Rino Benedetti

Rino Benedetti was an Italian professional road racer, born in Ponte Buggianese in the province of Pistoia on 18 November 1928 and died on 14 June 2002. He is noted for winning stages in all three Grand Tours, the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España. A Museo del Ciclismo article written shortly after his death traces his amateur years with the clubs of Montecatini, Bientina, the Binda team of Varese and the Florentine club A.S.S.I., where in 1951 he had his best season with 13 wins and 11 second places. That year he was chosen for the Italian team at the world championships held at Varese, and the article's title calls him a world championship runner-up. It describes him as a fast rider who could sprint well even in crowded finishes.