Team Milram
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Team Milram is a a German-Italian cycling team participating in the UCI Pro Tour.
The professional cycling team, established in 2006, took over the UCI Pro Tour licence of Domina Vacanze. The team’s main sponsor is Milram, a brand of the Bremen-based company Nordmilch. Erik Zabel and Alessandro Petacchi are the team’s top cyclists. The team is completed by 25 further riders, mainly from Germany and Italy. Team Milram is the third team in the UCI ProTour with a German main sponsor.
The racing stable’s management is led by the Italian Gianluigi Stanga, who has been a team manager in professional cycling since 1983. Stanga is supported by the Italians Vittorio Algeri, Antonio Bevilacqua and Oscar Pellicioli as sport directors. Gerry van Gerwen from the Netherlands is Team MILRAM’s commercial manager.
Since its start into the cycling season 2006 Team Milram has been able to achieve considerable results, attaining 88 top three positions (24 first, 29 second, 35 third ranks). However, the team had to do without Alessandro Petacchi, who broke his knee cap in a crash at the Giro d'Italia. The team’s greatest successes in 2006 are Christian Knees’ win at the German classic "Rund um Köln", Alessandro Petacchi winning all the stages as well as the overall classification of the Niedersachsen-Tour, Erik Zabel's title as vice-World Champion and his winning the best sprinter’s red jersey in the Deutschland Tour and two stages of the Vuelta a Espana.
Team MILRAM reorganised itself for its second season. Five new riders came on board, eight riders left the team. Most prominent new rider is Igor Astarloa, 2003 World Champion from Spain. Additionally, the team was strengthened by Brett Lancaster, the up-and-coming riders Marcel Sieberg and Niki Terpstra, as well as neo pro Sebastian Schwager. The start into the new season was very positive for Team MILRAM. Alessandro Petacchi regained his top form and already won some races. The team-work in the top duo Zabel and Petacchi works out well, and new riders like Marcel Sieberg convinced with good results as well.
At the beginning of the current season, a new model for team development was developed. According to their function the riders are assigned to different levels. The pyramid-shaped structure starts with the ‚young and wild ones’, the up-and-coming riders and neo pros at the bottom, followed by the experienced allrounders and specialists, and is topped by the stars. The structure is based on a bottom-up strategy. The sport directors monitor the development of the riders and, if possible, enable them to move up to the next level. The scouting system established in middle 2006 will be maintained. Young riders from the MILRAM Continental Team will further be supported, talents from other U23 teams will be monitored.
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[edit] Season 2007
[edit] Results in the Continental Tour
| Date | Race | Rider |
|---|---|---|
| 10 February |  Grand Prix Costa degli Etruschi |
Alessandro Petacchi |
| 18 February |  6th stage Tour Méditerranéen |
Mirco Lorenzetto |
| 23 February |  3rd stage Algarve-Tour |
Alessandro Petacchi |
| 24 February | 4th stage Algarve-Tour |
Alessandro Petacchi |
| 25 February | 5th stage Algarve-Tour |
Alessandro Petacchi |
| 21-25 February | Overall classification Algarve-Tour |
Alessandro Petacchi |
| 28 February |  2nd stage Valencia-Tour |
Alessandro Petacchi |
[edit] 2007 ProTour Team
[edit] Changes in the team
| New riders | Team 2006 | Riders left | Team 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niki Terpstra | Ubbink-Syntec | Giovanni Visconti | Quick·Step-Innergetic |
| Igor Astarloa | Barloworld | Alessandro Vanotti | Liquigas-Bianchi |
| Marcel Sieberg | Wiesenhof-Akud | Maxim Iglinski | Astana |
| Sebastian Schwager | Thüringer Energie Team | Maarten den Bakker | Skil-Shimano |
| Brett Lancaster | Ceramiche Panaria | Daniel Musiol | Wiesenhof-Felt |
| Daniel Becke | Thüringer Energie Team | ||
| Simone Cadamuro | DMT | ||
| Michele Gobbi |
[edit] Team 2007
[edit] References
- ^ Team Milram - Riders. UCI. Retrieved on January 5, 2007.
[edit] External links
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