Danilo Celano

Danilo Celano (born 7 December 1989) is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Team Sapura Cycling.[1] He is the winner of the 2017 Giro dell'Appennino, and is regarded as a very talented climber.

Danilo Celano
Celano at the 2016 Tour of Alberta
Personal information
Full nameDanilo Celano
Born (1989-12-07) 7 December 1989
Italy
Team information
Current teamTeam Sapura Cycling
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Amateur teams
2009Massi
2010–2011SCAP Prefabbricati Foresi
2012–2014Calzaturieri Montegranaro Marini Silvano
2015Futura Matricardi
Professional teams
2016–2017Amore & Vita–Selle SMP
2017–2018Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
2019Amore & Vita–Prodir
2020–Team Sapura Cycling
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
Giro dell'Appennino (2017)

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 Amore & Vita–Selle SMP. At the Tour of Alberta, Celano won the mountains classification after being in several breakaways which led him to take points for the jersey.[2]

At the 2017 Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali, 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 Giro dell'Appennino.[3] He continued his good run of form at the Tour of the Alps, 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 Caja Rural–Seguros RGA.[4] His first race for the team was the Vuelta a Burgos, 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. 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. At the Tour of Croatia, 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 Mountains classification Tour of Alberta
2nd Tour de Berne
2017
1st Giro dell'Appennino
1st Mountains classification Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali
8th Overall Tour of the Alps
2019
3rd Overall Tour of Almaty
1st Stage 2
2020
1st Overall Tour de Langkawi
9th Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic
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References
  1. "Team Sapura Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 14 May 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. "2016 Tour of Alberta Stage 3: Huffman grabs win, race lead in Drayton Valley – Canadian Cycling Magazine". Canadian Cycling Magazine. 2016-09-03. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  3. "Giro dell'Appennino 2017: Results". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  4. "Italian Danilo Celano signs for Caja-Rural Seguros RGA – Team Caja Rural". www.teamcajarural-segurosrga.com. Retrieved 2018-05-12.


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