Aldo Pifferi Explained

Aldo Pifferi
Birth Date:	26 October 1938
Birth Place:	Orsenigo, Italy
Death Place:	Lipomo, Italy
Discipline:	Road
Role:	Rider
Proyears1:	1962
Proyears2:	1963–1964
Proyears3:	1965–1968
Proyears4:	1969
Proyears5:	1970
Show-Medals:	yes

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. During his career he won several races, notably a stage of the Giro d'Italia and one of the Tirreno–Adriatico. After his retirement he ran a bike shop.

Pifferi died on 29 October 2023, at the age of 85.^[4]

Major results

Sources:^[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

Notes and References

Web site: Aldo Pifferi . 15 May 2017 . Cycling Archives.
Web site: Giro d'Italia 1965 . 15 May 2017 . Cycling Archives.
Web site: THE MEMORY. ALDO PIFFERI, THE MAN WHO ENCHANTED WITH THE ART OF THE SMILE . news.italy24.press . 2 November 2023 . en . 31 October 2023.
Web site: Lipomo: lutto per Aldo Pifferi, campione di ciclismo . laprovinciadicomo.it . 2 November 2023 . it . 30 October 2023.
Web site: Aldo Pifferi . FirstCycling.com . 2 November 2023 . en.
Web site: Aldo Pifferi . www.procyclingstats.com . 2 November 2023.