Search results
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").
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.
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.
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...
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.
Jan 4, 2010 · Saturday marked the 50th anniversary of the death of “Il Campionissimo”, Fausto Coppi. Five-time winner of the Giro d’Italia, twice a victor of the Tour de France and the hour record holder ...
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.
Fausto Coppi professional racing career spanned an incredible 19 years. In that time he not only won the Giro five times, but he won the Tour de France twice, giving him seven grand tour wins in his career, a mark that put him in the rarefied company of just five other cyclists.
Fausto Coppi (born 1919-09-15 in Castellania, passed away 1960-01-02) was a former professional road racing cyclist from Italy, active between 1938 and 1959. His best results are 5 wins in GC Giro d'Italia and 2 wins in GC Tour de France.
