Claudio Bortolotto (born 19 March 1952) is an Italian former professional cyclist. The highlight of his career came with his victories in the mountains classification at the Giro d'Italia, which he won in 1979, 1980, and 1981. Bortolotto finished also eighth overall in the 1977 and 1978 editions of the race. He retired from cycling in 1984.[1][2][3][4]

Claudio Bortolotto
Personal information
Full nameClaudio Bortolotto
Born (1952-03-19) 19 March 1952 (age 72)
Orsago, Italy
Team information
DisciplineRace
RoleRider
Professional teams
1974Filcas
1975–1979Filotex
1980Mobili San Giacomo–Benotto
1981Santini–Selle Italia
1982–1984Del Tongo Del Tongo
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
Mountains classification (1979, 1980, 1981)
2 individual stages (1977, 1979)

Major results

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Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
  Vuelta a España DNF 14 DNF
  Giro d'Italia 35 22 8 8 15 25 9 34 38
  Tour de France
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ "Cycling - Claudio Bortolotto (Italy) : season totals". The-sports.org. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Giro D'Italia Winner(Mountains Classification )in 1981:Claudio Bortolotto". Whowonitlists.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Cycling Hall of Fame.com". Cycling Hall of Fame.com. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Claudio Bortolotto - Rider Statistics Giro d'Italia - By: CyclingFever.com - The International Cycling Social Network". Giro.cyclingfever.com. Retrieved 9 July 2012.