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Vitalicio Seguros UCI code VIT Registered Spain Founded 1998 (1998 ) Disbanded 2000 Discipline(s)
Road General manager Javier Minguez 1998 — Div. I 1999 — Div. I 2000 — Div. I
Vitalicio Seguros (VIT) Vitalicio Seguros- Grupo Generali (VIT) Vitalicio Seguros- Grupo Generali (VIT)
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
Team classification Team points classification (1993–2017)