PINARELLO Prince Team Telekom – authentic bike of Gian Matteo FAGNINI (2000) – SOLD

Giovanni Pinarello was born in Catena di Villorba, Italy in 1922. He was the eighth of 12 brothers. At the age of fifteen, Giovanni began making bicycles at the factory of Paglianti. After a successful amateur career he turned professional in 1947. After his carrer, in 1952 he founded Cicli Pinarello S.p.A. in Treviso, Italy.

Pinarello has sponsored several professional teams since 1960 – Team Banesto (Indurain), Team Telekom (Ullrich), Caisse d’Epargne(Valverde), Fassa Bortolo (Petacchi), Team Sky (Froome), Movistar (Quintana) among the others. In the last 30 years Pinarello bikes won incredible 13 Tour de France titles. In late 1990s they were winning on Pinarello Paris bikes, in early 2000s on Pinarello Prince. In 2003 they launched the ”Prince LS” , a top level model with curved forks and seat-stay, which immediately claimed the title of ”superb racing machine”.

Team Telekom was founded in 1991 team manager Walter Godefroot, the team soon became one of the strongest team.  In 1994, the German sprinter Erik Zabel won the first UCI Road World Cup victory in the history of the team, the Paris-Tours. The next two years saw the international breakthrough of the team. Godefroot brought in rider Bjarne Riis, finished third in the 1995 Tour, and he went on to win the 1996 Tour de France. Jan Ullrich was then a support rider, and finished in second place. In the 1997 Tour de France Ullrich as he won the race with support from Riis, who had earlier won the Amstel Gold.

Gian Matteo Fanini is a former Italian professional cyclist who was born on 11 October 1970 in Lecco, Italy. He is best known for winning the Intergiro classification at the 1998 Giro d’Italia and along with winning two stages. He raced for Mercatone Uno (1994-95), Saeco (1996-99), Team Telekom (2000-2003), Domina Vacanze (2004).

 

 

Here we are proudly presenting one of the most iconic bikes  – PINARELLO Prince Team Telekom which dates back to 2000. Legendary frame is made of Dedacciai Aluminium tubing, completely build with Campagnolo Record 10s groupset, Campagnolo Nucleon wheels, Selle Italia saddle, 3T cockpit. The frame is marked with K17 (under the bb shell). All original. 

A legend. Museum piece.

 

 

Frameset: PINARELLO Prince  Team Telekom / Dedacciai Aluminium (marked with K17)

Size:

– seat tube (c-t): 57.5 cm

– top tube (c-c): 57.5 cm

– headset tube: 14.7 cm

– standover: 79 cm

Wheelset:  Campagnolo Nucleon

Crankset: Campagnolo Record 10s

Bottom Bracket: Campagnolo Record 10s

Front Derailleur: Campagnolo Record 10s

Rear Derailleur: Campagnolo Record 10s

Levers: Campagnolo Record 10s Ergopower

Brakes: Campagnolo Record 10s

Handlebar: 3ttt Ergo Power Due

Stem: 3ttt titanium

Headset: Pinarello integrated

Cassette: Campagnolo Record 10s

Saddle: Selle Italia Turbo

Seatpost: Pinarello carbon

Bottle cage: Elite

 

 

Condition: Used, but very good condition. Original paint and decals. All parts are working fine.

Year: 2000

Price: SOLD (May 2023)