ACS Cycling Chirio–Casa Giani

ACS Cycling Chirio–Casa Giani (UCI Code: CHI) is a professional cycling team based in Montechiaro d'Asti in Italy. It competes in road bicycle racing events, including in some UCI Women's Road World Cup events.

ACS Cycling Chirio–Casa Giani
Team information
UCI codeUSC (2001–2010)
FCL (2011–2012)
FDA (2013–2014)
TCF (2015–2017)
CHI (2018–)
RegisteredItaly (2001–2012)
Lithuania (2013–2014)
Italy (2015–)
Founded2001 (2001)
Discipline(s)Road
StatusUCI Women's Team (2001–2014)
National (2015–)
Key personnel
General managerFranco Chirio
Team name history
2001
2002–2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018–
USC Chirio
USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo
ACS Chirio–Forno d'Asolo
Colavita Forno d'Asolo
Forno d'Asolo Colavita
Chirio Forno d'Asolo
Forno d'Asolo–Astute
Tre Colli–Forno d'Asolo
Chirio–Tre Colli–Casa Giani
Tre Colli–Chioro–Casa Giani
ACS Cycling Chirio–Casa Giani

Team history

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On October 17, 2014, Daiva Tušlaitė left the team to join ASD Giusfredi Ciclismo. On November 19, Rossella Callovi left the team to join Top Girls Fassa Bortolo. On December 2 Íngrid Drexel and Jessenia Meneses left the team to join Astana–Acca Due O.

Team founder and former manager Franco Chirio died on 22 April 2024 aged 71.[1]

Major wins

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2002
GP Carnevale d'Europa (F): Zoulfia Zabirova
Chrono Champenois — Trophée Européen (F): Zoulfia Zabirova
Stage 2 Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile (F): Zinaida Stahurskaya
Stage 4 Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile (F): Zoulfia Zabirova
2003
Stage 1 Vuelta Castilla y Leon (F): Regina Schleicher
Trofeo Riviera Della Versilia (F): Zinaida Stahurskaya
GP Carnevale d'Europa (F): Regina Schleicher
2004
Stage 4 Emakumeen Euskal Bira (F): Jolanta Polikevičiūtė
Stage 3 Trophée d'Or Féminin (F): Clemilda Fernandes Silva
2005

Giro del Lago Maggiore — GP Knorr (F): Giorgia Bronzini

Giro del Friuli Donne (F): Giorgia Bronzini
Stages 1 & 3 Giro del Trentino Alto Adige — Südtirol (F): Giorgia Bronzini
Stages 3, 6 & 9 Giro d'Italia Donne (F): Giorgia Bronzini
Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt (F): Giorgia Bronzini
Stage 3 part a Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile (F): Giorgia Bronzini
Stage 3 part b Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile (F): Clemilda Fernandes Silva
Chrono Champenois — Trophée Européen (F): Kathryn (Kathy) Watt
Stage 5 Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile (F): Giorgia Bronzini
2006
Copa América de Ciclismo (F): Clemilda Fernandes Silva
Sydney, Points race (F): Vera Carrara
Stage 5 Holland Ladies Tour (F): Vera Carrara
2007
Stage 1 Vuelta Ciclista Femenina a el Salvador (F): Tetyana Styazhkina
Vuelta a El Salvador Stage 3b – Uênia Fernandes
Vuelta al Quindío (F): Laura Camila Lozano Ramirez
Copa América de Ciclismo (F): Clemilda Fernandes Silva
GP De Santa Ana (F): Tetyana Styazhkina
GP Rund um Visp (F): Min Hye Lee
Giro del Valdarno (F): Clemilda Fernandes Silva
2008
Copa América de Ciclismo, Uênia Fernandes de Souza
Lyon Vaise, Jolanta Polikevičiūtė
Pélussin, Alyona Andruk
Overall Vuelta a El Salvador, Tetyana Styazhkina
Stage 3, Janildes Fernandes
Stage 4, Tetyana Styazhkina
Lyon Gerland, Urtė Juodvalkytė
Reyrieux, Evelyn García
Stage 6 Grande Boucle, Rasa Polikevičiūtė
Stage 4 Route de France Féminine, Urtė Juodvalkytė
2009
Copa América de Ciclismo, Janildes Fernandes Silva
2011
GP Liberazione, Giorgia Bronzini
Liberty Classic, Giorgia Bronzini
Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau, Giorgia Bronzini
2013
Stages 3 & 7 Vuelta a El Salvador, Clemilda Fernandes Silva
Stage 6 Vuelta a El Salvador, Uênia Fernandes de Souza
Grand Prix GSB, Clemilda Fernandes Silva
Tour of Chongming Island World Cup, Tetyana Ryabchenko

National, continental and world champions

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2002
  Russia Time Trial, Zoulfia Zabirova
2005
  European U23 Track, (Pursuit), Tatsiana Sharakova
  Brazil Road Race, Clemilda Fernandes Silva
  Belarus Road Race, Tatsiana Sharakova
  Japan Road Race, Miho Oki
2006
  Italy Cyclo-cross, Annabella Stropparo
  Argentina Road Race, Valeria Romina Pintos
  World Track (Points race), Vera Carrara
  European U23 Track, Tatsiana Sharakova
2007
  Pan American Track (Team Sprint), Karelia Judith Machado Jaimes
  Brazil Time Trial, Janildes Fernandes Silva
  Czech National Time Trial, Tereza Huřiková
2008
  Brazil Road Race, Clemilda Fernandes Silva
  Ukraine Time Trial, Tetyana Styazhkina
  Ukraine Road, Tetyana Styazhkina
2009
  Brazil Road Race, Clemilda Fernandes Silva
2010
  Brazil Road Race, Janildes Fernandes Silva
2011
  World Road Race, Giorgia Bronzini
  New Zealand Road Race, Catherine Cheatley
2012
  Brazil Time Trial, Uênia Fernandes de Souza
  Lithuania Road Race, Svetlana Pauliukaitė
2013
  Brazil Time Trial, Clemilda Fernandes Silva
2014
  Lithuania Road Race, Edita Janeliūnaitė
  Lithuania Time Trial, Daiva Tušlaitė
  Belarus Road Race, Elenka Sitsko
2015
  Colombia Road Race, Leidy Natalia Muñoz
  Estonia Road Race, Liisa Ehrberg

Previous team rosters

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2011

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Ages as of 1 January 2011.[2]

Rider Date of birth
  Ester Alves (POR) (1981-07-22)July 22, 1981 (aged 29)
  Emilie Blanquefort (FRA) (1988-05-06)May 6, 1988 (aged 22)
  Mireia Epelde Bikendi (ESP) (1985-10-29)October 29, 1985 (aged 25)
  Arantxa Garcia Morte (ESP) (1990-08-16)August 16, 1990 (aged 20)
  Leticia Gil Parra (ESP) (1982-08-01)August 1, 1982 (aged 28)
Rider Date of birth
  Lucía González Blanco (ESP) (1990-07-09)July 9, 1990 (aged 20)
  Eneritz Iturriagaechevarria Mazaga (ESP) (1980-09-17)September 17, 1980 (aged 30)
  Belén López Morales (ESP) (1984-04-18)April 18, 1984 (aged 26)
  Fanny Riberot (FRA) (1983-03-17)March 17, 1983 (aged 27)
  Anne-Marie Schmitt (LUX) (1989-01-23)January 23, 1989 (aged 21)
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  1. ^ "Ciclismo in lutto, è morto Franco Chirio". La Stampa (in Italian). 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  2. ^ "UCI Women's teams". UCI.ch. Retrieved 1 December 2016.