Michele Merlo

Michele Merlo

Merlo at the start of Stage 2 of the 2009 Tour of Britain
Personal information
Born 7 August 1984 (1984-08-07) (age 27)[1]
Casaleone, Italy
Team information
Current team De Rosa-Ceramica Flaminia
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
2009
2010
2011		 Barloworld
Footon-Servetto-Fuji
De Rosa-Ceramica Flaminia
Infobox last updated on
23 January 2011

Michele Merlo (born 7 August 1984) is an Italian professional racing cyclist who rides for the UCI Professional Continental team De Rosa-Ceramica Flaminia.

Merlo's first major pro victory was on the final stage of the 2009 Tour of Britain in London.[2] He rode for Footon-Servetto for the 2010 season after Barloworld quit the sport.[3]

Palmarès

2008
1st Coppa San Geo
2009
Tour of Britain
1st, Stage 8[4]

References

  1. ^ "Barloworld rider profile". Barloworld. Archived from the original on 2009-09-19. http://www.webcitation.org/5juh1jNUv. 
  2. ^ "Stage 8 Tour of Britain". British Cycling. 2009-09-19. http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/road/article/roa20090919-road-Stage-8-Tour-of-Britain-0. 
  3. ^ "Merlo and Vitoria to join Footon-Servetto". Cyclingnews.com. 2009-10-21. http://www.cyclingnews.com/editions/second-edition-cycling-news-wednesday-october-21-2009. 
  4. ^ Richard Moore (2009-09-19). "Michele Merlo wins final stage as Edvald Boasson Hagen seals title". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/sep/19/tour-of-britain-cycling.