Mario Rosi was born on the 13th April 1911 in Florence. Eclectic, strong and fast. In his cycling career he wore the Italian national team jersey for several times, despite there…
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TOUR DE FRANCE 1948: 70 YEARS FROM THE SPORTING CHALLENGE THAT SAVED ITALY
by Lisa BartaliJuly 1948, July 2018: exactly 70 years have passed since what we can consider the biggest sporting challenge in history. 30th June 1948, we are at the Tour de France and…
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PARIS – ROUBAIX ON VINTAGE BICYCLES: THE TEAM OF NOVA U.V.I. TELLS THE CHALLENGE
by Lisa BartaliThe first edition of the Paris-Roubaix goes back to 1896, and it originally started from the French capital. Today the 0 km is in Compiègne. From this city we must ride…
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GIRO 2018: TRIBUTE TO BARTALI, THE RIGHTEOUS WHO DECLINED EVERY MEDAL
by Lisa BartaliThe previous 4th May 2018, the Giro d’Italia started from Israel, paying tribute to Bartali. The press was unleashed, and in the heat of giving news in the spotlight, not all…
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THE TOUR AROUND THE WORLD BY BICYCLE: THE TRUE STORY OF ANNIE LONDONDERRY
by Lisa BartaliAnnie “Londonderry” Kopchovsky was the first woman to make a tour around the world by bicycle, challenging her own physical capabilities, the slight economic resources and the many prejudices in Victorian…
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MY GRANDFATHER GINO MESSENGER OF PEACE: THE BEGINNING OF UNDERGROUND MISSION
by Lisa BartaliToday is the Remembrance Day, a recurrence to remember the victims of the Holocaust. The journalists who knocked at our door in the past days are many, they came to find…
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