# Mirko Celestino

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 classic—Giro 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.

## Career achievements
### Major results
#### 1995

    1st Road race, European Under-23 Road Championships
    1st GP Palio del Recioto

#### 1996

    4th Overall Regio-Tour

#### 1997

    2nd Coppa Placci
    4th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
    6th Milan–San Remo
    7th Trofeo Laigueglia
    10th Paris–Brussels

#### 1998

    1st Overall Regio-Tour
       1st Stage 2
    1st Giro dell'Emilia
    2nd Giro del Lazio
    2nd Coppa Placci
    2nd Paris–Brussels
    2nd Gran Premio di Chiasso
    2nd Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria
    2nd Coppa Ugo Agostoni
    3rd E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
    3rd GP Industria Artigianato e Commercio Carnaghese
    3rd GP Villafranca de Ordizia
    6th Tre Valli Varesine
    7th Milano–Torino
    8th Trofeo Laigueglia

#### 1999

    1st Giro di Lombardia
    1st HEW Cyclassics Cup
    1st Coppa Placci
    2nd Japan Cup Cycle Road Race
    3rd Memorial Gastone Nencini
    5th Giro del Lazio
    8th Trofeo Laigueglia
    9th Giro dell'Emilia
    9th Paris–Brussels

#### 2000

    2nd Trofeo Pantalica
    3rd Giro dell'Emilia
    3rd Giro del Lazio
    6th GP Industria & Commercio di Prato
    10th Overall Giro della Provincia di Lucca

#### 2001

    1st Milano–Torino
    1st Tre Valli Varesine
    1st Trofeo Laigueglia
    6th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali

#### 2002

    2nd Overall Brixia Tour
       1st Stage 2
    4th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
    4th Gran Premio di Chiasso
    5th Trofeo Pantalica
    6th Giro di Toscana
    6th Trofeo Laigueglia
    7th GP Città di Camaiore
    8th Coppa Sabatini

#### 2003

    1st Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
    1st Milano–Torino
    2nd Milan–San Remo
    2nd Gran Premio di Chiasso
    2nd Giro del Lazio
    3rd Overall Brixia Tour
    3rd Coppa Sabatini
    5th Rund um den Henninger Turm
    5th HEW Cyclassics
    5th Trofeo Melinda
    7th GP de Fourmies
    7th Trofeo Laigueglia
    9th Coppa Placci
    9th Overall Tour Méditerranéen

#### 2004

    2nd Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
       1st Stage 2
    3rd GP Industria & Commercio di Prato
    7th Tour du Haut Var
    7th Gran Premio di Chiasso
    9th Coppa Placci
    9th Amstel Gold Race

#### 2005

    2nd Milano–Torino
    3rd Amstel Gold Race
    3rd Giro dell'Emilia
    3rd Coppa Sabatini
    4th Rund um den Henninger Turm
    4th GP Nobili Rubinetterie
    8th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
    9th Züri Metzgete
    10th Overall Three Days of Bruges–De Panne

#### 2006

    2nd Road race, National Road Championships
    3rd GP Città di Camaiore
    3rd Milano–Torino
    4th Coppa Ugo Agostoni
    6th Clásica de San Sebastián
    6th Giro del Lazio
    6th Memorial Marco Pantani
    7th Trofeo Laigueglia

### Grand Tour general classification results timeline

| Grand Tour | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Giro d'Italia | — | DNF | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — |
| Tour de France | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | DNF |
| Vuelta a España | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Legend :
| DSQ | Disqualified |
| DNF | Did not finish |