Virginio Levati

Virginio Levati (born November 17, 1944 in Tribiano , Italy ) is a former Italian cyclist.

Athletic career

Levati began his cycling career when he joined the Lacanevari sports club in Paullo , near his native Tribiano in Lombardy . As a 15-year-old young driver, he won the Trofeo Marzotti von Brugherio , followed by more victories in local races. In the amateur class Levati first attracted attention in 1967 when he won the Piccolo Giro di Lombardia and the Giro of the Three Provinces, among others . In 1968 he was a member of the Italian national team in the three-country stage race Internationale Friedensfahrt . He won a stage and was the best of his team in the overall individual ranking, 35th.

In 1969 Levati signed a professional contract with the Italian cycling team Sagit. He contested his first race as a professional driver at the Tour of Piedmont , a one-day race that he finished 95th out of 105 classified. When he first participated in the Giro d'Italia in 1969, he was 74th among 81 placed. The result at the Giro 1970 was even worse, because Levati only came in last. At the Giro 1972 he achieved a respectable success in the first stage with eighth place, but later retired from the race. He also retired prematurely from the Tour de France in 1971 . Levati achieved one of his few victories as a professional in an important race in 1971 at the Coppa Bernocchi , a traditional cycle race in Lombardy. He completed his last professional season as a rider for the Italian cycling team Zonca, in which, in addition to the Giro, he also took part in the one-day race from Milan to Turin . He finished the race 91st out of 96 placed drivers.

Web links

• Profile at www.radsportseiten.net
• Results at www.museociclismo.it

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Maik Märtin: 50 years of Course de la Paix . Agency Construct, Leipzig 1998, p. 245 .