Acqua & Sapone
# Acqua & Sapone

Acqua & Sapone (UCI team code: ASA) was a professional continental cycling team based in Italy and participated in UCI Europe Tour and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events. They were managed by Palmiro Masciarelli, assisted by directeur sportifs Lorenzo Di Lorenzo, Bruno Cenghialta and Franco Gini. The team won team championship (or team points ranking) on the 2005–06 UCI Europe Tour.

The team folded at the end of the 2012 season, after losing their main backing.

## 2012 roster

    As of 13 January 2012.

| | Rider | Date of birth |
| - | - | - |
| Carlos Betancur (COL) | Carlos Betancur (COL) | (1989-10-13)13 October 1989 (aged 22) |
| Paolo Ciavatta (ITA) | Paolo Ciavatta (ITA) | (1984-11-06)6 November 1984 (aged 27) |
| Massimo Codol (ITA) | Massimo Codol (ITA) | (1973-02-27)27 February 1973 (aged 38) |
| Claudio Corioni (ITA) | Claudio Corioni (ITA) | (1982-12-26)26 December 1982 (aged 29) |
| Danilo Di Luca (ITA) | Danilo Di Luca (ITA) | (1976-01-02)2 January 1976 (aged 36) |
| Francesco Di Paolo (ITA) | Francesco Di Paolo (ITA) | (1982-04-18)18 April 1982 (aged 29) |
| Alessandro Donati (ITA) | Alessandro Donati (ITA) | (1979-05-08)8 May 1979 (aged 32) |
| Stefano Garzelli (ITA) | Stefano Garzelli (ITA) | (1973-07-16)16 July 1973 (aged 38) |
| Francesco Ginanni (ITA) | Francesco Ginanni (ITA) | (1985-10-06)6 October 1985 (aged 26) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Ruggero Marzoli (ITA) | Ruggero Marzoli (ITA) | (1976-04-02)2 April 1976 (aged 35) |
| Andrea Masciarelli (ITA) | Andrea Masciarelli (ITA) | (1982-09-02)2 September 1982 (aged 29) |
| Simone Masciarelli (ITA) | Simone Masciarelli (ITA) | (1980-01-02)2 January 1980 (aged 32) |
| Vladimir Miholjević (CRO) | Vladimir Miholjević (CRO) | (1974-01-18)18 January 1974 (aged 37) |
| Danilo Napolitano (ITA) | Danilo Napolitano (ITA) | (1981-01-31)31 January 1981 (aged 30) |
| Francesco Reda (ITA) | Francesco Reda (ITA) | (1982-11-19)19 November 1982 (aged 29) |
| Daniele Scampamorte (ITA) | Daniele Scampamorte (ITA) | (1986-07-15)15 July 1986 (aged 25) |
| Fabio Taborre (ITA) | Fabio Taborre (ITA) | (1985-06-05)5 June 1985 (aged 26) |

## Major wins

### 2004

    Stage 3 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Crescenzo D'Amore
    Stage 5 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Ruggero Marzoli
    Stage 2 Giro d'Abruzzo, Ruggero Marzoli
    Stage 2 & 6 Circuit des Mines, Denis Bertolini
    Stage 2 Course de la Paix, Denis Bertolini
    Stage 9 Giro d'Italia, Fred Rodriguez
    Wachovia Classic, Fred Rodriguez
    Czech Republic Road Race Championship, Ondřej Sosenka
    Overall Tour de Pologne, Ondřej Sosenka
       Stage 5, Rinaldo Nocentini
       Stage 8, Ondřej Sosenka

### 2005

    Prologue UNIQA Classic, Ondřej Sosenka
    Stage 3b Tour of Belgium, Ondřej Sosenka
    Stage 1 Tour of Slovenia, Ruggero Marzoli
    Subida al Naranco, Rinaldo Nocentini
    Czech Republic Time Trial Championship, Ondřej Sosenka
    Trofeo Matteotti, Ruggero Marzoli
    Chrono des Herbiers, Ondřej Sosenka

### 2006

    Stage 2 Settimana Lombarda, Gabriele Balducci
    Giro dell'Appennino, Rinaldo Nocentini
    Stage 5 Course de la Paix, Kanstantsin Sivtsov
    Overall Circuit de Lorraine, Juan Mauricio Soler
       Stage 2, Juan Mauricio Soler
    Stage 2 Euskal Bizikleta, Andrea Tonti
    Belarus Road Race Championship, Kanstantsin Sivtsov
    Czech Republic Time Trial Championship, Ondřej Sosenka
    GP Fred Mengoni, Andrea Tonti
    Giro del Veneto, Rinaldo Nocentini
    Coppa Placci, Rinaldo Nocentini

### 2007

    Stage 5 Tour Méditerranéen, Gabriele Balducci
    Stage 2 Tirreno–Adriatico, Alexandr Arekeev
    Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Michele Scarponi
       Stage 2, Michele Scarponi
    Stage 3 Giro del Trentino, Stefano Garzelli
    Overall Tour of Japan, Francesco Masciarelli
       Stage 3 & 5, Francesco Masciarelli
    Stage 14 & 16 Giro d'Italia, Stefano Garzelli
    Stage 2 Tour of Slovenia, Stefano Garzelli
    Belarus Road Race Championship, Branislau Samoilau
    Belarus Time Trial Championship, Andrei Kunitski
    Stage 3 Tour de Wallonie, Giuseppe Palumbo
    Stage 3 Vuelta a Burgos, Aurélien Passeron
    Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese, Aurélien Passeron

### 2008

    Stage 1 Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria, Gabriele Balducci
    Trofeo Laigueglia, Luca Paolini
    Stage 3 Settimana Lombarda, Gabriele Balducci
    Stage 5 Settimana Lombarda, Branislau Samoilau
    Stage 6 Settimana Lombarda, Francesco Failli
    Stage 2 & 4 Giro del Trentino, Stefano Garzelli
    Stage 2 Vuelta a La Rioja, Diego Milán
    Stage 2a & 3 Vuelta a Asturias, Stefano Garzelli
    Stage 2 GP Paredes Rota dos Moveis, Diego Milán
    Belarus Time Trial Championship, Andrei Kunitski
    Stage 1 Vuelta a Burgos, Andrei Kunitski
    Coppa Placci, Luca Paolini
    Grand Prix de Wallonie, Stefano Garzelli
    Giro del Lazio, Francesco Masciarelli

### 2009

    Stage 6 Settimana Lombarda, Luca Paolini
    Stages 4 & 17 Giro d'Italia, Stefano Garzelli
    Mountain classification Giro d'Italia, Stefano Garzelli
    Coppa Bernocchi, Luca Paolini

### 2010

    Stage 5 Tour Méditerranéen, Francesco Masciarelli
    Overall Tirreno–Adriatico, Stefano Garzelli
    Stage 16 Giro d'Italia, Stefano Garzelli
    Road Race Championships, Rafaâ Chtioui

### 2011

    Stage 2 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Claudio Corioni
    Mountain classification Giro d'Italia, Stefano Garzelli
    Gran Premio Città di Camaiore, Fabio Taborre
    Memorial Marco Pantani, Fabio Taborre
    Giro dell'Emilia, Carlos Betancur

### 2012

    Croatia Road Race Championships, Vladimir Miholjević
    Croatia Time Trial Championships, Vladimir Miholjević
    Stage 4 Circuit de Lorraine, Danilo Napolitano
    Stage 5 Tour of Belgium, Carlos Betancur
    Trofeo Melinda, Carlos Betancur
    Stage 2 Tour of Austria, Danilo Di Luca
    Stage 5 Tour of Austria, Fabio Taborre
    Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie, Danilo Di Luca
    Stages 2, 4 & 5 Tour de Wallonie, Danilo Napolitano
    Stage 5 Giro di Padania, Carlos Betancur

## National champions

### 2004

    Road Race Championship, Ondřej Sosenka

### 2005

    Time Trial Championship, Ondřej Sosenka

### 2006

    Belarus Road Race Championship, Kanstantsin Sivtsov
    Time Trial Championship, Ondřej Sosenka

### 2007

    Belarus Road Race Championship, Branislau Samoilau
    Belarus Time Trial Championship, Andrei Kunitski

### 2008

    Belarus Time Trial Championship, Andrei Kunitski

### 2010

    Tunisia Road Race Championships, Rafaâ Chtioui

### 2012

    Croatia Road Race Championships, Vladimir Miholjević
    Croatia Time Trial Championships, Vladimir Miholjević
