Leonardo Bertagnolli

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Leonardo Bertagnolli
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Personal information
Full nameLeonardo Bertagnolli
Born (1978-01-08) 8 January 1978 (age 46)
Trento, Italy
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2002–2004 Saeco–Longoni Sport
2005–2006 Cofidis
2007–2008 Liquigas
2009 Amica Chips–Knauf
2009–2010 Diquigiovanni–Androni
2011–2012 Lampre–ISD

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.

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Career

Bertagnolli turned professional in 2002 with Saeco–Longoni Sport.

He signed for Amica Chips–Knauf, a new team in the 2009 season, though he switched teams to Diquigiovanni–Androni 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 Sabatini

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References

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  2. "Bertagnolli snared by biological passport". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
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