Michele Merlo

This article is about the Italian cyclist. For Chicago political figure, see Mike 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. 

• Michele Merlo profile at Cycling Archives

Persondata
Name	Merlo, Michele
Alternative names
Short description	Racing cyclist
Date of birth	1984-08-07
Place of birth	Casaleone, Italy
Date of death
Place of death