Michele Merlo (born 7 August 1984) is an Italian professional
racing cyclist
Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling spo ...
, who last rode for the
UCI Professional Continental team .
Merlo's first major professional victory was on the final stage of the
2009 Tour of Britain in London. He rode for
Saunier Duval–Prodir for the 2010 season after Barloworld quit the sport.
Palmarès
;2008
:1st Coppa San Geo
;2009
:1st Stage 8
Tour of Britain
The Tour of Britain is a multi-stage cycling race, conducted on British roads, in which participants race across Great Britain to complete the race in the fastest time.
The event dates back to the first British stage races held just after th ...
;2013
:1st Stage 2
Vuelta al Táchira
The Vuelta ciclista al Táchira (''English'': Tour of Táchira) is a multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually each January since 1966 in the state of Táchira (state), Táchira in western Venezuela. The Vuelta al Táchira is part of ...
:1st Stage 1
Tour de Kumano
The is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Mie Prefecture, Japan, named after Kumano. It was first run in 2006 at the amateur level, and moved to the professional level in 2008, when included into the UCI Asia Tour
Th ...
References
External links
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Michele Merlo's profile on Cycling Base
1984 births
Living people
Italian male cyclists
Cyclists from the Province of Verona
21st-century Italian sportsmen
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