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Lampre-Fondital is a new partnership for 2007 combining, Lampre, the European steel production who has sponsored cycling teams since the 1990s with new partner Fondital and aluminum radiator producer. The team will look to Damian Cunego to lead them with high finishes in the Giro and Tour de France.
Lampre-Fondital is an Italian road bicycle racing team competing in the UCI ProTour in 2006. It was known in 2005 as Lampre-Caffita, a fusion of the previous Lampre and Saeco teams.
The team consists mostly of Italian riders, and has a strong presence in the grand tours, especially the Giro d'Italia. The manager Giuseppe Saronni was himself a famous professional cyclist and former winner of the Giro d'Italia. The two directeur sportifs are Claudio Corti and Giuseppe Martinelli.
Following the tradition at Saeco, the team is well-known for its publicity stunts. In the 2005 Giro d'Italia the team engaged in a press campaign Battaile d'Italia featuring their co-captains Gilberto Simoni and Damiano Cunego. During a rest day of the Giro, the team elected to visit the Monza race track for a photo-op and some training sessions. Simoni left for the 2006 season to join the Saunier Duval-Prodir team.
