Aldo Pifferi (26 October 1938 – 29 October 2023) was an Italian racing cyclist.[1] He won stage 16 of the 1965 Giro d'Italia.[2][3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 October 1938 Orsenigo, Italy |
| Died | 29 October 2023 (aged 85) Lipomo, Italy |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1962 | Atala |
| 1963–1964 | Lygie |
| 1965–1968 | Vittadello |
| 1969 | Ferretti |
| 1970 | Zonca |
Life and career edit
Turned professional in 1962, Pifferi was initially a domestique of Vito Taccone.[4] During his career he won several races, notably a stage of the Giro d'Italia and one of the Tirreno–Adriatico.[4] After his retirement he ran a bike shop.[4]
Pifferi died on 29 October 2023, at the age of 85.[4]
Major results edit
- 1961
- 6th Amateur road race, UCI Road World Championships
- 1962
- 6th Milano–Torino
- 7th Trofeo Matteotti
- 9th Classica Sarda
- 1963
- 4th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
- 8th Coppa Agostoni
- 10th Coppa Sabatini
- 1964
- 3rd Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria
- 1965
- 1st Stage 16 Giro d'Italia
- 4th Milano–Vignola
- 7th Giro delle Tre Provincie
- 1966
- 2nd Coppa Placci
- 7th Trofeo Matteotti
- 10th Giro di Lombardia
- 1967
- 1st Giro delle Tre Provincie
- 1st Stage 2 Tirreno–Adriatico
- 7th GP Campagnolo
- 8th GP Cemab
- 1968
- 6th Cronostafetta
- 8th GP Cemab
References edit
- ^ a b "Aldo Pifferi". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ "Giro d'Italia 1965". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ "THE MEMORY. ALDO PIFFERI, THE MAN WHO ENCHANTED WITH THE ART OF THE SMILE". news.italy24.press. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Lipomo: lutto per Aldo Pifferi, campione di ciclismo". laprovinciadicomo.it (in Italian). 30 October 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ "Aldo Pifferi". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ "Aldo Pifferi". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
External links edit
- Aldo Pifferi at Cycling Archives
- Aldo Pifferi at ProCyclingStats
- Aldo Pifferi at CycleBase
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