Luigi Mele (11 September 1937 – 14 April 2023) was an Italian
racing cyclist. He rode in the
1962 Tour de France
The 1962 Tour de France was the 49th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The race consisted of 22 stages, including two split stages, starting in Nancy on 24 June and finishing at the Parc des Princes in Paris on 15 J ...
as well as in three editions of the
Giro d'Italia.
Mele died in
Calvi Risorta :''See Calvi for namesakes''
Calvi Risorta is a ''comune'' (municipality) and former bishopric in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located across the Via Casilina about northwest of Naples and about northwest of Caserta.
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on 14 April 2023, at the age of 85.
Addio a Luigi Mele, campione di ciclismo e di vita
Major results
;1962
: 1st Stage 6 Tour de Suisse
: 2nd Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
The Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Prato, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicy ...
: 8th Coppa Placci
;1963
: 3rd GP Alghero
;1964
: 5th Coppa Placci
References
External links
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1937 births
2023 deaths
Italian male cyclists
Sportspeople from the Province of Caserta
Cyclists from Campania
Tour de Suisse stage winners
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