Attilio Benfatto

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Personal information
Born(1943-03-11)11 March 1943
Caselle de' Ruffi, Italy
Died5 April 2017(2017-04-05) (aged 74)
Mirano, Italy
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1966–1967Salamini–Luxor TV
1968Kelvinator
1969–1973Scic
1974Filcas
1975Wega–G.B.C.
1976Soldati
1977Bianchi–Campagnolo
Major wins
Grand Tours Giro d'Italia 2 individual stages (1969, 1972)
Medal record
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Nürburgring Team time trial

Attilio Benfatto (11 March 1943, in Caselle de' Ruffi – 5 April 2017, in Mirano) was an Italian professional road cyclist. He most notably won two stages of the Giro d'Italia. Throughout his career, he competed in eight editions of the Giro d'Italia and two editions of the Tour de France. His best placing was 25th overall in the 1969 Giro d'Italia.

Major results

1966 1st Stage 3 Peace Race 1st Stage 4 Tour de l'Avenir 3rd Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships 1968 5th Coppa Sabatini 1969 1st Stage 23 Giro d'Italia 1971 10th Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1972 1st Stage 8 Giro d'Italia 1973 10th Overall Giro di Puglia

References

  1. ^ "Attilio Benfatto". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 13 May 2017.

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