Danilo Celano (born 7 December 1989) is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Malaysia Pro Cycling.[2] He was the winner of the 2017 Giro dell'Appennino, and is regarded as a very talented climber.
 Celano at the 2016 Tour of Alberta | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Danilo Celano |
| Born | 7 December 1989 Vasto, Italy |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Malaysia Pro Cycling |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2009 | Massi |
| 2010–2011 | SCAP Prefabbricati Foresi |
| 2012–2014 | Calzaturieri Montegranaro Marini Silvano |
| 2015 | Futura Matricardi |
| Professional teams | |
| 2016–2017 | Amore & Vita–Selle SMP |
| 2017–2018 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA |
| 2019 | Amore & Vita–Prodir |
| 2020– | Team Sapura Cycling[1] |
| Major wins | |
One-day races and Classics
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Career
editCelano competed in UCI races as an amateur cyclist from 2010 until 2015.
Amore & Vita-Selle SMP (2016–2017)
editCelano turned professional in 2016, riding for the Ukrainian team Amore & Vita–Selle SMP. At the Tour of Alberta, Celano won the mountains classification after being in several breakaways which led him to take points for the jersey.[3]
At the 2017 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Celano won the mountains classification, which he secured on the last day of the race. He then went on to win his first professional race on 9 April by winning the prestigious Italian one-day race Giro dell'Appennino.[4] He continued his good run of form at the Tour of the Alps, where he finished 7th on a stage and ended up taking 8th overall.
Caja Rural-Seguros RGA (2017–2018)
editOn 1 August 2017, Celano moved to the Spanish Professional Continental outfit Caja Rural–Seguros RGA.[5] His first race for the team was the Vuelta a Burgos, where he crashed and abandoned the race. He struggled to find form in the Italian one-day races in September and October, but proved his worth at the Tour of Turkey. He was the leader of the mountains classification but lost the jersey on the penultimate day to fellow countryman Mirco Maestri.
Celano's best result in the 2018 season was 37th at the GP Miguel Induráin. At the Tour of Croatia, he was 18th in the general classification when going in to the final stage but he ended up abandoning the race.
Major results
edit- 2016
- 1st
Mountains classification Tour of Alberta - 2nd Tour de Berne
- 2017
- 1st Giro dell'Appennino
- 1st Mountains classification Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 8th Overall Tour of the Alps
- 2019
- 3rd Overall Tour of Almaty
- 1st Stage 2
- 2020
- 1st
Overall Tour de Langkawi - 9th Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic
References
edit- ^ "Team Sapura Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 14 May 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "Team Sapura Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "2016 Tour of Alberta Stage 3: Huffman grabs win, race lead in Drayton Valley". Canadian Cycling Magazine. 2016-09-03. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ "Giro dell'Appennino 2017: Results". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ "Italian Danilo Celano signs for Caja-Rural Seguros RGA – Team Caja Rural". www.teamcajarural-segurosrga.com. Archived from the original on 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
External links
edit- Danilo Celano at ProCyclingStats
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