main sponsor when German Jan Ullrich challenged American Lance Armstrong in the Centenary edition of the Tour de France. After the cycling season of 2003 ended, Bianchi became co-sponsor of the Alessio–Bianchi team and again they were a co-sponsor of the Liquigas-Bianchi team for the 2005 season. In 2005 Bianchi also became the co-sponsor of the Norwegian cycling team Team Maxbo Bianchi, a continental cycling team, with whom they co-sponsored until the end of the 2010 season. In October 2011, it was announced that Bianchi would be the bike sponsor of the Vancansoleil-DCM team on a two-year contract from 2012 Since 2014, Bianchi is the supplier of . Bianchi became involved in sponsorship in Mountain biking in the early nineties. Bruno Zanchi won the first World Championship for Bianchi in 1991 in the downhill speciality. Two years later, Dario Acquaroli became World Champion in cross country for Bianchi. From 2000 to 2006, the Bianchi MTB (Bianchi-Motorex and Bianchi-Agos) team dominated the sport with José Antonio Hermida and multiple World Champion Julien Absalon. In 2007 the team was renamed Gewiss–Bianchi. Major results 1899 No recorded wins 1900 No recorded wins 1905 Milano–Torino, Giovanni Rossignoli 1906 Coppa Val d'Olona, Luigi Ganna Milano–Modena, Anteo Carapezzi Giro di Lombardia, Cesare Brambilla 1907 Giro del Piemonte, Giovanni Gerbi Gran Fondo La Seicento, Giovanni Gerbi Coppa Val d'Olona, Giovanni Rossignoli Coppa Savona, Giovanni Gerbi Milano–Firenze, Giovanni Gerbi Roma–Napoli–Roma, Giovanni Gerbi 1908 Coppa Savona, Giovanni Cuniolo Tre Coppe Parabiago, Clemente Canepari Italy National Road Race Championship, Giovanni Cuniolo Milano–Modena, Giovanni Cuniolo 1909 Stages 1 & 8 Giro d'Italia, Dario Beni Stages 3 & 6 Giro d'Italia, Giovanni Rossignoli Corsa Audax Roma, Dario Beni Giro di Liguria, Piero Lampaggi Coppa Val d'Olona, Mario Bruschera Overall Roma–Napoli–Roma, Giovanni Gerbi Italy National Road Race Championship, Dario Beni 1910 Giro del Piemonte, Vincenzo Borgarello Coppa Bastogi: Giovanni Cuniolo Stages 3 & 5 Ai mari ai laghi ai monti, Mario Bruschera Overall Roma–Napoli–Roma, Mario Bruschera Stages 1 & 2, Mario Bruschera Giro degl'Alpi Orobie, Giovanni Cuniolo Giro Colli Laziali, Dario Beni 1911 Giro del Piemonte, Mario Bruschera Overall Giro d'Italia, Carlo Galetti Stages 1, 4 & 10, Carlo Galetti Stage 3, Giovanni Rossignoli Stage 7, Dario Beni Tre Coppe Parabiago, Carlo Galetti Stage 3 Torino–Firenze–Roma, Dario Beni Overall Roma–Napoli–Roma, Dario Beni Stage 2, Dario Beni Italy National Road Race Championship, Dario Beni 1912 Roma–Frosinone–Anzio–Roma, Gino Brizzi Giro della Romagna, Dario Beni Overall