team in the
Paul
Vatican City.

1998
1998. Iv ano F
Ivano anini and Silvio Berlusconi with
Fanini
the new Amore & Vita jersey, designed in red and
1990
1990. Iv
Ivano
ano F anini meets the P
Fanini ope and shows him the first
Pope black stripes like the famous football club A.C. Milan.
sample of the jersey with the message Amore & Vita ( Love
and Life ) created with his collaboration.

1990
1990. The jersey Amore & Vita ( Love and Life ) is presented 2002
2002. Iv ano F
Ivano anini and his friend and Team
Fanini
in Vatican with the riders and the honorary president of the supporter Eddy Merckx (the greatest champion
Team Senator Roberto Formigoni. of cycling history), during a team presentation.

1996
1996. Ivano F
Ivano Fanini
anini with the Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi 2009
2009. Amor
Amoree & Vita becomes a UCI Continental
who became the main sponsor of the Team for 3 years. Team registred in USA
USA.
 In these pictures you can find some of our most
amazing victories at the Giro d’Italia, National
4,000 athletes have proudly worn the Championships and UCI international races

Amore & Vita logo over the past six

decades.
A few victories worth mentioning include:
• 36 Italian National Championship titles
• 12 World Championship titles
• 15 winning stages at the Giro d’Italia
• 500
500+ victories in other international
competitions

1983. Gir
Giroo d’Italia
d’Italia. Paolo Cimini wins the first stage ever for the
Team F anini at the Giro.
Fanini

1984. Giro d’Italia. Franco Chioccioli

1984
wins an amazing mountain stage ahead
of italian champion, Francesco Moser
Moser..
1985. Gir
Giroo d’Italia. Chioccioli takes the win again
in another mountain stage. Five years later he will
win also become Giro d’Italia Champion.

1988. Gian Battista Baronchelli wins 1988. Paolo Cimini wins the T r o ffee o
the TT Italian Championship. Laigueglia
Laigueglia (ITA), ahead of team mate Alessio
Di Basco
 A long tradition
of success

1988. Giro d’Italia. Alessio Di Basco wins his first stage at the
Gir
Giroo ahead of the sprinters Bontempi and Freuler.

1989. Rober
Robertoto Ga
Gagggioli wins - ahead of team mate Alessio Di Basco
- the Gir
Giroo del Trentino (ITA). In the same year he will also dominate
Coppa Ber nocc
Bernocc hi (ITA).
nocchi

1988. Pier ino Ga

Pierino vazzi - today Director of the team - wins his
Gav
third Italian rroad ace Championship
oad rrace Championship, ahead of two former
World Champions, Giuse ppe Sar
Giuseppe onni and Maur
Saronni izio F
Maurizio ondr
Fondriest
ondriest
iest.

1989. Australian rider Ed

Eddd y Salas
wins GP Larciano (ITA).

1988. Roberto Gaggioli - today director/manager of the team-

wins the Philadelphia International Championship.

1988. Gir
Giroo d’Italia. Stefano Tommasini wins the white 1989
1989. Roberto Pelliconi wins Tr of eo
ofeo
jersey for the best yyoung
oung rrider
ider of the Gir
Giro
o. Ma tteotti
Matteotti (ITA).
 1990. Giro d’Italia. Fabr
brizio valle wins ‘solo’ stage 5 of the Gir
Conv
izio Con o.
Giro.

1989. Claudio Golinelli wins in the Lione Velodrome

(FRA) t w o ggold
wo old medals at the track Wo rrll d
Championship (keirin and spint race).

1994. Agrigento (ITA). Dar io Andr

Dario Andriotto
iotto wins the time 1991. Japan. Walter Brugna wins
Brugna 1992. Spain. The Ol Olympic
ympic Champion
trial under23/elite Wor
orld Championship.
ld Championship in Tok
okyyo Velodrome the Wor ld
orld uno Risi wins his second Wor
Bruno
Br ld Title in
orld
Championship of the Stayer race. the point race with Amore & Vita.

1994. Mic hela F

Michela anini cele
Fanini braates with unc
celebr
br uncle le
Ivano, her victor
Ivano, victory y in the oov ver all of the Gir
erall Giro o
d’Italia, w her
heree she w
wher on eev
won ven 2 sta ges. The
stag
same year she will win also 3 stages at the
Tour de F Frr a n c ee,, the Italian rroad oad rraa c e
Championship and Br onz
onzee Medal aatt the Wor
Bronz ld
orld
Championship. Unfortunately after just 3
months from this picture she will die in a car
accident. She w wasas onl y 21 yyear
only earss old
ear old..
1993. Mar co Villa wins another Wor
Marco ld Championship title in
orld 1996, Athens (GRE). Giro d’Italia. Glenn Ma gn
Magn usson
gnusson
track (point race). wins stage 2 of the Giro.

1996. Just 2 weeks after Magnusson’s 1997. Giro d’Italia. Magn

Magn usson did it aag
gnusson gain! Wins stage 11 of the Giro ahead of
victory, the danish Nicolai Bo Lar
Larsen
sen wins Mario Cipollini.
another amazing stage at the Giro d’Italia.

1997. Glenn Magnusson wins also the Giro 1998. Gir

Giroo d’Italia. Three years three stages! Ma
Magngn usson beats again Mar
gnusson io
Mario
di Puglia (ITA). Cipollini and wins his third stage in a row at the Giro.
2000. Ivan F
Ivan anelli wins the first stage and overall of Gir
Fanelli o
Giro 2 0 0 2 . M a r e k W e s o l y w i n s s t a ge 2 o f t h e T o u r o f P o l a n d .
d’Abruzz
d’Abr uzzo
uzz (ITA).
o (ITA).

2003. A ustr ia. The finnish champion Kjell Car

ustria. lstr
Carlstr om wins
lstrom 2003. Mar ek Wesol
Marek esolyy wins the Polish road race Championship.
stage 1 and overall of Uniqa Classic Tour
our..

2004. A ustr alia. The swedish champion J onas Ljungb

ustralia. lad
Ljungblad 2004. Przem
Przem yzsla
emyzslaw Niemiec wins (with team mate Tim JJones)
yzslaw ones) the Giro
wins in Melbour
Melbournene last stage and overall of Herald Sun Tour
Herald our.. del Medio Brenta (ITA).
2005. JJonas
onas Ljungblad wins ‘solo’ the Tour de Vendee
Ljungblad endee, Coupe 2005. Alexander K
Alexander uc
Kuc hynski wins the french classic Cha
uch teaur
Chateaur
teauroux
oux
de France (FRA). Classic de l’Indre (Coupe de France).

2006. Graziano Gasparre

Gasparre, former UCI under 23 European 2007. Iv an Quar
Ivan anta
Quaranta
anta, former Junior World Champion, winner of
Champion and winner of UCI under 23 Wor ld Cup, wins stage
orld 6 sta ges aatt the Gir
stag o d’Italia and pink jersey holder, wins last
Giro
5 and overall of Settimana Lombar da Tour (ITA).
Lombarda stage of Settimana Lombar
Lombardada Tour (ITA).

2007. Iv
Ivan anta wins the Italian Championship on track
Quaranta
an Quar 2007. Lituhanian Champion, Dainius Kairelis wins the italian
(scratch race). He will retire from cycling after this victory. classic Giro d’Oro.
 Additionally, we have developed some
of the most talented individual cyclists
in the world over the past 60 years:

Mario Cipollini

1973
73. A six years old Mar
1973 io Cipollini
Mario 19 74
74.. Mario Cipollini celebretes with
1974
receives the award as Best Italian Ivano F
Ivano anini the victory of Trof
Fanini eo Ir
ofeo Irida to
idato
ida
Young Rider
Rider.. (world championship for kids).

19
1977 55. He wins again the T r o ffee o 1984
84.. Mar
1984 io Cipollini with Iv
Mario ano and
Ivano
Iridato. young Cr istian F
Cristian anini after a victory
Fanini

1985
1985. At the age of 1 8 he was already the best spr inter of the w
sprinter woo rrll dd..
19 85
1985
85. He becomes junior Wor ld Champion
orld 2002
2002. He wins in Zolder (BEL) the UCI road race Wor ld Championship and he donates
orld
riding with the Team F
Fanini
anini.
anini the jersey to his discoverer Ivano F
Ivano anini.
Fanini.

Mar
Marioio Cipollini
Cipollini, former World Champion in 2002, has won almost 200 UCI races in
his Pro career, including the most importan Itslian Classic of Milan – San Remo. He
won also 3 editions of Gent – Wewelgem, an Italian Championship,16 stages at the
Tour de France and 42 stages at the Giro d’Italia. He keeps the record of won stages
at the Giro and he is still considered today the best sprinter of all times. He started
cycling in the Team Fanini at the age of 6 and he wore proudly this jersey until the
age of 23.

Michele Bartoli
Bartoli was for years considered as the
strongest “hunter of classics” in the world.
In his professional career won amazing races
like the Tour of Vlandereen, two editions of
Liège - Bastogne - Liege and Fleche Valon,
Amstel Gold Race and three editions of the
Giro di Lombardia. He started with cycling
at six years with the jersey of Team Fanini
until he turned pro at the age of 23.
1978
1978. Mic hele Bar
Michele Bartoli
toli holds his first trophy.
1982
1982. Michele Bartoli proudly shows his bike after a 1983
1983. He wins the Tuscan 1998
1998. He thanks Ivano Fanini
victory. Championship. after winning the UCI World Cup.

Andrea Tafi
Andrea Tafi was one of the greatest athletes of all time for the “North Classics”.
In his professional career he has collected incredible victories, like Tour of
Vlandereen, the Giro di Lombardia, the Paris - Tours, but mostly he dominated the
Paris - Roubaix. He proudly defended the jersey of the team Fanin by junior and
amateur.

19 83
1983
83. Andrea Tafi wins in Montecatini Teme ( ITA) and gets interviewed by Italian Television
 Rolf Sorensen
Discovered by Ivano Fanini in Denmark, Rolf Sorensen arrived in Italy
in the 80s at the age of 15 years. Grown at Fanini’s house and treated by
the family like a son, Sorensen has defended the jersey of the Team for
more than10 years. Turned Pro with Amore & Vita, he won at the age of
21 the Tirreno Adriatico, beating Francesco Moser. Additionally he won
Tour of Vlandereen, stages at the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France and
Silver Medal at the Olympic games of Atlanta ‘96.

1983. At the age of 18 he wins the 1985

1985. At his first year in the professional division
irst 19 86. Sorensen wins the T ir
1986. irrr eno
junior Wor ld Championship.
orld he arrives 4° at Milano - Sanr emo.
Sanremo. Adr ia
Adria tico with the Fanini Jersey.
iatico

1984. He wins an international amateur race in Italy. At the right side, Ivano celebrates holding his son Cristian.
 June ‘08
‘08. Allentown, PA. Yur
Allentown, uriy Metlushenko
iy Metlushenk o wins the Leheigh Classic Cup (Philly week)

June ‘08, Canada. Y. Metlushenko wins

Metlushenko Se ptember ‘08. Doylestown, PA. Yur
September iy Metlushenk
uriy o
Metlushenko June ‘08, Canada. MTB Olympic
stage 2 of Tour de Beauce
Beauce. wins the Univest Gr
Univ and Pr
Grand ix with a perfect sprint
Prix Champion Miguel Martinez wins
stage 5 of the Tour de Beauce
Beauce..
Colorado, USA
USA.
Miguel Martinez celebrates
on the podium his victory
in the Sea Otter Classic MTB
(Marathon Race).

October ‘08. Scottsdale, AZ.

Michael Ste
Michael venson wins the
Stev
Classic Tour ooff Scottsdale
Scottsdale..