abstract:MAPEI is an Italian company founded in 1937 by Rodolfo Squinzi in Milan, Italy. It evolved from a small wall paint producer into a worldwide producer of adhesives, thinsets and sealants for buildings (building materials).
Mapei, a family-owned adhesives group, had sponsored one of the world's leading cycling teams for decades and had historical ties to Sassuolo's tile-makers.
For all that, stage victories look likely to be the major quest of the team, which lost its Mapei sponsorship when the company decided to end its long-term relationship with cycling.