Leonardo Bertagnolli (born 8 January 1978 in Trento) is a retired Italian professional road bicycle racer, who rode as a professional between 2002 and 2012.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Leonardo Bertagnolli |
| Born | 8 January 1978 Trento, Italy |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 2002–2004 | Saeco–Longoni Sport |
| 2005–2006 | Cofidis |
| 2007–2008 | Liquigas |
| 2009 | Amica Chips–Knauf |
| 2009–2010 | Diquigiovanni–Androni |
| 2011–2012 | Lampre–ISD |
Career edit
Bertagnolli turned professional in 2002 with Saeco–Longoni Sport.
He signed for Amica Chips–Knauf, a new team in the 2009 season, though he switched teams to Diquigiovanni–Androni prior to the start of the Giro d'Italia.[1]
Bertagnolli announced his retirement from the sport after competing in the Italian National Championships in June 2012.[2] It later emerged that the Union Cycliste Internationale had launched disciplinary proceedings into Bertagnolli, in the light of an alleged anti-doping violation via his biological passport,[3][4] and he was given a sanction of 2 years and ten months as well as disqualified from results between 1 January 2003 to 18 May 2011.[5]
Cancelled results edit
- 2004
- 1st Coppa Placci
- 1st Coppa Agostoni
- 1st Giro dell'Etna
- 2005
- 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a España
- 1st Stage 3 Tour du Limousin
- 2006
- 1st Tour du Haut Var
- 1st Stage 6 Tirreno–Adriatico
- 2007
- 1st Clasica de San Sebastián
- 1st Memorial Cimurri
- 4th Overall Deutschland Tour
- 2008
- 1st Intaka Tech Worlds View Challenge #2
- 2009
- 1st Stage 15 Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 2 Brixia Tour
- 2010
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of Austria
- 2nd Overall Trofeo Matteotti
- 3rd Coppa Sabatini
References edit
- ^ "Teams Leonardo Bertagnolli". Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
- ^ "Bertagnolli snared by biological passport". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ "Commencement of a disciplinary proceeding on the basis of the biological passport". UCI.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ "Communication about cyclist Leonardo Bertagnolli". Lampre–ISD. CGS Cycling Team AG. 27 June 2012. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ UCI (10 July 2014). "UCI Doping Suspensions". UCI.ch. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014.
External links edit
- Leonardo Bertagnolli at trap-friis.dk
- Bertagnollis Witness statement (in Italian)