Niccolò Bonifazio

Niccolò Bonifazio (born 9 October 1993) is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam.

Early career
Bonifazio was born in Cuneo.

Bonifazio's professional career began in 2013 when he rode as a stagiaire for UCI WorldTeam. He joined the team the following year as a regular rider. In September 2014, Bonifazio took the biggest victory of his career so far by winning the Coppa Agostoni in a bunch sprint. In addition to this, he won a stage of the Tour of Japan and three stages and 2nd place of the Tour of Hainan.

In 2015, he booked another victory, the Gran Premio di Lugano, also in a sprint. Bonifazio placed 3rd in the Coppa Ugo Agostoni, which he won the preceding year. Bonifazio placed fifth in Milan–San Remo.

In August 2015 it was announced that Bonifazio would join for the 2016 season. Bonifazio took multiple top 10 finishes, including 5th place in the Scheldeprijs, 3rd in the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race and 6th in Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne. He was named in the startlist for the Vuelta a España, but he abandoned on stage 7.

2018 onwards: Grand Tours
In May 2018, he was named in the startlist for the Giro d'Italia. In July 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Tour de France.

Major results

 * 2010
 * 7th Trofeo San Rocco
 * 10th Piccola Tre Valli Varesine


 * 2011
 * 1st GP dell'Arno
 * 1st Stage 3 Tour d'Istrie


 * 2012
 * 9th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships


 * 2013
 * 1st Stage 2 Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay


 * 2014
 * 1st Coppa Ugo Agostoni
 * 1st Stage 6 Tour of Japan
 * 2nd Overall Tour of Hainan
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
 * 1st Stages 2, 6 & 8
 * 6th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
 * 8th Coppa Sabatini


 * 2015
 * 1st Gran Premio di Lugano
 * 1st Stage 7 Tour of Japan
 * 3rd Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
 * 3rd Coppa Ugo Agostoni
 * 4th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
 * 5th Milan–San Remo
 * 8th Coppa Bernocchi
 * 9th Vattenfall Cyclassics


 * 2016
 * 1st Stage 3 Tour de Pologne
 * 3rd Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
 * 5th Scheldeprijs
 * 6th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne


 * 2017
 * 3rd Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
 * 4th Down Under Classic


 * 2018
 * 1st Stage 1 Tour of Croatia
 * 9th EuroEyes Cyclassics


 * 2019
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
 * 1st Jersey violet.svg Points classification
 * 1st Stages 1, 2 & 5
 * 1st Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
 * 1st Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde
 * Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
 * 1st Stage 1
 * 10th Münsterland Giro


 * 2020
 * 1st Stage 5 Paris–Nice
 * 1st Stage 2 Saudi Tour
 * 2nd Scheldeprijs


 * 2021
 * 1st Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
 * 2nd Egmont Cycling Race
 * 3rd Paris–Bourges
 * 5th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
 * 7th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
 * 9th Coppa Bernocchi


 * 2022
 * 1st Stage 4 Route d'Occitanie
 * 4th Circuit de Wallonie
 * 9th Grote Prijs Marcel Kint


 * 2023
 * 1st Stage 2 Giro di Sicilia
 * 6th Grand Prix de Fourmies