Bruno Mealli

Bruno Mealli (20 November 1937 – 3 August 2023) was an Italian professional road cyclist. He competed in eight editions of the Giro d'Italia.

Bruno Mealli

Mealli c. 1966
Personal information
Born	(1937-11-20)20 November 1937 Loro Ciuffenna, Italy
Died	3 August 2023(2023-08-03) (aged 85) Loro Ciuffenna
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1961	Bianchi
1962	Ignis–Moschettieri
1963	Cynar–Frejus
1964–1966	Bianchi
1967	Salamini–Luxor TV
1968	Faema
1969	Scic
Major wins
Grand Tours Giro d'Italia 3 individual stages (1962, 1964, 1965) One-day races and Classics National Road Race Championships (1963) Giro del Lazio (1961, 1964) Gran Premio Città di Camaiore (1966) Giro dell'Emilia (1962) Giro della Romagna (1963, 1967)

Career

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.^[1] 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.^[1] 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]

Major results

1959

1st Giro del Casentino

1960

3rd Gran Premio della Liberazione

1961

1st Giro del Lazio

2nd Giro del Veneto

1962

1st Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato

1st Giro dell'Emilia

1st Stage 8 Volta a Catalunya

1st Stage 12 Giro d'Italia

2nd Trofeo Matteotti

9th Milan–San Remo

1963

1st Road race, National Road Championships

1st Giro della Romagna

2nd Coppa Sabatini

1964

1st Giro del Lazio

1st Stage 1 Tour de Luxembourg

1st Stage 18 Giro d'Italia

2nd Coppa Agostoni

1965

1st Stage 15 Giro d'Italia

1966

1st Gran Premio Città di Camaiore

1967

1st Giro della Romagna

2nd Milano–Vignola

3rd Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria

1968

3rd Coppa Agostoni