Leonardo Natale

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

Leonardo Natale
Natale in 1982
Personal information
Born (1958-10-25) October 25, 1958
Saronno, Italy
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Professional teams
1978Intercontinentale Assicurazioni
1979Sapa Assicurazioni–Frontini
1980–1981Magniflex–Olmo
1982–1984Del Tongo
1985Gis Gelati

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 Tour 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 16 10 13 13 31 32
A yellow jersey Tour de France
A gold jersey Vuelta a España 18 29

References

  1. "Leonardo Natale". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. "Queste la salite" [These climbs] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 14 May 1979. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
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