Bruno Leali (born 6 March 1958 in Roe Volciano) is an Italian former professional racing cyclist. He rode in 14 editions of the Giro d'Italia, six editions of the Tour de France and four editions of the Vuelta a España.
After retiring from cycling, Leali became the sports director for various teams, including an amateur cycling team he founded. In 2010, Leali was found to possess illicit drugs during the Girobio. The team, Lucchini-Unidelta, was therefore removed from the race.Razzia bei italienischem Amateurteam Lucchini-Unidelta auf radsport-news.com v. 13. Juni 2010 In 2011, the Italian Olympic Committee banned Leali from sport for life in May 2011 and sentenced him to a 20,000 euro fine. In September 2015, he was also included on the World Anti-Doping Agency's list of sporting staff who have been banned for life.
Major results
1980 1st Stage 5 Tour of the Basque Country 3rd GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano 1982 2nd Coppa Placci 3rd Coppa Bernocchi 1983 2nd Giro del Trentino 3rd Giro del Friuli 3rd Milano–Vignola 1984 1st Stage 18 Giro d'Italia 1st Stage 2 Ruota d'Oro 2nd Giro di Toscana 3rd Ruota d'Oro 1985 1st Giro del Lazio 2nd Coppa Placci 1986 2nd Coppa Placci 3rd Memorial Nencini 1987 1st National Road Race Championships 1st Coppa Ugo Agostoni 1st Trofeo Baracchi (with Massimo Ghirotto) 2nd Giro del Friuli 2nd Giro del Lazio 9th Paris–Roubaix 1988 2nd Memorial Nencini 3rd Trofeo Luis Puig 1989 1st Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali 1990 3rd Trofeo Laigueglia 1991 1st Stage 4 Grand Prix du Midi Libre 2nd Gran Premio Città di Camaiore 1993 3rd Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda
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