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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
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
2 individual stages (1969, 1972)

Attilio Benfatto (11 March 1943, in Caselle de' Ruffi [it] – 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 Bronze medal blank.svg 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
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