Emanuele Bombini

Emanuele Bombini (born 2 July 1959 in San Ferdinando di Puglia) is an Italian former professional road cyclist and cycling team manager.

After retiring from racing, Bombini developed the professional-team project that became Mecair–Ballan in January 1993. Working with Mecair owner Aurelio Messina, he built the team around former world champion Moreno Argentin and recruited young former Soviet riders Evgeni Berzin and Vladislav Bobrik. Gewiss replaced Mecair as title sponsor in 1994, when Berzin won the 1994 Giro d'Italia under Bombini's management.

Major results

1976 1st Coppa Collecchio 1981 2nd Giro del Lazio 3rd Giro della Romagna 3rd Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato 1982 2nd Giro dell'Umbria 2nd Giro della Romagna 2nd Overall Giro di Sardegna 3rd Giro dell'Emilia 3rd Coppa Placci 1983 2nd Overall Ruota d'Oro 1st Stage 2 2nd Giro dell'Appennino 2nd Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato 3rd Overall Giro del Trentino 1984 2nd Overall Ruota d'Oro 2nd Overall Giro del Trentino 3rd GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano 1985 1st Milano–Vignola 1st Stages 2 (TTT) & 5 Giro d'Italia 1987 1st Stage 3 Coors Classic 3rd Coppa Agostoni 3rd National Road Race Championships 1988 3rd Overall Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria 1989 3rd Coppa Agostoni 1990 3rd Overall Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda 1st Stage 9