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Claude Michely

Claude Michely
Personal information
Born(1959-10-08)8 October 1959
Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Died1 November 2023(2023-11-01) (aged 64)
Team information
Current teamRetired
Discipline
RoleRider
Professional teams
1982–1983Gios
1984Gianni Motta–Linea M.D. Italia
1985Xerox–Philadelphia Lasers
1986–1988Blacky–Adia–Jelmoli
1989–1991Bleiker
1992Peters Sport
Medal record
Representing  Luxembourg
Men's cyclo-cross
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Munich Elite race

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

References

  1. ^ "Claude Michely". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. ^ Claude Michely décédé tragiquement ce mercredi matin (in French)