Leonardo Bertagnolli Explained
| Leonardo Bertagnolli |
| Fullname: | Leonardo Bertagnolli |
| Birth Date: | 1978 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Trento, Italy |
| Weight: | 63kg (139lb) |
| Currentteam: | Retired |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Proyears1: | 2002–2004 |
| Proyears2: | 2005–2006 |
| Proyears3: | 2007–2008 |
| Proyears4: | 2009 |
| Proyears5: | 2009–2010 |
| Proyears6: | 2011–2012 |
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.
Career
Bertagnolli turned professional in 2002 with .
He signed for, a new team in the 2009 season, though he switched teams to 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
- 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 SabatiniExternal links
Notes and References
- Web site: Teams Leonardo Bertagnolli . 2009-05-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121004040329/http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/coureurploegfiche.php?coureurid=1975 . 4 October 2012 . dmy-all .
- News: Bertagnolli snared by biological passport. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 27 June 2012. 27 June 2012.
- News: Commencement of a disciplinary proceeding on the basis of the biological passport. UCI.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale. 27 June 2012. 27 June 2012.
- News: Communication about cyclist Leonardo Bertagnolli. 27 June 2012. 27 June 2012. . CGS Cycling Team AG. https://web.archive.org/web/20140107050105/http://www.teamlampre.it/en/2012/06/comunicazione-riguardante-latleta-leonardo-bertagnolli/. 7 January 2014. dead.
- Web site: UCI Doping Suspensions . UCI . UCI.ch . 10 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140715214800/http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTU3Mjg&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=Nzk5OTY&LangId=1 . 15 July 2014 .
