Marcello Osler (18 August 1945 – 21 July 2023) was an Italian professional
racing cyclist.
When an amateur, Osler won several races, notably the
Trofeo Papà Cervi.
A professional rider from 1973 to 1980, he rode in seven editions of the
Giro d'Italia and in the
1976 Tour de France
The 1976 Tour de France was the 63rd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took between 24 June and 18 July, with 22 stages covering a distance of .
It was won by mountain specialist Lucien Van Impe in a battle with t ...
.
He won a stage at the
1975 Giro d'Italia
The 1975 Giro d'Italia was the 58th running of the Giro, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started in Milan, on 17 May, with a set of split stages and concluded with a summit finish to the Passo dello Stelvio, on 7 June, with another split st ...
, and won the Giro's Campionato delle Regioni classification in 1975 and 1976.
In 1976, he was selected as a reserve in the Italian team for the
UCI Road World Championships.
Between 1978 and 1980 he was
domestique of
Francesco Moser.
After his retirement, Osler ran a sport store in his hometown. In 2013, he survived a heart attack that left him in a wheelchair.
He died on 21 July 2023, at the age of 77.
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1945 births
2023 deaths
Italian male cyclists
Sportspeople from Trentino
Cyclists from Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol