Fausto Coppi
Videos
Angelo Fausto Coppi was an Italian cyclist, the dominant international cyclist of the years after the Second World War. His successes earned him the title Il Campionissimo. He was an all-round racing
Coppi at the 1952 Tour de France
Coppi (right) riding the 1953 Giro d'Italia
Coppi and Giulia Occhini in July 1954
Coppi's funeral in January 1960
Giro di Lombardia
Videos
The Giro di Lombardia, officially Il Lombardia, is a cycling race in Lombardy, Italy. It is traditionally the last of the five 'Monuments' of the season, considered to be one of the most prestigious o
Fausto Coppi
…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–San Remo three times, as well as wins at Paris–Roubaix and La Flèche Wallonne and setting the hour record (45.798 km) in 1942…
Frenchman Henri Pélissier won the 1911 Giro di Lombardia in the sprint.
Vincenzo Nibali won the 2015 and 2017 Giro di Lombardia.
Church of "Madonna del Ghisallo".