Claude Michely Explained

Claude Michely
Birth Date:	8 October 1959
Birth Place:	Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Currentteam:	Retired
Role:	Rider
Proyears1:	1982–1983
Proteam1:	Gios
Proyears2:	1984
Proteam2:	Gianni Motta–Linea M.D. Italia
Proyears3:	1985
Proteam3:	Xerox–Philadelphia Lasers
Proyears4:	1986–1988
Proteam4:	Blacky–Adia–Jelmoli
Proyears5:	1989–1991
Proteam5:	Bleiker
Proyears6:	1992
Proteam6:	Peters Sport

Claude Michely (8 October 1959 – 1 November 2023) was a Luxembourgish cyclist, who competed as a professional from 1982 to 1992.^[1] He won the Luxembourgish National Road Race Championships in 1984 and 1985, and was also a 12-time national cyclo-cross champion, having held the title continuously from 1979 to 1990. He competed in the 1985 Vuelta a España and the 1984 Giro d'Italia, but did not finish either race. He also finished third at the 1985 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships. Michely died from a heart attack on 1 November 2023, at the age of 64.^[2]

Major results

1977

2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships

1978

1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships

1984

1st Road race, National Road Championships

1985

1st Road race, National Road Championships

1987

2nd Road race, National Road Championships

1988

2nd Road race, National Road Championships

Cyclo-cross

1979

1st National Championships

1980

1st National Championships

1981

1st National Championships

1982

1st National Championships

1983

1st National Championships

1984

1st National Championships

1985

1st National Championships

3rd UCI World Championships

1986

1st National Championships

1987

1st National Championships

1988

1st National Championships

1989

1st National Championships

1990

1st National Championships

Notes and References

Web site: Claude Michely . ProCyclingStats . 7 July 2021.
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