“Gianni Motta is a famous retired professional racer, best known for his victory in the 1966 Giro d’Italia. His palmares also include wins in the 1964 Giro di Lombardia, and the 1967 Tour de Suisse. Like many former professionals, he went on to manufacture and sell bicycles bearing his name following his illustrious career.
“Not so widely known is that Motta backed the first American Team to enter a Grand Tour. He sponsored a team captained by 1983 US Pro Champion John Eustice, that competed in the 1984 Giro d’Italia. The team rode bikes with a paint scheme inspired by the US flag, but the patriotic paint wasn’t the only forewarning of the American influence that would soon crash the old-school European party. Team General Manager Robin Morton was the first woman to manage and travel with a team at the Giro, and her presence at the race turned a lot of heads.”
A small yet impressive sample of this illustrious brand’s history, this extraordinarily built machine has so many details of the impressive hands needed to build such a detailed piece of Art. This early 80´s state of the art racing machine will amaze any bicycle enthusiast worldwide. We have never seen another one of these incredible pieces so clearly there were only a handful ever produced.
Tubes — Columbus Air
Frame size – 56cm
Seat Tube 56 cm ct – ct. (58cm top)
Top Tube length 57 cm ct.-ct.
Head Tube – 148 mm
Handlebar – 3TTT 51.151 Moser 41 cm ct.-ct.
Stem — Gianni Motta Panto 120mm
Headset — O.M.A.S.
Shifters – Campagnolo Super Record ICS
Fr.Der.: Campagnolo Super Record
Rear Der.: Campagnolo Super Record
Cranks — Campagnolo Super Record Machined 170mm (52T/42T)
B.B. — F.T. Bologna
Chain – Regina CX
Casette – Regina CX
Brakes – Campagnolo Super Record Panto
Brake Levers – Campagnolo Super Record Panto
Wheels — Ambrosio 700c Disc-wheels
Tires — Vittoria Corsa CX Pro Team
Seatpost — Columbus Air Panto
Saddle — Selle San Marco Concor Supercorsa
