Claudio Bortolotto
Claudio Bortolotto (born 19 March 1952) is a former Italian professional cyclist. The highlight of his career came with his victories in the Mountains Classification at the Giro d'Italia. He won the Mountains Classification in 1979, 1980, and 1981. Bortolotto finished eighth overall in the 1977 and 1978 Giro d'Italia's, that was his highest finish ever in the Giro d'Italia. He retired from cycling in 1984.[1][2][3][4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Claudio Bortolotto |
| Born | 19 March 1952 Orsago, Italy |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Race |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1974 | Filcas |
| 1975 | Filotex |
| 1976–1979 | Sanson |
| 1980 | San Giacomo |
| 1981 | Santini |
| 1982–1984 | Del Tongo |
| Major wins | |
| Grand Tours | |
Major results
- 1973
- 5th Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
- 1976
- 4th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
- 1977
- 1st Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
- 7th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
- 8th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 11
- 1978
- 1st
Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre
- 1st Stage 1
- 5th Giro della Romagna
- 8th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 9th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1979
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st
Mountains classification - 1st Stage 4
- 1st
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 1980
- 1st Mountains classification Giro d'Italia
- 2nd Giro dell'Etna
- 2nd Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria
- 10th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1981
- 1st Coppa Sabatini
- 3rd Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria
- 4th Trofeo Pantalica
- 5th Overall Giro del Trentino
- 9th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 9th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
- 10th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 10th Coppa Bernocchi
- 1982
- 6th Milan–San Remo
- 7th Overall Deutschland Tour
- 1st Stage 3
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vuelta a España |
— | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | 14 | DNF |
 Giro d'Italia |
35 | — | 22 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 9 | — | 34 | 38 |
| Tour de France |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- "Cycling - Claudio Bortolotto (Italy) : season totals". The-sports.org. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- "Giro D'Italia Winner(Mountains Classification )in 1981:Claudio Bortolotto". Whowonitlists.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- "Cycling Hall of Fame.com". Cycling Hall of Fame.com. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- "Claudio Bortolotto - Rider Statistics Giro d'Italia - By: CyclingFever.com - The International Cycling Social Network". Giro.cyclingfever.com. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
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