Bruno Mealli | |
Birth Date: | 1937 11, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Loro Ciuffenna, Italy |
Discipline: | Road |
Role: | Rider |
Proyears1: | 1961 |
Proyears2: | 1962 |
Proyears3: | 1963 |
Proyears4: | 1964–1966 |
Proyears5: | 1967 |
Proteam5: | Salamini–Luxor TV |
Proyears6: | 1968 |
Proyears7: | 1969 |
Majorwins: | Grand Tours
3 individual stages (1962, 1964, 1965)One-day races and Classics Giro del Lazio (1961, 1964) Gran Premio Città di Camaiore (1966) Giro dell'Emilia (1962) Giro della Romagna (1963, 1967) |
Bruno Mealli (20 November 1937 – 3 August 2023) was an Italian professional road cyclist. He competed in eight editions of the Giro d'Italia.
When an amateur, Mealli won several races, notably the Giro del Casentino.[1] A professional rider from 1961 to 1969, during his career he competed in eight editions of the Giro d'Italia,[2] winning three stages and wearing the pink jersey five times. He won the Italian National title in 1963, and he was selected in the Italian team for the 1964 and 1965 UCI Road World Championships. After his retirement, he worked as a clerk and later as a manager for Poste Italiane.[3] He died on 3 August 2023, at the age of 85.[4]