Danilo Celano (born 7 December 1989) is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for

UCI Continental The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, the ...

team . He was the winner of the 2017

Giro dell'Appennino The Giro dell'Appennino is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the Apennine Mountains, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Famous riders like Fausto Coppi, Francesco Moser, Felice Gimond ...

, and is regarded as a very talented climber.

Career

Celano competed in UCI races as an amateur cyclist from 2010 until 2015.

Amore & Vita-Selle SMP (2016–2017)

Celano turned professional in 2016, riding for the Ukrainian team . At the

Tour of Alberta The ATB Tour of Alberta was a Canadian bicycle stage race, which raced across the province of Alberta. It was sanctioned by Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and was part of the UCI America Tour. It was classified as a 2.1 race, making it one ...

, Celano won the mountains classification after being in several breakaways which led him to take points for the jersey. At the 2017

Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali The Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali ( en, International Week of Coppi and Bartali), also known as Coppi e Bartali, is an Italian cycle road race. It is run typically in late March over five days in the Emilia-Romagna region of Ital ...

, 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

. He continued his good run of form at the

Tour of the Alps The Tour of the Alps is an annual professional cycling stage race in Italy and Austria. First held in 1962, it was named Giro del Trentino ( en, Tour of Trentino) until 2016, and run over four stages in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region o ...

, where he finished 7th on a stage and ended up taking 8th overall.

Caja Rural-Seguros RGA (2017–2018)

On 1 August 2017, Celano moved to the Spanish Professional Continental outfit . His first race for the team was the

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, 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 The Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey ( tr, Cumhurbaşkanlığı Bisiklet Turu) is a professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Turkey since 1963. In 2005 the race became part of the UCI Europe Tour, rated as a 2.2 even ...

. 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 The Grand Prix Miguel Induráin ( es, Gran Premio Miguel Induráin), formerly the "Grand Prix Navarre" is a Spanish one-day road bicycle race. History The race was inaugurated in 1951, but was limited to local competition. It was rebranded after ...

. At the

Tour of Croatia The CRO Race (formally: ''Tour of Croatia'') is a men's road cycling stage race that takes place in Croatia since 2015. It is part of the UCI Europe Tour and is rated by the UCI as a 2.1 event, the third tier of professional stage races. The eve ...

, he was 18th in the general classification when going in to the final stage but he ended up abandoning the race.

Major results

;2016 : 1st Jersey polkadot

Mountains classification

: 2nd

Tour de Berne Tour de Berne is an elite professional road bicycle racing event held in Berne, Switzerland with races for men and women. Men's event The men's event began in 1920 and has previously been a UCI 1.2 rated event on the UCI Europe Tour. Women's ...

;2017 : 1st

: 1st

Mountains classification

: 8th Overall

;2019 : 3rd Overall

Tour of Almaty The Tour of Almaty is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Kazakhstan. It is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.1 race, as part of the UCI Asia Tour. From 2013 to 2016, the race was held as a one-da ...

::1st Stage 2 ;2020 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

Tour de Langkawi The Tour de Langkawi is a multiple stage bicycle race held in Malaysia. It is named after the archipelago Langkawi, where the first edition started and finished. The race has been held annually since 1996, primarily in February. It usually con ...

: 9th Overall

New Zealand Cycle Classic The New Zealand Cycle Classic (previously known as the Tour of Wellington) is a road cycling race held in and around the Wairarapa near Wellington, New Zealand. The race is a men's competition over five stages and part of the UCI Oceania Tour ...

References

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* 1989 births Living people Italian male cyclists People from Vasto Cyclists from Abruzzo Sportspeople from the Province of Chieti {{Italy-cycling-bio-1980s-stub