Cesare Benedetti

“My strength is my perseverance during an entire season.”  

Cesare Benedetti is an all-round rider with special qualities on short climbs, which brought him some successes back in 2009: For three days, Cesare was the overall leader at the Baby Giro and claimed two second-place finishes at the Trofeo Piva and the Giro della Val d’Aosta. Most recently, he managed to claim third place during a stage at the Tour of Britain, and he proved his attacking style during a stage at the Tour de Suisse, which won him the distinction of “Most aggressive rider”. He has been one of the most loyal riders for Team NetApp since the very beginning and can be counted on in any situation.

Born
Rovereto, ITA
Date of Birth
03/08/1987
Height
1.70 m
Weight
63 kg
Speciality
Allrounder
UCI Rank
933
UCI Rank Team
11
UCI Points
1.4
UCI Points Team
652.2
Previous Teams
2006 - 2008 GS Gavardo Tecmor
2009 De Nardi-Daigo Bergamasca
2010 - 2012 Team NetApp
2013 Team NetApp - Endura

Palmarès

2013
2nd Tirreno-Adriatico, Mountain Classification
4th stage 1b Giro del Trentino, TTT

2012
5th stage 7 Tour of Britain
5th stage 6 Giro d'Italia
1st TTT Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali
2nd stage 1 Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali

2011
3rd stage 4 Tour of Britain 
8th Szlakiem Grodow Piastowskich
15th Hel van het Mergelland

2010
1st GP Plombières
8th Memorial Ph. van Coningsloo 

2009
2nd Trofeo Piva 2nd Giro della Val d´Aosta 
3 days leader Giro d' Italia U23