Leonardo Natale Explained

Leonardo Natale
Birth Place:Saronno, Italy
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Climber
Proyears1:1978
Proteam1:Intercontinentale Assicurazioni
Proyears2:1979
Proteam2:Sapa Assicurazioni–Frontini
Proyears3:1980–1981
Proyears4:1982–1984
Proyears5:1985

Leonardo Natale (born 25 October 1958) is an Italian former road cyclist, who competed as a professional from 1978 to 1985.[1]

He won the Cima Coppi title in the 1979 Giro d'Italia through being the first rider over the Pordoi Pass on stage 17.[2]

Major results

1976
  • 1st Trofeo Emilio Paganessi
    1977
  • 2nd Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese
    1980
  • 9th Giro del Lazio
  • 10th Overall Giro d'Italia
    1981
  • 3rd Overall Tour de Suisse
  • 10th Giro dell'Appennino
    1982
  • 8th GP du canton d'Argovie

    Grand Tour general classification results timeline

    Grand Tour197919801981198219831984
    Giro d'Italia161013133132
    Tour de France
    Vuelta a España1829

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Leonardo Natale . ProCyclingStats . 4 September 2021.
    2. News: Queste la salite . it . 14 May 1979 . 16 . l'Unità . PCI . 22 June 2012 . These climbs . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082730/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Farchivio%2Funi_1979_05%2F19790514_0016.pdf . 2016-03-04 . dead .