About this ranking
This is the ranking of the most successful professional cycling teams in the world in 1997. The teams are displayed including riders and sports directors. Use the year filter below to look at the same team ranking for another year. Counted are the individual rider's scores in a given season for all of the riders for the team in 1997.
Team Polti | 1997
PLT - Italy | » Historic Overview
Management
| Team Manager | Gianluigi Stanga |
| Directeur Sportif | Vittorio Algeri |
| Adjunct Directeur Sportif | Antonio Bevilacqua |
Riders
| # | Global # | Name | Birthday | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 39. | Giuseppe GUERINI | 14-Feb-1970 | ITA | 986 |
| 2. | 60. | Luc LEBLANC | 04-Aug-1966 | FRA | 789 |
| 3. | 79. | Sergei OUTCHAKOV | 11-May-1968 | UKR | 666 |
| 4. | 86. | Axel MERCKX | 08-Aug-1972 | BEL | 641 |
| 5. | 159. | Mirko CELESTINO | 19-Mar-1974 | ITA | 372 |
| 6. | 216. | Dirk BALDINGER | 27-Aug-1971 | GER | 251 |
| 7. | 236. | Mirko GUALDI | 07-Jul-1968 | ITA | 228 |
| 8. | 241. | Enrico CASSANI | 15-Feb-1972 | ITA | 223 |
| 9. | 251. | Gianluca VALOTI | 16-Feb-1973 | ITA | 206 |
| 10. | 255. | Jörg JAKSCHE | 23-Jul-1976 | GER | 201 |
| 11. | 308. | Rossano BRASI | 03-Jun-1972 | ITA | 157 |
| 12. | 320. | Mirko CREPALDI | 11-Jun-1972 | ITA | 149 |
| 13. | 385. | Fabio SACCHI | 22-May-1974 | ITA | 110 |
| 14. | 416. | Ivan QUARANTA | 14-Dec-1974 | ITA | 98 |
| 15. | 457. | Gerrit DE VRIES | 13-May-1967 | NED | 81 |
| 16. | 524. | Íñigo CHAURREAU BERNÁRDEZ | 14-Apr-1973 | ESP | 58 |
| 17. | 644. | Daisuke IMANAKE | 24-Jul-1963 | JPN | 30 |
| 18. | 766. | Cristiano COLLEONI | 26-Sep-1974 | ITA | 19 |
| 19. | 824. | Daniel ATIENZA URENDEZ | 22-Sep-1974 | ESP | 15 |
| 20. | 1140. | Mauro ZINETTI | 26-Jun-1975 | ITA | 5 |
| 21. | 1265. | Romāns VAINŠTEINS | 03-Mar-1973 | LAT | 3 |
| 22. | 1639. | Paolo FERRONATO | 26-Aug-1975 | ITA | 0 |
| Score: Rank: |
5288 15 |
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US Postal Service | 1997
USP - United States | » Historic Overview
Management
| Team Manager | Daniel Osipow |
| Directeur Sportif | Mark Gorski |
| Adjunct Directeur Sportif | Johnny Weltz |
| Adjunct Directeur Sportif | Denis Gonzalez |
Riders
| # | Global # | Name | Birthday | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20. | Viatcheslav EKIMOV | 04-Feb-1966 | RUS | 1526 |
| 2. | 64. | Jean-Cyril ROBIN | 27-Aug-1969 | FRA | 771 |
| 3. | 93. | Peter MEINERT NIELSEN | 24-May-1966 | DEN | 607 |
| 4. | 119. | Adriano BAFFI | 07-Aug-1962 | ITA | 504 |
| 5. | 141. | Dariusz BARANOWSKI | 22-Jun-1972 | POL | 425 |
| 6. | 188. | George HINCAPIE | 29-Jun-1973 | USA | 302 |
| 7. | 209. | Sven TEUTENBERG | 18-Aug-1972 | GER | 266 |
| 8. | 253. | Marty JEMISON | 18-May-1965 | USA | 202 |
| 9. | 291. | Darren BAKER | 13-Jun-1967 | USA | 171 |
| 10. | 299. | Tyler HAMILTON | 01-Mar-1971 | USA | 163 |
| 11. | 340. | Remigijus LUPEIKIS | 22-Sep-1964 | LTU | 137 |
| 12. | 467. | Pascal DERAMÉ | 25-Jul-1970 | FRA | 78 |
| 13. | 555. | Eddy GRAGUS | 15-Feb-1968 | USA | 52 |
| 14. | 670. | Tomasz BROŻYNA | 19-Sep-1970 | POL | 27 |
| 15. | 804. | Scott MERCIER | 24-Jan-1968 | USA | 16 |
| 16. | 1247. | Nate REISS | 07-Oct-1963 | USA | 3 |
| 17. | 1252. | Antonio VILLATORO | 10-Jun-1970 | GUA | 3 |
| 18. | 1638. | Julien ALMANSA | 23-Dec-1972 | FRA | 0 |
| Score: Rank: |
5253 16 |
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