Rino Benedetti (18 November 1928 in Ponte Buggianese – 14 June 2002) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who won stages in all the three Grand Tours.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Rino Benedetti | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 November 1928 Ponte Buggianese, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 June 2002 (aged 73) Lucca, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | |||||||||||||||
| 1951-1954 | Legnano (cycling team) | ||||||||||||||
| 1955-1956 | Leo-Chlorodont | ||||||||||||||
| 1957 | Bottecchia- Gripo | ||||||||||||||
| 1958 | Cali Broni-Girardengo-Liberta / Tigra | ||||||||||||||
| 1959-1960 | Ghigi (cycling team) | ||||||||||||||
| 1961-1962 | Ignis (cycling team) | ||||||||||||||
| 1963 | Cynar (cycling team) | ||||||||||||||
| Major wins | |||||||||||||||
| 4 stages Giro d'Italia 1 stage Tour de France 1 stage Vuelta a España | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Major results
edit- 1950
- Gran Premio Montanino
- 1951
- Giro del Mendrisiotto
- 1952
- Giro d'Italia:
- Winner stage 8
- 1953
- Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
- 1954
- Coppa Sabatini
- 1955
- Trofeo Fenaroli
- Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria
- Giro d'Italia:
- Winner stages 8 and 16
- 1956
- Giro d'Italia
- stage 2b (team time trial)
- 1957
- Vuelta a España:
- Winner stage 9
- 1958
- Tour de Suisse
- Winner stage 2 and 4
- Giro di Sicilia
- Winner stage 2 and 4
- Coppa Città di Busto Arsizio
- 1959
- Coppa Sabatini
- Giro del Veneto
- Giro di Campania
- Giro d'Italia:
- Winner stage 10
- 1961
- GP Industria/Quarrata
- Trofeo Fenaroli
- Four Days of Dunkirk
- Winner stage 1a
- 1962
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 22
- Volta a Catalunya
- Winner stage 2
External links
edit- Rino Benedetti at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Official Tour de France results for Rino Benedetti
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