Claudio Bortolotto is a former Italian professional cyclist. The highlight of his career came with his victories in the Mountains Classification

Mountains classification in the Giro d'Italia

The mountains classification in the Giro d'Italia is a secondary classification. In this classification, points are awarded to the leading riders over designated climbs. Most climbs are sorted into one of three scales based on difficulty and its position on that day's stage...

 at the Giro d'Italia

Giro d'Italia

The Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...

. He won the Mountains Classification in 1979

1979 Giro d'Italia

The 1979 Giro d'Italia of cycling, the 62nd edition of the Corsa Rosa, was held from 17 May to 6 June 1979. It covered a total of 3,301 km, in 19 stages and a prologue, completed at an average speed of 36.887 km/h...

, 1980

1980 Giro d'Italia

The 1980 Giro d'Italia of cycling, the 63rd edition of the race, was held from 15 May to 8 June 1980. It covered a total of 4,025 km, in 22 stages, completed at an average speed of 35.897 km/h...

, and 1981

1981 Giro d'Italia

The 1981 Giro d'Italia of cycling, the 64th running of the race, was held from 13 May to 7 June 1981, consisting of 22 stages. It was won by Giovanni Battaglin.-General classification:-Maglia rosa holders:-Other jerseys:...

. Bortolotto finished ninth overall in the 1977

1977 Giro d'Italia

The 1977 Giro d'Italia of cycling, the 60th running of the Corsa Rosa, was held from 20 May to 12 June 1977. It was won by the Belgian Michel Pollentier....

 and 1978

1978 Giro d'Italia

The 1978 Giro d'Italia, the 61st running of the race, was held from 20 May to 10 June 1978. It was won by the Belgian Johan de Muynck.This edition covered 3,610 km, in 20 stages, completed at an average speed of 35.56 km/h....

at the Giro d'Italia's, that was his highest finish ever in the Giro d'Italia. He retired from cycling in 1984.