Luigi Malabrocca Explained

Luigi Malabrocca
Birth Date:22 June 1920
Birth Place:Tortona, Italy
Death Place:Garlasco, Italy
Discipline:Road
Cyclo-cross
Role:Rider
Proyears1:1945
Proteam1:US Azzini
Proyears2:1945–1947
Proteam2:Welter
Proyears3:1948–1949
Proteam3:Rochet–Dunlop
Proyears4:1950–1953
Proteam4:Nilux
Proyears5:1954
Proteam5:Guerra–Ursus
Proyears6:1955–1958
Proteam6:Ignis
Majorwins:
Cyclo-cross
  • National Cyclo-cross Championships (1951, 1953)
    RoadGrand Tours
  • Giro d'Italia
  • Maglia Nera classification (1946, 1947)Stage races
  • Tour of Yugoslavia (1949)One-day races and Classics
  • Coppa Ugo Agostoni (1948)
  • Paris–Nantes (1947)
  • Luigi Malabrocca (22 June 1920 – 1 October 2006) was an Italian road cyclist.[1]

    He formed a rivalry with Sante Carollo for the Maglia nera at the Giro d'Italia.[2] He 'won' the rivalry, earning the jersey twice to Carollo's once.[3]

    While noted for his rivalry, he was also an accomplished cyclist. He won the Italian National Cyclo-cross Championships in 1951 and 1953, as well as winning the 1947 Paris-Nantes, the 1948 Coppa Ugo Agostoni and the 1949 Tour of Yugoslavia.[4]

    Major results

    1943
  • 6th Giro di Romagna
    1946
  • 9th Giro dell'Appennino
    1947
  • 1st Paris–Nantes
  • 3rd Trofeo Baracchi
    1948
  • 1st Coppa Agostoni
    1949
  • 1st Overall Tour of Yugoslavia
    1950
  • 3rd National Cyclo-cross Championships
  • 3rd Overall Tour of Yugoslavia
    1951
  • 1st National Cyclo-cross Championships
  • 1st Gran Premio dell'Epifania
    1953
  • 1st National Cyclo-cross Championships
  • 1st Gran Premio dell'Epifania
  • 8th Tre Valli Varesine
    1954
  • 3rd National Cyclo-cross Championships

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Addio a maglia nera Malabrocca - Gazzetta dello Sport. www.gazzetta.it.
    2. Web site: Giro d'Italia and The Black Jersey: When Losing Makes You a Legend!. ITALY Magazine.
    3. Web site: 14 grandi storie dei Giri d'Italia. May 27, 2017. Il Post.
    4. Web site: Malabrocca, l'uomo che capovolse l'ordine d'arrivo. May 21, 2017. la Repubblica.