Celestino Vercelli

Celestino Vercelli
Personal information
Born(1946-08-10)10 August 1946
Soriso, Italy
Died26 November 2020(2020-11-26) (aged 74)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
1967U.S. Vallese
Professional teams
1969Sanson
1970Germanvox–Wega
1971–1976Scic
1977Brooklyn
1978Intercontinentale

Celestino Vercelli (10 August 1946 – 26 November 2020) was an Italian professional racing cyclist.[1] He rode in the 1971 and 1976 Tour de France as well as in seven editions of the Giro d'Italia and the 1970 Vuelta a España.[2]

Major results

1970
7th Trofeo Baracchi (with Adriano Pella)
10th Giro di Toscana
1971
5th Coppa Bernocchi
7th Giro del Piemonte
1972
5th Giro del Veneto
6th Giro dell'Umbria
7th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
1975
2nd Coppa Sabatini
7th GP Montelupo
1976
3rd Overall Cronostaffetta

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 59 64 — 52 75 63 44 — 84
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — 83 — — — — 55 —
A gold jersey Vuelta a España — 45 — — — — — — —

References

  1. ^ "Ciclismo in lutto per Celestino Vercelli, gregario dei campioni e poi imprenditore di successo". lastampa. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Celestino Vercelli". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 29 February 2016.


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