Bruno Mealli

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Bruno Mealli
Scic
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
3 individual stages (1962, 1964, 1965)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (1963)
Giro del Lazio (1961, 1964)
Gran Premio Città di Camaiore (1966)
Giro dell'Emilia (1962)
Giro della Romagna (1963, 1967)

Bruno Mealli (20 November 1937 – 3 August 2023) was an Italian professional road cyclist. He competed in eight editions of the Giro d'Italia.

Career

When an amateur, Mealli won several races, notably the

pink jersey five times.[1] He won the Italian National title in 1963, and he was selected in the Italian team for the 1964 and 1965 UCI Road World Championships.[1] After his retirement, he worked as a clerk and later as a manager for Poste Italiane.[3] He died on 3 August 2023, at the age of 85.[4]

Major results

References

  1. ^ a b c Gialanella, Luca (3 August 2023). "Addio a Mealli, vinse due Giri del Lazio. In maglia rosa nel 1965". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Bruno Mealli". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  3. ^ Redazione (12 January 2022). "Bruno Mealli ciclista toscano, la storia". Ciclonews (in Italian). Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Addio a Bruno Mealli: aveva 85 anni, era il più vecchio campione italiano". Bicisport (in Italian). 3 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.

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