Luigi Malabrocca
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Luigi Malabrocca (22 June 1920 – 1 October 2006) was an Italian road cyclist. He formed a rivalry with
Sante Carollo Sante Carollo (Montecchio Precalcino, 8 February 1924 – Thiene, 9 January 2004) was an Italian road cyclist. His main occupation being a bricklayer, he became famous to the public for being the Maglia nera The Maglia Nera was a black cycli ...
for the
Maglia nera The Maglia Nera was a black cycling jersey, jersey awarded as a symbolic prize in cycling competition at the Giro d'Italia, given to the last man to finish the race. It was allocated between 1946 and 1951. The competition for the jersey came from ...
at the Giro d'Italia. He 'won' the rivalry, earning the jersey twice to Carollo's once. While noted for his rivalry, he was also an accomplished cyclist. He won the
Italian National Cyclo-cross Championships The first professional Italian National Cyclo-cross Championships were held in 1930. The winner was Armando Zucchini. The winner wears the Italian national championship jersey following the event and throughout the next cyclo-cross season. Wi ...
in 1951 and 1953, as well as winning the 1947 Paris-Nantes, the 1948
Coppa Ugo Agostoni The Coppa Ugo Agostoni is a semi classic European bicycle race held in Lissone, Italy. The race is held in memory of Italian cyclist Ugo Agostoni, winner of prestigious classic Milan–San Remo, killed during World War II. It is also called ''Gir ...
and the 1949
Tour of Yugoslavia Tour of Yugoslavia ( sh, Kroz Jugoslaviju) was a stage road bicycle race held annually in SFR Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia. Launched in 1937, the race was held in 1938 and 1940 before interruption due to World War II. In 1947 the first post-war edition w ...
.


Major results

;1943 : 6th
Giro di Romagna The Giro della Romagna was a semi classic European bicycle race held in the Italian region of Romagna. After 2005, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race was discontinued in 2011, and in 2013, it merged with the M ...
;1946 : 9th
Giro dell'Appennino The Giro dell'Appennino is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the Apennine Mountains, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Famous riders like Fausto Coppi, Francesco Moser, Felice Gimond ...
;1947 : 1st Paris–Nantes : 3rd
Trofeo Baracchi The Trofeo Baracchi was a major Italian cycling race that ran for 50 years. It was created by Mino Baracchi, in memory of his father Angelo who was a great cycle racing fan. Originally (from 1941) an amateur individual time trial, from 1944 it wa ...
;1948 : 1st
Coppa Agostoni The Coppa Ugo Agostoni is a semi classic European bicycle race held in Lissone, Italy. The race is held in memory of Italian cyclist Ugo Agostoni, winner of prestigious classic Milan–San Remo, killed during World War II. It is also called ''Gir ...
;1949 : 1st Overall
Tour of Yugoslavia Tour of Yugoslavia ( sh, Kroz Jugoslaviju) was a stage road bicycle race held annually in SFR Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia. Launched in 1937, the race was held in 1938 and 1940 before interruption due to World War II. In 1947 the first post-war edition w ...
;1950 : 3rd
National Cyclo-cross Championships National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...
: 3rd Overall
Tour of Yugoslavia Tour of Yugoslavia ( sh, Kroz Jugoslaviju) was a stage road bicycle race held annually in SFR Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia. Launched in 1937, the race was held in 1938 and 1940 before interruption due to World War II. In 1947 the first post-war edition w ...
;1951 : 1st
National Cyclo-cross Championships National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...
: 1st Gran Premio dell'Epifania ;1953 : 1st
National Cyclo-cross Championships National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...
: 1st Gran Premio dell'Epifania : 8th
Tre Valli Varesine The Tre Valli Varesine is a semi classic European bicycle race held in Varese, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is usually the first and most important race of Trittico Lombardo, which c ...
;1954 : 3rd
National Cyclo-cross Championships National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Malabrocca, Luigi Italian male cyclists 1920 births 2006 deaths Cyclo-cross cyclists People from Tortona Cyclists from Piedmont Sportspeople from the Province of Alessandria