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: |
|
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]