Introduction
Cesare Benedetti (born 3 August 1987) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer who rides for UCI WorldTeam Bora–Hansgrohe.
Career
Born in Rovereto, Benedetti has competed as a professional since 2010, competing for the Team NetApp team since turning professional. He was also a member of the GS Gavardo Tecmor and De Nardi teams as an amateur, and also spent the second half of the 2009 season as a stagiaire with the Liquigas team.
Benedetti, and Team NetApp, made their Grand Tour début at the 2012 Giro d'Italia, where Benedetti exceeded the team's expectations of a top ten stage placing, by taking fifth place during the sixth stage of the race. Benedetti had been part of an eleven-rider breakaway at the start of the stage, but after Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela's Miguel Ángel Rubiano went clear, Benedetti remained with another three riders to the end of the stage.
He was named in the start list for the 2016 Tour de France and the 2016 Vuelta a España.
Career achievements
Major results
- 2007
- 2nd Gran Premio Sportivi Podenzano
- 3rd Trofeo Città di Brescia
- 3rd Trofeo FTP Tapparo
- 4th Gran Premio Industria Commercio Artigianato – Botticino
- 4th Targa d'Oro Città di Legnano
- 9th GP Palio del Recioto
- 2008
- 1st Trofeo Edil C
- 2nd Coppa Stignani
- 2nd Trofeo Filtri
- 3rd Milano–Busseto
- 4th Coppa Caduti di Reda
- 5th Trofeo G.S. Gavardo Tecmor
- 5th Medaglia Oro Angelo Fumagalli
- 9th GP Citta di Felino
- 2009
- 2nd Trofeo Banca Popolare Piva
- 3rd Gran Premio San Luigi
- 6th Overall Girobio
- 8th Città di Conegliano
- 9th GP Inda
- 10th Trofeo Eco del Chisone
- 2010
- 1st Plombières
- 8th Memorial Philippe Van Coningsloo
- 2011
- 8th Overall Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich
- 2012
- 1st Stage 2b (TTT) Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 2015
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro del Trentino
- 1st
Intermediate sprints classification Giro del Trentino - 2016
- 1st
Mountains classification Tirreno–Adriatico - 7th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
- 10th Rudi Altig Race
Mountains classification Tirreno–AdriaticoGrand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro | 107 | — | — | — | — |
 Tour | — | — | — | — | 128 |
 Vuelta | — | — | — | — | 93 |
WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress