29 May 1940 Fausto Coppi’s first Giro d’Italia stage victory
Gito d’Italia1940 started in the shadow of World War II. Even later winner of the race, Fausto Coppi was already called in the Italian army. But of course, on the 17th of May, at the beginning of the 28th Giro d’Italia nobody suspected that the 20 years old gregario of Gino Bartali would make road cycling history a few weeks later. It started with the bad luck of Bartali, who crashed during the second stage, while Coppi was able to ride with the leading group and finished second. Soon the hierarchy within the Legnano team changed. It was all about riding for Coppi’s success. Coppi was among the top riders in the general classification since… Read More »29 May 1940 Fausto Coppi’s first Giro d’Italia stage victory