Vittoria Servizio Corse Team

by Paul Horta-Hopkins · April 3, 2013

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Vittoria Servizio Corse Team

April 2013

Vittoria Servizio Corse Team are the ‘gaurdian angels of the peloton’.

The Vittoria Servizio Corse Team are the ‘official technical assistance of the Giro d’Italia and other RCS Sport – La Gazzetta dello Sport races’ filling in the gaps when team support cars aren’t available. They carry spare wheels, shod with top end Vittoria tyres of course! Also spare Pinarello bikes that riders can use until they can get to their own team car, anything to keep then moving and losing as little time as possible.

As well as offering mechanical assitance, the Vittoria Servizio Corse Team can hand up bottles for thirsty riders, or even just words of encouragement for dropped riders, struggling to finish a stage and out of the limelight.

The Vittoria Servizio Corse Team provide neutral service to a rider

In some races the Vittoria Servizio Corse Team will field up to four cars and a motor bike to service the peloton. These are allowed on some sections where the team cars cannot go, such as the ‘white roads’ of the Strade Bianche, which would turn into a traffic jam if all the peloton’s cars were allowed on.

Vittoria are running a series of videos telling the story of the races through the eyes of their mechanics and drivers. We’ve chosen two, the first is a little taster of the team getting ready for the upcoming season, while the second is a tribute to all the riders that battled through some of the worst conditions at this year’s Milan San Remo. Watch and enjoy and remember, never buy a second hand car from these guys!