Vitalicio Seguros
# Vitalicio Seguros

Vitalicio Seguros (UCI team code: VIT) was a Spanish professional road bicycle racing cycling team active between 1998 and 2000. It helped launch the careers of triple world champion Óscar Freire, 2001 Vuelta a España winner Ángel Casero and Tour de France yellow jersey wearer Igor González de Galdeano.

The team was started by manager in 1998 with funding from Assicurazioni Generali, who wished to promote their Catalan brand and made a three-year commitment.

## Major wins

### 1998

    Stage 3 Vuelta a Aragón, Serguei Smetanine
    Stages 1 & 2 Vuelta Ciclista a La Rioja, Serguei Smetanine
    Stage 3 Vuelta Ciclista a La Rioja, Juan Carlos Domínguez
    Stage 4 Vuelta Asturias, Santiago Blanco
    Spain Road Race Championships, Ángel Luis Casero
    Stage 1 Vuelta a Castilla y León, Óscar Freire
    Overall Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, Hernán Buenahora
       Stages 6 & 7
    Stage 1 Tour of Galicia, Serguei Smetanine
    Stages 13, 15 & 20 Vuelta a España, Andrei Zintchenko
    Trofeo Manacor, Elio Aggiano

### 1999

    Stage 5 Tirreno–Adriatico, Igor González de Galdeano
    Overall Vuelta a Aragón, Juan Carlos Domínguez
       Stage 3
    Overall Vuelta Ciclista a La Rioja, Juan Carlos Domínguez
       Stage 1, Serguei Smetanine
       Stage 3, Juan Carlos Domínguez
    Overall Vuelta Asturias
       Stage 1, Álvaro González
    Spain Road Race Championships, Ángel Luis Casero
    Prologue & Stage 3 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, Ángel Luis Casero
    Stage 3 Vuelta a Castilla y León, Elio Aggiano
    Stage 3 Vuelta a Burgos, Serguei Smetanine
    Prologue & Stage 12 Vuelta a España, Igor González de Galdeano
    Subida al Naranco, Santiago Blanco
    Overall Escalada a Montjuïc, Andrei Zintchenko
       Stage 1a
    World Road Race championships, Óscar Freire

### 2000

    Stage 4 Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista del Sol, Santiago Blanco
    Overall Vuelta Ciclista a la Rioja, Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero
       Stage 4
    Prologue Giro d'Italia, Jan Hruška
    Stage 11 Giro d'Italia, Víctor Hugo Peña
    Stage 17 Giro d'Italia, Álvaro González
    Stage 20 Giro d'Italia, Jan Hruška
    Spain Road Race Championships, Álvaro González de Galdeano
    Stage 9 Volta a Portugal, Pedro Horrillo
    Stage 5 Tour of Galicia, Iván Ramiro Parra
    Stage 14 Vuelta a España, Álvaro González
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