Cycling shorts from the 70s worn by the Molteni professional team. Made by Vittore Gianni.

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Cycling shorts from the 70s as worn by Eddy Merckx and the Molteni professional team. Made by Vittore Gianni.

Molteni was one of the most winning teams of all times with 663 overall victories in 18 years of activity, of which 208 brought by Italian riders and 455 from foreign ones.

Molteni was an Italian and then a Belgian cycling team that operated from 1958 until the end of 1976. It owes its fame to Eddy Merckx. The team was sponsored by Molteni. The « mythical » jersey was Havana-coloured. A collector’s edition still exists today.

The date it’s 1958, the place is Arcore, Italy and Pietro Molteni is king of salami. This smart meat entrepreneur aims at global glory, so it comes up with the idea of creating a cycling team to promote his brand.