Aldo Pifferi

Italian cyclist (1938–2023)

Aldo Pifferi
Personal information
Born	(1938-10-26)26 October 1938 Orsenigo, Italy
Died	29 October 2023(2023-10-29) (aged 85) Lipomo, Italy
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1962	Atala
1963–1964	Lygie
1965–1968	Vittadello
1969	Ferretti
1970	Zonca

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]

Life and career

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

Sources:^[1]^[5]^[6]

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

^ ^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.