Michele Dancelli

Michele Dancelli
Personal information
Full nameMichele Dancelli
Born(1942-05-08)8 May 1942
Castenedolo, Italy
Died18 December 2025(2025-12-18) (aged 83)
Castenedolo, Italy
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1963–1966Molteni
1967–1968Template:Cycling data Vittadello
1969–1970Molteni
1971–1973Template:Cycling data Scic
1974Template:Cycling data Dreherforte
1976Template:Cycling data GBC
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 individual stage (1969)
Giro d'Italia
11 individual stages (1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970)

Stage races

Tirreno–Adriatico (1971)
Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme (1970)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (1965, 1966)
Milan–San Remo (1970)
La Flèche Wallonne (1966)
Trofeo Laigueglia (1968, 1970)
Giro dell'Emilia (1967)
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1968 ImolaRoad race
Bronze medal – third place1969 ZolderRoad race

Michele Dancelli (8 May 1942 – 18 December 2025) was an Italian road racing cyclist. He was known for winning one Milan–San Remo (1970), the 1966 Flèche Wallonne, three Giro dell'Appennino races (1965–1967), and two Trofeo Laigueglia races (1968 and 1970). He also won one stage in the 1969 Tour de France.

Dancelli died on 18 December 2025 in Castenedolo, Italy at the age of 83.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Gialanella, Luca (18 December 2025). "Ciclismo in lutto: morto Michele Dancelli, vinse la Milano-Sanremo nel 1970". La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 18 December 2025.