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
Louis "Louison" Bobet was a French professional road racing cyclist. He was the first great French rider of the post-war period and the first rider to win the Tour de France in three successive years,
Bobet at the 1951 Tour de France
Bobet at the 1954 Tour de France
Road named for the cycling great