Danilo Celano

Danilo Celano
Celano at the 2016 Tour of Alberta
Personal information
Born (1989-12-07) 7 December 1989
Italy
Team information
Current team Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Climber
Amateur team(s)
2009 Massi
2010–2011 SCAP Prefabbricati Foresi
2012–2014 Calzaturieri Montegranaro Marini Silvano
2015 Futura Matricardi
Professional team(s)
2016–2017 Amore & Vita–Selle SMP
2017– Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
Major wins

One-day races and Classics

Giro dell'Appennino (2017)

Danilo Celano (born 7 December 1989) is an Italian cyclist riding, currently riding for UCI Professional Continental team Caja Rural–Seguros RGA.[1] He is the winner of the 2017 Giro dell'Appennino, and is regarded as a very talented climber.

Cycling career

Celano turned professional in 2016, riding for the Ukrainian team Amore & Vita-Selle SMP. Before that he had been riding UCI races as an amateur cyclist from 2010 until 2015. He moved mid-season in 2017 to the Spanish team Caja Rural-Seguros RGA.

Amore & Vita-Selle SMP (2016-2017)

2016

At the 2016 Tour of Alberta, Celano won the Mountains classification after being in several breakaways which led him to take points for the KOM jersey.[2]

2017

At the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali, Celano won the Mountains classification, which he secured on the last day of the stage race. He then went on to win his first ever professional victory 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-present)

2017

On 1 August, Celano moved to the Spanish pro-continental outfit Caja Rural-Seguros RGA.[4] His first race for Caja Rural 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.

2018

Celano's best result so far in the 2018 season was 37th at the Gran Premio Miguel Indurain. 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

References

  1. ↑ "Caja Rural-Seguros RGA sign young Spanish talent". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018. The pair join Danilo Celano (Amore & Vita-Selle SMP), Julen Amezqueta and Cristian Rodriguez (Wilier Triestina), and Colombian Nelson Soto (Coldeportes-Claro) as new signings for the 2018 season.
  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". 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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