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Angelo Fausto Coppi ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈfausto ˈkɔppi]; 15 September 1919 – 2 January 1960) was an Italian cyclist, the dominant international cyclist of the years after the Second World War. His successes earned him the title Il Campionissimo ("Champion of Champions").
Jan 15, 2012 · The Italian dominated the sport either side of the Second World War, using his all-round skills as a climber, sprinter and time-trialist to build a palmares that rewrote the record...
May 23, 2019 · Fausto Coppi shaped cycling like no other rider in history as well as winning the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France multiple times.
Professionista dal 1939 al 1960, soprannominato il Campionissimo o l'Airone, fu il corridore più famoso e vincente dell' epoca d'oro del ciclismo ed è considerato uno dei più grandi e popolari atleti di tutti i tempi.
Jun 17, 2009 · The greatest cyclist of the immediate postwar years, Coppi’s scandalous divorce and controversial death convulsed Italy in the 1950s and were still making headlines half a century...
Jan 4, 2010 · Five-time winner of the Giro d’Italia, twice a victor of the Tour de France and the hour record holder, Coppi succumbed to malaria contracted during a racing/hunting trip to what was then Upper...
Angelo Fausto Coppi, (Italian pronunciation: [ˈfausto ˈkɔppi]; 15 September 1919 – 2 January 1960), was the dominant international cyclist of the years each ...
Jan 2, 2020 · Sixty years later Fausto Coppi — World Road Champion, Hour Record Holder, Classics Winner, Giro Winner, Tour de France Winner, Track Pursuit World Champion—remains an iconic figure in cycling. It is a sport whose followers very much value the past and great performances.
The confessor claimed that Coppi was killed by a mysterious herbal mixture in revenge for the death of Ivory Coast rider Canga, who had fallen to his death after being forced off the road by Coppi during a race in Burkina Faso in 1958 or 1959.
In the sport of cycling there are champions, and then there is iconic Italian cyclist Fausto Coppi — il campionissimo. His humble beginnings, seemingly impossible combination of talents, and fierce competitive spirit are the stuff of pure legend.
