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| Fausto Coppi (Il Championissimo) from Castellania, Italy |
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| Information from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fausto_Coppi.
Angelo Fausto Coppi, (born in Castellania, Italy, 15 September 1919, died in Tortona, Italy, 2 January 1960), was the dominant international cyclist of the years each side of the second world war. His successes earned him the title Il Campionissimo, or champion of champions. He was an all-round racing cyclist: he excelled in both climbing and time trialing, and was also a great sprinter. He won the Giro d`Italia five times (1940, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953), the Tour de France twice (1949 and 1952), and the World Championship in 1953. Other notable results include winning the Giro di Lombardia five times, the Milan-Sanremo three times, as well as wins at Paris-Roubaix and La Flèche Wallonne and setting the hour record (45.798 km) in 1942.
A great deal more about the details of Coppi`s life & racing career can be seen at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fausto_Coppi.
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A memorial to Coppi standing in Pordoi Pass |
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A picture of Coppi racing in the early 1950's |
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Originally published in English in July, 2009. The author, William Fotheringham, is a sports writer specializing in cycling for The Guardian (UK). Fotheringham was a features editor for Cycling Weekly, and the the first editor of Cycle Sport and Procycling magazine; he is a current writer for Rouleur Magazine |
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