title: Acqua & Sapone
text: # Acqua & Sapone
  
  Acqua & Sapone (UCI team code: ASA) was a professional continental cycling team based in Italy and participated in UCI Europe Tour and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events. They were managed by Palmiro Masciarelli, assisted by directeur sportifs Lorenzo Di Lorenzo, Bruno Cenghialta and Franco Gini. The team won team championship (or team points ranking) on the 2005–06 UCI Europe Tour.
  
  The team folded at the end of the 2012 season, after losing their main backing.
  
  ## 2012 roster
  
      As of 13 January 2012.
  
  | | Rider | Date of birth |
  | - | - | - |
  | Carlos Betancur (COL) | Carlos Betancur (COL) | (1989-10-13)13 October 1989 (aged 22) |
  | Paolo Ciavatta (ITA) | Paolo Ciavatta (ITA) | (1984-11-06)6 November 1984 (aged 27) |
  | Massimo Codol (ITA) | Massimo Codol (ITA) | (1973-02-27)27 February 1973 (aged 38) |
  | Claudio Corioni (ITA) | Claudio Corioni (ITA) | (1982-12-26)26 December 1982 (aged 29) |
  | Danilo Di Luca (ITA) | Danilo Di Luca (ITA) | (1976-01-02)2 January 1976 (aged 36) |
  | Francesco Di Paolo (ITA) | Francesco Di Paolo (ITA) | (1982-04-18)18 April 1982 (aged 29) |
  | Alessandro Donati (ITA) | Alessandro Donati (ITA) | (1979-05-08)8 May 1979 (aged 32) |
  | Stefano Garzelli (ITA) | Stefano Garzelli (ITA) | (1973-07-16)16 July 1973 (aged 38) |
  | Francesco Ginanni (ITA) | Francesco Ginanni (ITA) | (1985-10-06)6 October 1985 (aged 26) |
  | | Rider | Date of birth |
  | Ruggero Marzoli (ITA) | Ruggero Marzoli (ITA) | (1976-04-02)2 April 1976 (aged 35) |
  | Andrea Masciarelli (ITA) | Andrea Masciarelli (ITA) | (1982-09-02)2 September 1982 (aged 29) |
  | Simone Masciarelli (ITA) | Simone Masciarelli (ITA) | (1980-01-02)2 January 1980 (aged 32) |
  | Vladimir Miholjević (CRO) | Vladimir Miholjević (CRO) | (1974-01-18)18 January 1974 (aged 37) |
  | Danilo Napolitano (ITA) | Danilo Napolitano (ITA) | (1981-01-31)31 January 1981 (aged 30) |
  | Francesco Reda (ITA) | Francesco Reda (ITA) | (1982-11-19)19 November 1982 (aged 29) |
  | Daniele Scampamorte (ITA) | Daniele Scampamorte (ITA) | (1986-07-15)15 July 1986 (aged 25) |
  | Fabio Taborre (ITA) | Fabio Taborre (ITA) | (1985-06-05)5 June 1985 (aged 26) |
  
  ## Major wins
  
  ### 2004
  
      Stage 3 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Crescenzo D'Amore
      Stage 5 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Ruggero Marzoli
      Stage 2 Giro d'Abruzzo, Ruggero Marzoli
      Stage 2 & 6 Circuit des Mines, Denis Bertolini
      Stage 2 Course de la Paix, Denis Bertolini
      Stage 9 Giro d'Italia, Fred Rodriguez
      Wachovia Classic, Fred Rodriguez
      Czech Republic Road Race Championship, Ondřej Sosenka
      Overall Tour de Pologne, Ondřej Sosenka
         Stage 5, Rinaldo Nocentini
         Stage 8, Ondřej Sosenka
  
  ### 2005
  
      Prologue UNIQA Classic, Ondřej Sosenka
      Stage 3b Tour of Belgium, Ondřej Sosenka
      Stage 1 Tour of Slovenia, Ruggero Marzoli
      Subida al Naranco, Rinaldo Nocentini
      Czech Republic Time Trial Championship, Ondřej Sosenka
      Trofeo Matteotti, Ruggero Marzoli
      Chrono des Herbiers, Ondřej Sosenka
  
  ### 2006
  
      Stage 2 Settimana Lombarda, Gabriele Balducci
      Giro dell'Appennino, Rinaldo Nocentini
      Stage 5 Course de la Paix, Kanstantsin Sivtsov
      Overall Circuit de Lorraine, Juan Mauricio Soler
         Stage 2, Juan Mauricio Soler
      Stage 2 Euskal Bizikleta, Andrea Tonti
      Belarus Road Race Championship, Kanstantsin Sivtsov
      Czech Republic Time Trial Championship, Ondřej Sosenka
      GP Fred Mengoni, Andrea Tonti
      Giro del Veneto, Rinaldo Nocentini
      Coppa Placci, Rinaldo Nocentini
  
  ### 2007
  
      Stage 5 Tour Méditerranéen, Gabriele Balducci
      Stage 2 Tirreno–Adriatico, Alexandr Arekeev
      Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Michele Scarponi
         Stage 2, Michele Scarponi
      Stage 3 Giro del Trentino, Stefano Garzelli
      Overall Tour of Japan, Francesco Masciarelli
         Stage 3 & 5, Francesco Masciarelli
      Stage 14 & 16 Giro d'Italia, Stefano Garzelli
      Stage 2 Tour of Slovenia, Stefano Garzelli
      Belarus Road Race Championship, Branislau Samoilau
      Belarus Time Trial Championship, Andrei Kunitski
      Stage 3 Tour de Wallonie, Giuseppe Palumbo
      Stage 3 Vuelta a Burgos, Aurélien Passeron
      Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese, Aurélien Passeron
  
  ### 2008
  
      Stage 1 Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria, Gabriele Balducci
      Trofeo Laigueglia, Luca Paolini
      Stage 3 Settimana Lombarda, Gabriele Balducci
      Stage 5 Settimana Lombarda, Branislau Samoilau
      Stage 6 Settimana Lombarda, Francesco Failli
      Stage 2 & 4 Giro del Trentino, Stefano Garzelli
      Stage 2 Vuelta a La Rioja, Diego Milán
      Stage 2a & 3 Vuelta a Asturias, Stefano Garzelli
      Stage 2 GP Paredes Rota dos Moveis, Diego Milán
      Belarus Time Trial Championship, Andrei Kunitski
      Stage 1 Vuelta a Burgos, Andrei Kunitski
      Coppa Placci, Luca Paolini
      Grand Prix de Wallonie, Stefano Garzelli
      Giro del Lazio, Francesco Masciarelli
  
  ### 2009
  
      Stage 6 Settimana Lombarda, Luca Paolini
      Stages 4 & 17 Giro d'Italia, Stefano Garzelli
      Mountain classification Giro d'Italia, Stefano Garzelli
      Coppa Bernocchi, Luca Paolini
  
  ### 2010
  
      Stage 5 Tour Méditerranéen, Francesco Masciarelli
      Overall Tirreno–Adriatico, Stefano Garzelli
      Stage 16 Giro d'Italia, Stefano Garzelli
      Road Race Championships, Rafaâ Chtioui
  
  ### 2011
  
      Stage 2 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Claudio Corioni
      Mountain classification Giro d'Italia, Stefano Garzelli
      Gran Premio Città di Camaiore, Fabio Taborre
      Memorial Marco Pantani, Fabio Taborre
      Giro dell'Emilia, Carlos Betancur
  
  ### 2012
  
      Croatia Road Race Championships, Vladimir Miholjević
      Croatia Time Trial Championships, Vladimir Miholjević
      Stage 4 Circuit de Lorraine, Danilo Napolitano
      Stage 5 Tour of Belgium, Carlos Betancur
      Trofeo Melinda, Carlos Betancur
      Stage 2 Tour of Austria, Danilo Di Luca
      Stage 5 Tour of Austria, Fabio Taborre
      Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie, Danilo Di Luca
      Stages 2, 4 & 5 Tour de Wallonie, Danilo Napolitano
      Stage 5 Giro di Padania, Carlos Betancur
  
  ## National champions
  
  ### 2004
  
      Road Race Championship, Ondřej Sosenka
  
  ### 2005
  
      Time Trial Championship, Ondřej Sosenka
  
  ### 2006
  
      Belarus Road Race Championship, Kanstantsin Sivtsov
      Time Trial Championship, Ondřej Sosenka
  
  ### 2007
  
      Belarus Road Race Championship, Branislau Samoilau
      Belarus Time Trial Championship, Andrei Kunitski
  
  ### 2008
  
      Belarus Time Trial Championship, Andrei Kunitski
  
  ### 2010
  
      Tunisia Road Race Championships, Rafaâ Chtioui
  
  ### 2012
  
      Croatia Road Race Championships, Vladimir Miholjević
      Croatia Time Trial Championships, Vladimir Miholjević
  