Mirko Celestino

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Mirko Celestino (born 19 March 1974 in Albenga) is a Italian professional road racing cyclist. In 2006, he rides on the UCI ProTour as a member of Team Milram and specializes in the classic cycle races. His biggest career achievements to date include winning the monumental classic—Giro di Lombardia, the classic Cyclassics Cup and two-time winner of the semi-classic Milano-Torino.

[edit] Major achievements

2006 – Team Milram

• 6th, Clásica de San Sebastián
• DNF, Tour de France

2005 – Domina Vacanze

• 3rd, Amstel Gold Race
• 3rd, Giro dell'Emilia
• 8th, Liège-Bastogne-Liège

2004 – Saeco

• 2nd overall and Stage 2 win, Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali
• DNF, Tour de France

2003 – Saeco

• 1st, Milano-Torino
• 1st overall, Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali

2002 – Saeco

• -

2001 – Saeco

• 1st, Milano-Torino
• 1st, Trois Vallées Varésines

2000 – Polti

• -

1999 – Polti

• 1st, Giro di Lombardia
• 1st, HEW Cyclassics Cup
• 1st, Coppa Placci

1998 – Polti

• 1st, Tour d'Emilie
• 1st, Regio Tour

1997 – Polti

• -

1996 – Polti

• First year as a professional

Riders on Team Milram
Igor Astarloa | Mirko Celestino | Alessandro Cortinovis | Volodymyr Dyudya | Sergio Ghisalberti | Ralf Grabsch | Andriy Hryvko | Denis Haueisen | Matej Jurco | Christian Knees | Brett Lancaster | Mirco Lorenzetto | Martin Müller | Alberto Ongarato | Alessandro Petacchi | Enrico Poitschke | Elia Rigotto | Fabio Sabatini | Fabio Sacchi | Björn Schröder | Sebastian Schwager | Carlo Scognamiglio | Marcel Sieberg | Sebastian Siedler | Niki Terpstra | Marco Velo |  Erik Zabel
Manager
Gianluigi Stanga