Faces from the Giro peloton

Faces from the peloton: Luigi Malabrocca (1920-2006)

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Italian cyclist Luigi Malabrocca arriving in the finish at a cycling race.

Although nowadays Luigi Malabrocca is remembered by the unheroic fight for the maglia nera, the last place of the Giro d’Italia, he also managed to earn some real victories during his professional career between 1945 and 1958. Malabrocca, usually one of the domestiques for Fausto Coppi during road cycling races, was a two-time Italian cyclocross … Read more

Faces from the peloton: Olimpio Bizzi (1916-1976)

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Olimpio Bizzi, the youngest giro d'Italia stage winner ever

The youngest Giro-stage winner ever, Olimpio Bizzi (1916-1976) was active as professional cyclist between 1936 and 1952. Practically, he was racing in the shadow of the greatest generation of Italian cyclists, including Learco Guerra, Gino Bartali, Fausto Coppi, or Giorenzo Magni Nevertheless, Bizzi had his own successes during his career. Besides some minor one-day race … Read more