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Luigi Malabrocca

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Luigi Malabrocca
Personal information
Born22 June 1920
Tortona, Italy
Died1 October 2006(2006-10-01) (aged 86)
Garlasco, Italy
Team information
DisciplineRoad
Cyclo-cross
RoleRider
Professional teams
1945US Azzini
1945–1947Welter
1948–1949Rochet–Dunlop
1950–1953Nilux
1954Guerra–Ursus
1955–1958Ignis
Major wins
Cyclo-cross
National Cyclo-cross Championships (1951, 1953)
Road

Grand Tours

Giro d'Italia
Maglia Nera classification (1946, 1947)

Stage races

Tour of Yugoslavia (1949)

One-day races and Classics

Coppa Ugo Agostoni (1948)
Paris–Nantes (1947)

Luigi Malabrocca (22 June 1920 – 1 October 2006) was an Italian road cyclist.[1]

He formed a rivalry with Sante Carollo for the Maglia nera at the Giro d'Italia.[2] He 'won' the rivalry, earning the jersey twice to Carollo's once.[3]

While noted for his rivalry, he was also an accomplished cyclist. He won the Italian National Cyclo-cross Championships in 1951 and 1953, as well as winning the 1947 Paris-Nantes, the 1948 Coppa Ugo Agostoni and the 1949 Tour of Yugoslavia.[4]

Major results

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1943
6th Giro di Romagna
1946
9th Giro dell'Appennino
1947
1st Paris–Nantes
3rd Trofeo Baracchi
1948
1st Coppa Agostoni
1949
1st Overall Tour of Yugoslavia
1950
3rd National Cyclo-cross Championships
3rd Overall Tour of Yugoslavia
1951
1st National Cyclo-cross Championships
1st Gran Premio dell'Epifania
1953
1st National Cyclo-cross Championships
1st Gran Premio dell'Epifania
8th Tre Valli Varesine
1954
3rd National Cyclo-cross Championships

References

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  1. ^ "Addio a maglia nera Malabrocca - Gazzetta dello Sport". www.gazzetta.it.
  2. ^ "Giro d'Italia and The Black Jersey: When Losing Makes You a Legend!". ITALY Magazine.
  3. ^ "14 grandi storie dei Giri d'Italia". Il Post. May 27, 2017.
  4. ^ "Malabrocca, l'uomo che capovolse l'ordine d'arrivo". la Repubblica. May 21, 2017.