Attilio Benfatto

Attilio Benfatto (11 March 1943, in Caselle de' Ruffi [it] – 5 April 2017, in Mirano) was an Italian professional road cyclist.^[1] 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.

Attilio Benfatto

Personal information
Born	(1943-03-11)11 March 1943 Caselle de' Ruffi [it], Italy
Died	5 April 2017(2017-04-05) (aged 74) Mirano, Italy
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1966–1967	Salamini–Luxor TV
1968	Kelvinator
1969–1973	Scic
1974	Filcas
1975	Wega–G.B.C.
1976	Soldati
1977	Bianchi–Campagnolo
Major wins
Grand Tours Giro d'Italia 2 individual stages (1969, 1972)
Medal record Representing  Italy World Championships 1966 Nürburgring Team time trial

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