Mirko Celestino

Mirko Celestino
Celestino at the 2005 Giro d'Italia
Personal information
Full nameMirko Celestino
Born (1974-03-19) 19 March 1974 (age 50)
Albenga, Italy
Team information
Current teamRetired
Discipline
RoleRider
Professional teams
1996–2000Team Polti
2001–2004Saeco
2005Domina Vacanze
2006–2007Team Milram
Major wins
Stage races
Settimana Coppi e Bartali (2003)

One-day races and Classics

Giro di Lombardia (1999)
HEW Cyclassics (1999)
Milano–Torino (2001, 2003)
Giro dell'Emilia (1998)
Tre Valli Varesine (2001)

Others

Trittico Lombardo (1998)
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Men's Mountain bike marathon
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Sankt Wendel Men's race
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Montello Men's race

Mirko Celestino (born 19 March 1974 in Albenga) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, specializing in the classic cycle races. His biggest career achievements to date include winning the monumental classicGiro di Lombardia, the classic HEW Cyclassics and two-time winner of the semi-classic Milano–Torino. Since retiring from road racing, Celestino has been active in mountain bike racing, achieving a silver medal at the 2010 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships and a bronze medal at the 2011 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships.