The humble domestique gets in trouble

Fausto Coppi & Andrea Carrera

The Tour de France in 1952 was all about Fausto Coppi. The Campionissimo dominated the race to such an extent, that the organizers had to double the prize money for the second place to make the competition less boring. But Coppi took the yellow jersey only after his triumph on Alpe d’Huez.  On the day, … Read more