Marcello Osler | |
Birth Date: | 18 August 1945 |
Birth Place: | Pergine Valsugana, Italy |
Role: | Rider |
Marcello Osler (18 August 1945 – 21 July 2023) was an Italian professional racing cyclist.
When an amateur, Osler won several races, notably the Trofeo Papà Cervi. A professional rider from 1973 to 1980, he rode in seven editions of the Giro d'Italia and in the 1976 Tour de France.[1] [2] He won a stage at the 1975 Giro d'Italia, and won the Giro's Campionato delle Regioni classification in 1975 and 1976. In 1976, he was selected as a reserve in the Italian team for the UCI Road World Championships.[3] Between 1978 and 1980 he was domestique of Francesco Moser.
After his retirement, Osler ran a sport store in his hometown.[4] In 2013, he survived a heart attack that left him in a wheelchair.[5] He died on 21 July 2023, at the age of 77.