Mario Benetton

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Mario Benetton Road cycling
Mario Benetton (l.) With Cristiano Citton in the Radstadion Cologne (1999)
Mario Benetton (l.) With Cristiano Citton
in the Radstadion Cologne (1999)
To person
Date of birth 1st January 1974
nation ItalyItaly Italy
discipline Railway (endurance) / road
End of career 2000
Last updated: December 25, 2018

Mario Benetton (born January 1, 1974 in Padua ) is a former Italian cyclist and world champion.

Athletic career

In 1997 Mario Benetton became world champion in the team pursuit in Perth , together with Andrea Collinelli , Adler Capelli and Cristiano Citton . In 1998 the four-man finished third in the same line-up at the World Track Championships in Bordeaux and won the World Cup in Hyères . In 2000, Benetton was part of the Italian four-man who won two World Cup races. At the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000 , the Italian team was 11th with Benetton, Capelli, Citton and Marco Villa . The Olympic champion in the single pursuit of 1996 and world champion in the team pursuit Andrea Collinelli could not take part because he was banned for doping .

Then Mario Benetton ended his cycling career.

successes

train

1997
1998
2000

Street

1997

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personal data
SURNAME Benetton, Mario
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH 1st January 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Padua