Atala Professionisti Classic Road Bike 1980s

Atala Professionisti Classic Road Bike from the 1980s.

Atala is an Italian famous manufacturer founded back in 1907. In its fruitful history the Atala company manufactured some great classic road bicycles and our exemplar is certainly one of them.

The frame is built from exquisite strong Columbus tubes and has been designed for professional racing as the name tries to imply.
This frame was manufactured by Atala to special order with the extra of chromed stays and fork.

Although the frame is certainly the highlight, it is not the only worthwhile feature: the bicycle is furthermore equipped with some of the nicest parts you could get back in those days - a Campagnolo Chorus groupset of the first generation. This groupset famously featured one of the most versatile derailleurs of all time and the beautiful Monoplaner brakes.

Atala had a successfully started sponsoring racing teams as early as 1908 and stopped only in 1990! So the top models of this traditional brand were pretty competitive as they were also used in the tough pro races.
The time that gave forth to our beautiful Atala Professionisti was also the time of Team Atala's Urs Freuler who won no less than 10 track world championships in the 1980s and numerous Giro stages.

What was good enough for Freuler certainly is a great classic bicycle for participating in L'Eroica!