Leonardo Piepoli

Leonardo Piepoli
Piepoli at the 2007 Giro d'Italia
Personal information
Full nameLeonardo Piepoli
Born (1971-09-29) 29 September 1971
La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb; 8.5 st)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Professional teams
1995–1997Refin–Mobilvetta
1998Saeco–Cannondale
1999–2003Banesto
2004–2008Saunier Duval–Prodir
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
Mountains classification (2007)
3 individual stages (2006, 2007)
Vuelta a España
2 individual stages (2004, 2007)

Stage races

Vuelta a Burgos (2000)

Leonardo Piepoli (born 29 September 1971) is a former Italian professional road racing cyclist. He most recently rode for Saunier Duval–Scott on the UCI ProTour, but had his contract suspended in July 2008 during the Tour de France amid allegations of the use of the blood boosting drug EPO in the team. He was later suspended for two years, which effectively ended his career.