# Fassa Bortolo

Fassa Bortolo (2000–2005) was a professional road bicycle racing team founded in 2000 and led by Giancarlo Ferretti. Dubbed the 'Silver Team', it managed to be one of the most successful teams of the era, not in the least due to top sprinter Alessandro Petacchi. In its six competitive years, Fassa Bortolo won over 200 races, including stages in all three Grand Tours. It was one of the inaugural 20 UCI ProTour teams in 2005.
Fassa Bortolo stopped the sponsorship of the team after 2005. Efforts to find a new co-sponsor for 2006 proved unsuccessful. On October 14, 2005, a man claiming to represent proposed new sponsor Sony Ericsson turned out to be an imposter, leaving all staff and riders unemployed.
Petacchi and some of his helpers moved to the new Team Milram, a continuation of the Domina Vacanze Team. The other Fassa Bortolo riders all moved to different teams.

## Team 2005

The main part of the riders signed early contracts with new teams for 2006, and eventually all riders found new teams.
| Name | Birthday | Nationality | 2006 team |
| Andrus Aug | 22.05.1972 | Estonia | Acqua & Sapone |
| Fabio Baldato | 13.06.1968 | Italy | Tenax |
| Lorenzo Bernucci | 15.09.1979 | Italy | T-Mobile Team |
| Paolo Bossoni | 02.07.1976 | Italy | Tenax |
| Marzio Bruseghin | 15.06.1974 | Italy | Lampre–Fondital |
| Fabian Cancellara | 18.03.1981 | Switzerland | Team CSC |
| Francesco Chicchi | 27.11.1981 | Italy | Quick-Step–Innergetic |
| Massimo Codol | 27.02.1973 | Italy | Tenax |
| Claudio Corioni | 26.12.1982 | Italy | Lampre–Fondital |
| Mauro Facci | 11.05.1982 | Italy | Barloworld |
| Juan Antonio Flecha | 17.09.1977 | Spain | Rabobank |
| Dario Frigo | 18.09.1973 | Italy | Fired for doping |
| Massimo Giunti | 29.07.1974 | Italy | Naturino |
| Volodymyr Hustov | 15.02.1977 | Ukraine | Team CSC |
| Andrej Hauptman | 05.05.1975 | Slovenia | Radenska |
| Kim Kirchen | 03.07.1978 | Luxembourg | T-Mobile Team |
| Gustav Larsson | 20.09.1980 | Sweden | Team CSC |
| Vincenzo Nibali | 14.11.1984 | Italy | Liquigas |
| Alberto Ongarato | 24.07.1975 | Italy | Team Milram |
| Alessandro Petacchi | 03.01.1974 | Italy | Team Milram |
| Roberto Petito | 01.02.1971 | Italy | Tenax |
| Fabio Sacchi | 22.05.1974 | Italy | Team Milram |
| Julian Sanchez Pimienta | 26.02.1980 | Spain | Comunidad Valenciana |
| Kanstantsin Sivtsov | 09.08.1982 | Belarus | Acqua & Sapone |
| Matteo Tosatto | 14.05.1974 | Italy | Quick-Step–Innergetic |
| Marco Velo | 09.03.1974 | Italy | Team Milram |

## Major wins
### 2000

    Giro della Provincia di Lucca, Alessandro Petacchi
    GP Città´ di Camaiore, Wladimir Belli
    Paris–Nice Stage 3, Fabio Baldato
    Paris–Nice Stage 5, Matteo Tosatto
    Giro d'Italia Points classification, Dimitri Konyshev
       Stage 6, Dimitri Konyshev
    Tour de Luxembourg Stage 2, Nicola Loda
    Tour de Luxembourg Stage 3 and 5, Alessandro Petacchi
    Tour de Suisse Stage 3, Wladimir Belli
    Tour de Suisse Stage 7, Marco Fincato
    Giro di Romagna et Coppa Placci, Dimitri Konyshev
    Vuelta a España, Stage 8, 12 – Alessandro Petacchi
    Giro di Lombardia, Raimondas Rumšas

### 2001

    GP Città´ di Camaiore, Michele Bartoli
    Route du Sud Overall, Francesco Casagrande
    Giro del Trentino, Francesco Casagrande
    Tour Mediterranean Stage 1, Ivan Basso
    Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Michele Bartoli
    Paris–Nice Overall, Dario Frigo
       Stage 6, Dario Frigo
    Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco Overall, Raimondas Rumšas
       Stage 5b, Raimondas Rumšas
    Tour de Romandie Overall, Dario Frigo
    Giro d'Italia Stage 12, Matteo Tosatto
    Giro d'Italia Stage 15, Dario Frigo
    Euskal Bizikleta Stage 4a, Alessandro Petacchi
    Euskal Bizikleta Stage 5, Ivan Basso
    Lithuania National Road Championship, Raimondas Rumšas
    Russia National Road Championship, Dimitri Konyshev
    Tour de Luxembourg Stage 3, Kim Kirchen
    Tour de Luxembourg Stage 5, Fabio Baldato
    Tour de Suisse Stage 5, Dimitri Konyshev
    Tour de Suisse Stage 6, Serguei Ivanov
    Tour de France, Stage 9 – Serguei Ivanov
    Coppa Ugo Agostoni, Francesco Casagrande
    Trofeo Melinda, Francesco Casagrande
    Tour de Pologne Stage 4, Alessandro Petacchi
    Ster Elektrotoer Stage 3, Luca Mazzanti
    Coppa Sabatini, Dimitri Konyshev

### 2002

    Giro del Trentino, Francesco Casagrande
    Coppa Placci, Matteo Tosatto
    Trofeo dell´Etna, Fabio Baldato
    Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda, Tadej Valjavec
    Tour Mediterranean Overall, Michele Bartoli
       Stage 4, Michele Bartoli
       Stage 5, Alessandro Petacchi
    Trofeo Luis Puig, Sergei Ivanov
    Volta a la Comunidad Valenciana Stage 1, 2 & 3, Alessandro Petacchi
    Paris–Nice Stage 1 & 5, Alessandro Petacchi
    Settimana Ciclistica Internazionale, Francesco Casagrande
    KBC Driedaagse van De Panne – Koksijde Stage 3a, Fabio Baldato
    Amstel Gold Race, Michele Bartoli
    Tour de Berne, Kim Kirchen
    Tour de Suisse Stage 5, Francesco Casagrande
    Ukraine National Road Championship, Serhiy Honchar
    Rothaus Regio-Tour International, Alessandro Petacchi
    Ronde van Nederland Overall, Kim Kirchen
       Stage 3, Alessandro Petacchi
       Stage 5, Sergei Ivanov
    Vuelta a España Stage 12, Alessandro Petacchi
    Giro dell'Emilia, Michele Bartoli
    Milano–Torino, Michele Bartoli
    Giro di Lombardia, Michele Bartoli

### 2003

    Profronde van Oostvoorne, Alessandro Petacchi
    Spektakel van Steenwijk, Alessandro Petacchi
    Dwars door Gendringen, Alessandro Petacchi
    Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria, Aitor González Jiménez
    Criterium Aalst, Alessandro Petacchi
    Ronde van Pijnacker, Alessandro Petacchi
    Trofeo dell´Etna, Alessandro Petacchi
    Tour de Berne, Filippo Pozzato
    Trofeo Laigueglia, Filippo Pozzato
    Trofeo Luis Puig, Alessandro Petacchi
    Volta a la Comunidad Valenciana Overall, Dario Frigo
       Stage 1, Dario Frigo
       Stage 5, Alessandro Petacchi
    Paris–Nice Stage 1, Alessandro Petacchi
    Paris–Nice Stage 4, Dario Frigo
    Tirreno–Adriatico Overall, Filippo Pozzato
       Stage 2, Filippo Pozzato
    Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme Overall, Dario Frigo
       Stage 3, Marco Zanotti
       Stage 4, Dario Frigo
    Tour de Romandie Prologue, Fabian Cancellara
    Giro d'Italia, Stage 1, 5, 6, 13, 16, 17, Alessandro Petacchi
    Giro d'Italia, Stage 15, Aitor González Jiménez
    Giro d'Italia, Stage 18, Dario Frigo
    Tour de Belgium Stage 4, Fabian Cancellara
    Tour de Luxembourg Stage 2, Nicola Loda
    Tour de Luxembourg Stage 5, Serguei Ivanov
    Tour de Suisse Prologue, Fabian Cancellara
    Slovenia National Road Championship, Tadej Valjavec
    Trofeo Matteotti, Filippo Pozzato
    Tour de France, Stage 1, 3, 5, 6, Alessandro Petacchi
    Tour de la Wallonne Stage 3, Michele Bartoli
    Rothaus Regio-Tour International Overall, Volodymir Gustov
       Stage 2a, Marco Zanotti
    Ronde van Nederland Stage 1 & 2, Alessandro Petacchi
    Vuelta a España, Stage 3, 5, 12, 14, 21, Alessandro Petacchi
    Paris – Bruxelles, Kim Kirchen
    Giro del Lazio, Michele Bartoli
    Giro di Lombardia, Michele Bartoli

### 2004

    Tour of Qatar Stage 4, Fabian Cancellara
    Trofeo Laigueglia, Filippo Pozzato
    Tirreno–Adriatico Stage 1, 2, 7, Alessandro Petacchi
    Tirreno–Adriatico Stage 5, Roberto Petito
    Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme de Ciclisme Stage 1, Fabian Cancellara
    Giro di Toscana, Matteo Tosatto
    Giro d'Italia Points Classification, Alessandro Petacchi
       Most Combative classification, Alessandro Petacchi
       Winner Azzurri d'Italia classification, Alessandro Petacchi
       Stages 2, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16 and 21, Alessandro Petacchi
    Tour de Luxembourg Stage 4, Fabian Cancellara
    Tour de Luxembourg Stage 5, Kim Kirchen
    Luxembourg National Road Championship, Kim Kirchen
    Switzerland National Time Trial Championship, Fabian Cancellara
    Tour de France, Prologue – Fabian Cancellara
    Tour de France, Stage 7 – Filippo Pozzato
    Tour de France, Stage 14 – Aitor González Jiménez
    Züri-Metzgete, Juan Antonio Flecha
    Ronde van Nederland Stage 3, Alessandro Petacchi
    GP Kanton Aargau, Matteo Tosatto
    Vuelta a España, Stage 2, 4, 7, 13, Alessandro Petacchi
    Giro del Lazio, Juan Antonio Flecha

### 2005

    GP Etruscan Coast, Alessandro Petacchi
    Trophy Laigueglia, Kim Kirchen
    Vuelta a Andalucía Stage 4, 5, Alessandro Petacchi
    Trofeo Luis Puig, Alessandro Petacchi
    Volta a la Comunidad Valenciana Overall, Alessandro Petacchi
       Stage 1, 2, 5, Alessandro Petacchi
       Stage 4, Juan Antonio Flecha
    Milano–Torino, Fabio Sacchi
    Tirreno–Adriatico Stage 1, 6, 7, Alessandro Petacchi
    Paris–Nice Stage 4, Fabian Cancellara
    2005 Milan–San Remo, Alessandro Petacchi
    Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme de Ciclisme Stage 1, Fabian Cancellara
    Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme de Ciclisme Stage 2, Claudio Corioni
    International Cycling Week Stage 4, Kim Kirchen
    Giro del Trentino Stage 4, Andrus Aug
    Tour de Romandie Stage 1, 2, Alessandro Petacchi
    Giro d'Italia, Stage 9, 12, 15, 20, Alessandro Petacchi
    Tour de Luxembourg Stage 2, Alberto Ongarato
    Tour de Luxembourg Stage 3, Dario Frigo
    Tour de Luxembourg Stage 4, Fabian Cancellara
    Tour de France Stage 6, Lorenzo Bernucci
    Tour de la Wallonne, Alberto Ongarato
    Vuelta a España, Points Classification, Alessandro Petacchi
       Stage 3, 4, 8, 12, 21, Alessandro Petacchi
    Tour de Pologne Overall, Kim Kirchen
       Stage 7, Kim Kirchen

## National champions
### 2001

    1st Lithuanian National Road Championship, Raimondas Rumšas
    1st Russian National Road Championship, Dimitri Konyshev

### 2002

    1st Ukrainian National Road Championship, Serhiy Honchar

### 2003

    1st Slovenian National Road Championship, Tadej Valjavec

### 2004

    1st Luxembourg National Road Championship, Kim Kirchen
    1st Swiss National Time Trial Championship, Fabian Cancellara