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Mario Benetton (born 1 January 1974) is an Italian former
track cyclist
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles.
History
Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it wa ...
. He won the team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
, at the 1997 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...
.
Major results
;1997 : 1st Team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
, UCI World Track Championships
: 1st Stage 6 Paths of King Nikola
The Paths of King Nikola was a road bicycle race held annually in Montenegro. The name is a reference to King Nikola I (1841–1921), the ruler of the Principality of Montenegro. The first edition was in 2002; since 2005, it is organized as a 2 ...
: World Cup Classics
::3rd Team pursuit, Quatro Sant'Elana
;1998
: 3rd Team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
, UCI World Track Championships (with Andrea Collinelli
Andrea Collinelli (born 2 July 1969) is an Italian former racing cyclist and Olympic champion in track cycling.
Biography
He received a gold medal in ''4000m individual pursuit'' at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the ...
, Adler Capelli & Cristiano Citton)
: World Cup Classics
::1st Team pursuit, Hyères
;1999
: World Cup Classics
::3rd Team pursuit, Valencia
;2000
: World Cup Classics
::1st Team pursuit, Mexico City
References
External links
* * 1974 births Living people Italian male cyclists Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Italy UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men) Sportspeople from Padua Italian track cyclists Cyclists from the Province of Padua {{Italy-cycling-bio-1970s-stub