Adolfo Leoni

Adolfo Leoni in 1950

Adolfo Leoni (born January 13, 1917 in Gualdo Tadino , † October 19, 1970 in Massa ) was an Italian cyclist . He began his career in 1938 and ended it in 1952.

Leoni celebrated his greatest successes at the Giro d'Italia , which he finished fourth in 1949 and during which he wore the Maglia Rosa for eight days . He won a total of 17 Giro stages. His only participation in the Tour de France involuntarily ended after the eleventh stage. On this, the runaway Gino Bartali and Jean Robic were brought down by drunk fans on the Col d'Aspin and Bartali was then severely harassed. Bartali won the stage, but the Italian teams withdrew in protest. Leoni had previously won the second stage. In 1937 Leoni was able to win the amateur world championship win.

successes

Tour de France : 1950 : 2nd stage
Giro d'Italia : 1938 : 6th stage; 1939 : 7th stage; 1940 : 4th, 5th, 12th and 20th stages; 1946 : 3rd stage; 1947 : 14th, 17th and 19th stages; 1948 : 5th and 8th stage; 1949 : 7th, 9th and 13th stages; 1950 : 11th stage; 1951 : 14th stage
Milan – Sanremo : 1942

Teams

1938-1945 Bianchi
1945 Mag Sibertiani
1946-1947 Bianchi
1948 Alcyon-Dunlop
1948-1951 Legnano
1952 Girardengo-Clement

Web links

Adolfo Leoni in the database of Radsportseiten.net
Adolfo Leoni in the Tour de France database(French / English )

personal data
SURNAME	Leoni, Adolfo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	January 13, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH	Gualdo Tadino , PG , Italy
DATE OF DEATH	19th October 1970
Place of death	Massa , Italy