Leonardo Piepoli
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Leonardo Piepoli |
| Date of birth | September 29, 1971 |
| Country |  Italy |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 71⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 52 kg (110 lb/8.2 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Saunier Duval-Prodir |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1995–1997 1998 1999–2003 2004– |
Refin Saeco Banesto Saunier Duval-Prodir |
| Major wins | |
| Giro d'Italia, 3 stages Vuelta a España, 2 stages Subida a Urkiola (1995, 1999, 2003, 2004) |
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| Infobox last updated on: | |
| September 9, 2007 | |
Leonardo Piepoli (born September 29, 1971 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland) is an Italian professional road racing cyclist. He rides on the UCI ProTour for the Saunier Duval-Prodir Team. He is a record four-time winner (1995, 1999, 2003, 2004) of the Subida a Urkiola. Piepoli is a very good climber, and this was shown in the 2006 Giro d'Italia, where he was one of the strongest riders in the mountains and won two stages. Leonardo became the 2007 Giro d'Italia Mountains classification winner. He also won one stage of Giro, and one stage of Vuelta a España. During the Vuelta, Piepoli reached the King of Mountains Classification top position, but because of family reasons had to leave the race.
[edit] Palmares
- 1995
- Subida a Urkiola
- King of Mountains Classification, Tour de Suisse
- 1996
- 17th overall, Tour de France
- 1998
- 1st, stage 4 Vuelta a Burgos
- 1999 – Banesto
- Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 1st stage 2 Vuelta a Castilla y León
- Subida a Urkiola
- 1st, stage 4 Vuelta a Burgos
- 2000 – Banesto
- Vuelta a Aragón
- Vuelta a Burgos
- Mountain Classification Vuelta a Burgos
- 2nd, Subida a Urkiola
- 10th overall, Giro d'Italia
- 2002 – Banesto
- Vuelta a Aragón overall and stage 1
- Vuelta Asturias overall and stage 4
- 2003 – Banesto
- Subida a Urkiola
- Vuelta a Aragón and stage 1
- Subida al Naranco
- 2004 – Saunier Duval-Prodir
- 1st, Subida a Urkiola
- 1st, Stage 9 – Vuelta a España
- 3rd Vuelta a Aragon
- 3rd Vuelta a Romandia
- 3rd Subida al Naranco
- 3rd Vuelta a Burgos
- 2005 – Saunier Duval-Prodir
- 1st, Stage 4 – Volta a Catalunya
- 2nd overall, Volta a Catalunya
- 10th overall, Tour de Suisse
- 23rd overall, Tour de France
- 2006 – Saunier Duval-Prodir
- 11th overall, Giro d'Italia
- 1st, Stage 13
- 1st, Stage 17
- 8th overall, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 13rd overall, 2006 Vuelta a España
- 2007 – Saunier Duval-Prodir
- 14th overall Giro d'Italia
Mountains classification winner- 1st, Stage 10
- 2nd, Stage 13
- 2nd, Stage 15
- 2nd, Stage 17
- 11th overall, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 17th overall, 2007 Tour de Romandie
- 1st, Stage 9, Vuelta a España
- 2nd, Stage 4, Vuelta a España
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| NAME | Piepoli, Leonardo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Road bicycle racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1971-09-29 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
