Rino Benedetti (18 November 1928 in

Ponte Buggianese Ponte Buggianese () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region Tuscany, located about west of Florence and about southwest of Pistoia. Ponte Buggianese borders the following municipalities: Buggiano, Chie ...

– 14 June 2002) was an Italian professional

road bicycle racer Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most com ...

, who won stages in all the three Grand Tours.

Major results

;1950 :Gran Premio Montanino ;1951 :Giro del Mendrisiotto ;1952 :

Giro d'Italia The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 19 ...

: ::Winner stage 8 ;1953 :

Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato The Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Prato, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicyc ...

;1954 :

Coppa Sabatini The Coppa Sabatini is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Province of Pisa, Italy. From 2005 to 2019, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2020, it was added to the UCI ProSeries The UCI ProSeries is t ...

;1955 :Trofeo Fenaroli :

Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria The Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria, currently known as the Giro della Città Metropolitana di Reggio Calabria, is a road bicycle race held annually in Province of Reggio Calabria The province of Reggio Calabria () was a province in th ...

: ::Winner stages 8 and 16 ;1956 :

:: stage 2b (team time trial) ;1957 :

Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; ) is an annual stage race, multi-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Ital ...

: ::Winner stage 9 ;1958 :

Tour de Suisse The Tour de Suisse () is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France, which is on the calend ...

:: Winner stage 2 and 4 :Giro di Sicilia :: Winner stage 2 and 4 :Coppa Città di Busto Arsizio ;1959 :

Giro del Veneto The Giro del Veneto is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the region of Veneto, Italy. Since 2023, the race has been on the UCI ProSeries calendar, having previously been a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits ...

:Giro di Campania :

: ::Winner stage 10 ;1961 :GP Industria/Quarrata :Trofeo Fenaroli :

Four Days of Dunkirk The Four Days of Dunkirk () is road bicycle race around the Nord-Pas de Calais region of northern France. Despite the name of the race, since the addition of an individual time trial in 1963, the race has been held over a 5 or 6 day period for ...

:: Winner stage 1a ;1962 :

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...

: ::Winner stage 22 :

Volta a Catalunya The Volta a Catalunya (; Tour of Catalonia, ) is a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of the Basque Country. The race has had ...

::Winner stage 2

External links

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Official Tour de France results for Rino Benedetti
Italian male cyclists 1928 births Italian Tour de France stage winners Italian Giro d'Italia stage winners Italian Vuelta a España stage winners 2002 deaths Cyclists from the Province of Pistoia Tour de Suisse stage winners 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-cycling-bio-1920s-stub